Goldman Sachs Upgrades S&P 500 Target Published: Tuesday, 21 May 2013 | 4:39 AM ET By: Ansuya Harjani Goldman Sachs has upgraded its target for the S&P 500, forecasting that the U.S. benchmark index will climb a further 5 percent to 1750 by year-end, from an initial estimate of 1625, supported by robust dividend growth and an improving macroeconomic environment…
The Wall and Broad Report has been fortunate to receive market and trading thoughts and ideas from Fred and Rob Lange of Lange Financial Services ( LFS ) since its inception in mid 2010. It was just before the mid term election that got LFS discussing the benefits of Gridlock for the markets. Between August 2010 and December 2010 Fred…
Brian S. Wesbury – Chief Economist Bob Stein, CFA – Deputy Chief Economist Date: 5/6/2013 The higher the stock market goes, the more the bears argue that it’s all about easy money from the Federal Reserve. The “QE-xcuse” – says Wall Street is flying high on a wave of new money from Quantitative Easing. But, this explanation is getting long…
Central Banks Load Up on Equities By Sarah Jones – Apr 25, 2013 Central banks, guardians of the world’s $11 trillion in foreign-exchange reserves, are buying stocks in record amounts as falling bond yields push even risk- averse investors toward equities. In a survey of 60 central bankers this month by Central Banking Publications and Royal Bank of Scotland Group…
Hedge Funds Have a Brutal Quarter, but Loeb Stands Out Published: Tuesday, 2 Apr 2013 | 11:59 AM ET By: John Melloy Hedge funds, on average, returned just above 3 percent in the first quarter of 2013, a brutal return compared to buyers of an S&P 500 index fund, who enjoyed a 10 percent return on their money. Vocal activist…
Hotline on Money and the Economy For: Monday, March 25, 2013 (800) 219-1333. VetHotline@aol.com. A week ago, I closed out the Hotline by saying that Cyprus likely did not carry that much in the way of near-term risks. However, I added that the situation did represent a broader problem for Europe and the rest of the world. As the Cyprus…
Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley Raise S&P 500 Forecasts for 2013 2013-03-18 18:44:54.866 GMT By Inyoung Hwang March 18 (Bloomberg) — The two biggest U.S. equity bears in 2012 see the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index rising more than 12 percent this year to at least 1,600, as strong economic data point to higher corporate earnings. Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s chief…
Van Eck Hotline on Money and the Economy For: Monday, March 18, 2013 (800) 219-1333. VetHotline@aol.com. The U.S. stock market has been doing quite well of late. That rally has been driven by a combination of Fed quantitative easing and a healthier than expected U.S. economy. The bears blame it all on the Fed and come up with silly nicknames…
Bridgewater’s Dalio Says 2013 ‘Game Changer’ as Money Shifts By Christopher Condon Jan. 25 (Bloomberg) — Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates LP, the world’s biggest hedge fund, said 2013 will be a “game changer” for the economy as investors reallocate money after risks such as Europe’s sovereign debt crisis receded. “There’s a lot of money in a place that’s…
Five myths about Apple, Inc. By Darrell Etherington, Published: November 30 Darrell Etherington writes about Apple and start-ups for TechCrunch, the technology blog and Web site. He has covered Apple since 2007. by Darrell Etherington This fall, Apple chief executive Tim Cook formally apologized for the company’s mistake-filled mobile map application, which became a national joke for its screwy geography.…
THE MARKET WEEK IN PERSPECTIVE | Updated: 30-Nov-12 | WWW.BRIEFING.COM A weekly recap of market activity and events, featuring commentary, analysis written with individual investors in mind. Stocks Finish Flat as Budget Debate Shows No Signs of Progress Dow +3.76 at 13025.58, Nasdaq -1.79 at 3010.24, S&P +0.23 at 1416.18 Equities were on uncertain footing today during the first hour…
S&P 500 in Cheapest Bull Market Since Ronald Reagan By Whitney Kisling, Inyoung Hwang and Rita Nazareth – Nov 19, 2012 9:42 AM ET. Investors have seen $806 billion erased from the value of American equities since President Barack Obama was re-elected Nov. 6 in the biggest decline since May. The post-election rout in U.S. stocks has driven the Standard…
Beware: ObamaCare’s now reality By BETSY McCAUGHEY Posted: 10:06 PM, November 12, 2012 President Obama’s re-election and Democratic gains in the US Senate end any possibility of repealing the Obama health law. It will roll out as written, imposing major changes soon on you and your family. If you are uninsured because you can’t afford it, help may be on…
The Election & Aftermath We will know by this time tomorrow most of the election results. The worst case scenario for all of us would be an election that is so close in some of the sawing states that the election gets turned over to a host of attorneys. As a nation, we do not need that again as it…