Economic News
Eagle Eye Opener: The Sandy Effect: ‘Buy When There’s Mud in the Streets’
Even if Hurricane Sandy wasn’t what Baron Rothschild had in mind when he advised to buy when there...
PowerTrend Brief: Missed Forecasts, Job Cuts, Hurricane Sandy and the October Jobs Report
Earnings season is normally a busy period, but the current one is likely filling at least some investors...
Daily Data Flow: Markets Fall; Consumers Boost Growth
Markets Fall; Consumers Boost Growth
PowerTrend Brief: More Earnings Mean More Volatility and Long-Term Opportunity?
Last week was frenetic in terms of companies reporting their quarterly earnings, economic data for both the United...
Eagle Eye Opener: China’s Q3 Economic Growth Hits Expected Levels to Avoid Great Wall of Worry; Asian Markets Fueled by Positive U.S. Housing Data
Investor fears of a Chinese slowdown weren’t necessarily allayed when China's government announced economic growth of 7.4% for...
Daily Data Flow: U.S. Stocks Rise; Softbank Buys Sprint; Skilled-Worker Shortage Exaggerated
U.S. stocks rose, as the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index (SPX) rebounded from its biggest weekly drop in...
PowerTrend Brief: A Busy Week Ahead — Earnings, Economic Data and the Presidential Debate
Last week proved to be a challenging one for the stock market. All of the major indices were...
United States Downgraded Again by Economic Freedom Index
The Fraser Institute's 2012 Economic Freedom Index was just released last week. The index is compiled by Florida...
Daily Data Flow: Stocks Fall as Corporate Earnings Outlook Dims; JP Morgan’s Jamie Dimon Blasts White House and Congress; U.S. Economic Growth Remains Weak
U.S. stocks extended losses as the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index to a fourth day. “The fear is...
Making Money Alert: How to Cope with Slower Global Growth
The global economy is slowing. That’s according to the latest report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The...