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Stocks rise as inflation data continues to improve

If stock market experts were so expert, they would be buying stocks, not selling advice. – Norman Ralph Augustine Better than expected inflation data was just what the stock market needed last week and the major averages responded with gains across the board. The S&P 500 Index climbed nearly 3% while the Nasdaq Composite Index […]

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Stocks post gains after favorable December jobs report

By developing your discipline and courage, you can refuse to let other people’s mood swings govern your financial destiny. In the end, how your investments behave is much less important than how you behave. – Benjamin Graham Thanks to a strong rebound in stock prices on Friday after the release of a favorable December jobs […]

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Stocks close modestly lower to end a dismal year

Do not take yearly results too seriously. Instead, focus on four or five-year averages. – Warren Buffett Although the official Santa Claus rally period doesn’t officially end until after the first two trading days of the new year, it looks like the Grinch may instead steal any happiness that investors may have enjoyed in an […]

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Stocks post mixed results as conflicting economic data clouds outlook

There is in the world today a great and mysterious force that shapes the fortunes of millions of people. It is called the stock market. – Robert Wright, American journalist In a week that was filled with conflicting economic data, the major stock averages posted mixed results as trading volumes were light ahead of Christmas. […]

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Stocks decline as hawkish Fed comments outweigh positive CPI data

The stock market is never obvious. It is designed to fool most of the people, most of the time. – Jessie Livermore, was an American stock trader What began as a positive week for the major stock averages after a favorable piece of inflation data abruptly turned negative on Wednesday following the Federal Open Market […]

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Stocks drop as recession fears, Fed interest rate hikes grip the market

As I have said before, the daily machinations of the stock market are like a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing. – John Bogle The stock market often rises and falls from week to week on nothing more than fear and greed and the past two weeks of market […]

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Stocks post gains despite mixed economic data, Fedspeak

Risk and time are opposite sides of the same coin, for if there were no tomorrow there would be no risk. Time transforms risk, and the nature of risk is shaped by the time horizon: the future is the playing field. – Peter L. Bernstein, was an American financial historian, economist and educator   Despite mixed […]

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Strong retail earnings, Fed minutes propel stocks higher

Price is a creature of the market’s mood. In booms, it is set by the greediest buyer; in busts, by the most fearful seller. – Benjamin Graham   In the holiday-shortened week characterized by thin trading volume, the major stock averages all posted gains with the Dow Jones Industrial Average leading the way with a gain […]

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S&P 500 closes modestly lower on hawkish comments by Fed officials

Big money is made in the stock market by being on the right side of the major moves. The idea is to get in harmony with the market. It’s suicidal to fight trends. They have a higher probability of continuing than not. – Martin Zweig, was an American stock investor, investment adviser and financial analyst   […]

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Stocks soar on better-than-expected inflation data, S&P 500 up 5.9%

In investing, you get what you don’t pay for. Costs matter. So intelligent investors will use low-cost index funds to build a diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds, and they will stay the course. And they won’t be foolish to think that they can consistently outsmart the market. – John Bogle The biggest rallies in […]

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