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Stocks tumble on hawkish Fed minutes, inflation data

Should you find yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is likely to be more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks. – Warren Buffett A hotter than expected inflation report and rising bond yields took their toll on the stock market last week as the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell […]

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Hawkish Fed comments, lackluster earnings send stocks lower

 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 After a strong start to the year for the major stock averages, investors took some profits last week after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell gave some hawkish remarks […]

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Nasdaq surges after dovish remarks by Fed Chair Powell, S&P 500 up 1.6%

It’s not always easy to do what’s not popular, but that’s where you make your money. Buy stocks that look bad to less careful investors and hang on until their real value is recognized. – John Neff Dovish remarks by Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell last week and a strong earnings report from Meta Platforms […]

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Ahead of Fed meeting, stocks gain on favorable inflation data

The most common cause of low prices is pessimism – sometimes pervasive, sometimes specific to a company or industry. We want to do business in such an environment, not because we like pessimism but because we like the prices it produces. It’s optimism that is the enemy of the rational buyer. – Warren Buffett The […]

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S&P 500 closes modestly lower as earnings, economic data mixed

In many ways, the stock market is like the weather in that if you don’t like the current conditions all you have to do is wait a while. – Low Simpson, former chief investment officer for Geico, a Berkshire Hathaway subsidiary Quarterly corporate earnings and economic data were decidedly mixed last week and that is […]

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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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