Description: SAN FRANCISCO — Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, plans to integrate the social network’s messaging services — WhatsApp, Instagram and Facebook Messenger — asserting his control over the company’s sprawling divisions at a time when its business has been battered by scandal. Source: NYTimes.com Date: Jan 26, 2019 Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/25/technology/facebook-instagram-whatsapp-messenger.html Questions for discussion: What… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Market Analysis
The stock market hasn’t started a year this strongly since 1987 — uh-oh!
Description: Much has been made about the performance of stocks so far in 2019. Source: MarketWatch.com Date: Jan 17, 2019 Link: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/small-cap-stocks-are-off-to-the-best-start-to-a-year-since-1987-uh-oh-2019-01-17 Questions for discussion: What are the concerns expressed in this report? Do you agree with the sentiment?
Top investor who beat the market for years says the bull could last another decade
Description: Jeffrey Vinik, who announced the resurrection of his hedge fund on Thursday, believes that the current bull market could run for another decade. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Jan 10, 2019 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/01/10/hedge-fund-manager-vinik-says-bull-market-could-go-another-10-years.html Questions for discussion: Summarize the analysis and predictions presented by Jeffrey Vinik. What do you think about his ideas?
Tony Robbins: 5 money mistakes investors need to avoid in today’s choppy market
Description: Tony Robbins, renown life and business strategist who has coached more than 50 million people, has dedicated himself to spreading personal finance literacy across America. And his mantra is timely: Don’t sit on the sidelines in fear or make rash decisions because of stock market volatility. As he points out: “The single biggest threat… Read more »
Opinion: Stock-market investors, it’s time to hear the ugly truth
Description: The Federal Reserve is propping up the market — and here’s the evidence Source: MarketWatch.com Date: Jan 05, 2019 Link: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/stock-market-investors-its-time-to-hear-the-ugly-truth-2019-01-05 Questions for discussion: What does the article say about the role played by the Fed? Do you agree with this assessment? Should this information influence investing decisions?
Here are the S&P 500’s best and worst stock performers of 2018
Description: Considering how much coverage there has been of the strengthening U.S. economy, demand for workers and a massive tax cut that has boosted corporate earnings, 2018 has been a disappointing year for the stock market overall. Investors seem to be disappointed as they look ahead. Source: MarketWatch.com Date: Dec 06, 2018 Link: https://www.marketwatch.com/story/here-are-the-sp-500s-best-and-worst-stock-performers-of-2018-2018-12-06 Questions… Read more »
Dimon says Fed will likely still hike rates in December despite market turmoil
Description: Despite the stock market sell-off this week, J.P. Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon predicts the Federal Reserve will likely still raise interest rates in December. Source: CNBC.com Date: Dec 05, 2018 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/06/dimon-says-fed-will-likely-still-hike-rates-in-december-despite-market-turmoil.html Questions for discussion: What does Jamie Dimon have to say about interest rates and the economy? Do you agree with his assessments and interest… Read more »
Leon Cooperman says SEC needs to investigate computer trading for causing ‘Wild West’ with markets
Description: Omega Advisors founder Leon Cooperman on Thursday blamed the Securities and Exchange Commission for failing to address the impact computerized trading has had on the broader market and how it exacerbates volatility during market swings. Source: CNBC.com – video report Date: Dec 06, 2018 Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/12/06/leon-cooperman-says-sec-needs-to-investigate-computer-trading-for-causing-wild-west-with-markets.html Questions for discussion: What does Leon Cooperman say about the recent… Read more »
More than half of the S&P 500 components have produced death crosses
Description: With the S&P 500 SPX, -1.65% poised to produce a bearish “death cross” chart pattern on Friday, more than half of the index’s components are already there. A death cross is when the 50-day moving average (DMA) crosses below the 200-DMA, with many chart watchers viewing that occurrence as marking the spot a shorter-term pullback transitions to a longer-term… Read more »
Earnings are still great, and that’s what matters for stocks
Description: Third-quarter earnings season is just about over, and corporate results haven’t been this strong in eight years. With 97% of the S&P 500 having reported results through the end of last week, the blended earnings growth rate for the S&P 500 is25.9%, according to data from FactSet. Source: Finance.Yahoo.com – video report Date: Dec 04,… Read more »
