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Stocks rise on expectations for a strong global recovery
VerySmartInvesting —
Authority: 132
Dow is up 110, advancers ahead of decliners 5-2 & NAZ is up 26 to another yearly high. Buyers of stocks see the new year as opportunity for more gains. Nasdaq --- YTD Banks joined in the rally, although the Financial Index is still near the low end of its 5 month trading range: S&P 500 FINANCIALS ...3 days ago -
Sales of dollar junk bonds hit record
FT Alphaville —
Authority: 689
Sales of dollar junk bonds have hit all-time highs in 2009, as issuers rush to tap strong global investor demand after a year in which the asset class has produced record returns. Total issuance so far this year of high-yield bonds, commonly known as junk, last week topped $144bn (£89bn), passing the previous high of ...4 days ago -
Markets tumble on strong dollar & disappointing FedEx earnings
VerySmartInvesting —
Authority: 132
Dow felt selling pressure all day, finishing at its lows. Dow dropped 132, decliners over advancers 5-2 & NAZ fell back 26. Banks had a rough time, hurt by Citigroups (C) massive stock sale. Unfortunately the Financial Index broke thru its 190 floor, not good. Its a bad sign for the markets when investors are ...1 week ago -
The slumbering CLO awakes?
FT Alphaville —
Authority: 689
Earlier this month, FT Alphaville asked whether synthetic CLOs were gone for good, or merely hibernating? This week it looks like the synthetic CLOs’ simpler cousin, your run-of-the-mill business loan-packed CLO, is beginning to awaken: Dec. 16 (Bloomberg) — Banks may arrange as many as 100 collateralized debt ...1 week ago -
Markets mixed on mixed economic data
VerySmartInvesting —
Authority: 132
Stocks are looking for direction ahead of the Federal Reserve meeting & their announcement on interest rates. Dow is off 14, decliners are slightly ahead of advancers & NAZ is up 3. Banks are drifting lower, the Financial Index is getting close to the low end of its trading range at 190. S&P 500 ...1 week ago -
Why the typical investor almost always ends up losing money?
InvestmentWatch —
Authority: 157
The reason why stocks turned out to be a poor investment this decade is because they were ridiculously overpriced and STILL remain so today, sporting an absolutely pathetic 3% dividend yield as measured by the Dow. This yield by the way, is about equal to the 2,89% at the September 3, 1929 TOP from which prices FELL ...1 week ago -
Markets pull back after early strength on retail sales
VerySmartInvesting —
Authority: 132
Nothing like favorable economic data to encourage stock buyers. But enthusiasm dimmed in the 2nd hour of trading. Dow is up 10, advancers ahead of decliners 3-2 & NAZ was down 11. Banks continue to have a tough time, the financial index is down fractionally remaining close to 190 (low end of its trading ...1 week ago -
House committee approves Detroit bond proposal
Michigan Messenger —
Authority: 611
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing’s proposal to sell $250 million in debt reduction bonds cleared its first major hurdle then the state House Appropriations Committee approved the sale by a 19-8 vote on Wednesday. The bonds be backed by future state revenue sharing funds and future property tax receipts, both of which ...2 weeks ago -
Stocks recover
VerySmartInvesting —
Authority: 132
Dow rose 51, advancers were slightly ahead of decliners & NAZ was up 10. Dow remained near break even until the last hour when buyers returned to the markets. Bank of America (BAC), Dow stock, announced it repayed the $45B from TARP that it borrowed earlier this year. The stock was up pennies on the news, but the ...2 weeks ago -
Mixed markets again looking for direction
VerySmartInvesting —
Authority: 132
Dow rose 30, decliners ahead of advances 4-3 & NAZ was flat. Banks turned around, taking the Financial Index into the black. S&P 500 FINANCIALS INDEX Value 192.19 Change 0.74 % Change 0.4% The Alerian MLP Index gained almost 1 to the 270s, pretty much taking out the false high for ...2 weeks ago -
Stocks tumble as dollar strengthens
VerySmartInvesting —
Authority: 132
Dow fell 94, decliners over advancers almost 3-1 & NAZ is off 17. In this gloomy time, it is good to keep in mind that the averages remain very near their yearly highs. Banks are not doing as well, the Financial Index is 10% off its yearly high reached 2 months ago. S&P 500 FINANCIALS INDEX Value ...2 weeks ago -
Follow-up: High Yield Corporate Bonds - A Safe Short Term Play With High Return Potential?
FP Executive Blog —
Authority: 115
In August I wrote a post on High Yield Corporate Bonds - A Safe Short Term Play With High Return Potential? - the idea being that there was still juice left in the high yield corporate bond rally. Four months later, I thought it would be interesting to see how this prediction panned out. Disclosure: I ...2 weeks ago -
A strong dollar crushes stocks & commodities
VerySmartInvesting —
Authority: 132
Markets wanted to fly after the jobs report, but could not cope with sudden strength in the dollar. Dow shot out of the gate with a 150 gain bringing it above 9.5K, another high for 2009. Midday selling took away that gain in just 1 hour. Dow drifted near break even for the rest of the day (shown in the BigCharts ...2 weeks ago -
Mixed markets on conflicting economic data
VerySmartInvesting —
Authority: 132
Dow was up 8, advancers ahead of decliners by 15% & NAZ rose 9. Banks are still sloshing around trying to find traction. S&P 500 FINANCIALS INDEX Value 196.95 Change -0.03 % Change -0.0% MLPs are rising, the Alerian MP Index is up 1+ to the 268s & very near its yearly highs. ...3 weeks ago -
Markets waver, looking for guidance
VerySmartInvesting —
Authority: 132
Without encouraging news, Dow slipped 18, advancers over decliners better than 3-2 & NAZ gained 9. Dow stayed in a narrow trading range, within 30 points of break even. Banks did little. Below I added a chart for JPMorgan (JPM), Dow stock, a bank in better financial shape than many others. The stock is back where ...3 weeks ago -
Leading Indicators to Credit Contraction, Part 2
Biiwii (but... it is what it is) —
Authority: 560
Excerpted from NFTRH61 "These breakdowns, if they follow through, are expected indicators to the next round of credit problems that would attend another deflationary impulse."3 weeks ago -
Drexel Burnham CEO Fred Joseph dies; pushed junk bonds
The Washington Post —
Authority: 947
NEW YORK -- Fred Joseph, 72, who as chief executive officer of investment bank Drexel Burnham Lambert helped create the modern junk-bond market in the 1980s before the firms collapse, died Nov. 27 at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center after a long fight with multiple myeloma. His...3 weeks ago -
Stocks rise as Dubai debt concerns ease
VerySmartInvesting —
Authority: 132
Stocks spent much of the day under water. Buying returned late in the day bringing markets back into the black on what could have been a very rough day. Dow gained 34 (120 below the high for 2009 reached last Wed), advancers ahead of decliners 4-3 & NAZ was up 6. Banks had a very good day, the thinking was that ...3 weeks ago -
Markets slip on Dubai debt uncertainty
VerySmartInvesting —
Authority: 132
Dow dropped 30 after a positive start, decliners ahead of advancers by 15% & NAZ was down 14. Banks were a little higher, but off their highs. S&P 500 FINANCIALS INDEX Value 193.66 Change 1.90 % Change 1.0% The Alerian MLP Index is down pennies in the 267s, just off its yearly ...3 weeks ago -
Junk Bonds Fuel MN Charter Expansion
Schools Matter —
Authority: 137
Junk bonds, insider deals, and public monies used to destroy public spaces - no, Im not talking Wall Street investors, Im talking about charter schools in the fine state of Minnesota. One must wonder how Minnesota, the birthplace of the nations first charter schools, has yet to put into place a set of laws that would ...3 weeks ago
