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S&P 500 slips on weak retail outlook, stronger dollar

Index investing outperforms active management year after year. – Jim Rogers The S&P 500 Index posted a modest loss for the third consecutive week as several major retailers reported disappointing quarterly sales and earnings and a stronger dollar weighed on commodity prices.  The Dow Jones Industrial Average, which is comprised of large, multi-national companies with […]

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Stocks edge lower on renewed global growth concerns

It is not necessary to do extraordinary things to get extraordinary results. …By periodically investing in an index fund, the know-nothing investor can actually outperform most investment professionals. – Warren Buffett Stocks edged lower last week as weaker than expected economic data from both the U.S. and China caused renewed concern among investors that global […]

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Weak GDP growth, tech earnings send stocks lower

Commodities tend to zig, when the equity markets zag. – Jim Rogers Both the S&P 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended the week on a sour note and closed lower by more than 1% as several factors seemed to unnerve investors. The technology-laden Nasdaq Composite Index dropped even more as disappointing earnings […]

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S&P 500 advances despite weak technology earnings

Generally, the greater the stigma or revulsion, the better the bargain. –  Seth Klarman, American billionaire who founded one of the world’s largest hedge funds The S&P 500 Index came with 1% of eclipsing its all-time high set in May 2015 before fading later in the week on disappointing earnings from Alphabet (parent company of […]

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Stocks gain on bank earnings, Chinese economic data

Go for a business that any idiot can run – because sooner or later, any idiot probably is going to run it. – Peter Lynch Financial stocks led the major stock averages higher last week as bank earnings were better than expected and investors breathed a sigh relief after the release of economic data from […]

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Stocks close lower on growth concerns, profit-taking

Chains of habits are too light to be felt until they are too heavy to be broken. – Warren Buffett The stock market posted its worst week since February as investors once again fretted about global growth concerns and decided to take some profits after stocks rose 2% the previous week. First quarter earnings season […]

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S&P 500 posts fifth straight weekly gain, positive for year

The individual investor should act consistently as an investor and not as a speculator. – Benjamin Graham The S&P 500 Index closed higher for the fifth consecutive week and was in positive territory for the first time this year, making the correction back in January and February seem like a distant memory. More than anything […]

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Stocks fall on weak economic data, recession fears

Every once in a while, the market does something so stupid it takes your breath away. – Jim Cramer The January employment report released on Friday could be viewed both positively and negatively but investors chose the latter, sending the S&P 500 Index lower by almost 2%. The government reported that 151,000 new jobs had […]

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Stocks rally after Bank of Japan cuts interest rates

While it might seem that anyone can be a value investor, the essential characteristics of this type of investor – patience, discipline and risk-aversion – may well be genetically determined. – Seth Klarman, American billionaire who founded one of the world’s largest hedge funds After languishing in the red for most of the week, the […]

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Stocks close higher as oil prices rebound

You don’t need to be a rocket scientist. Investing is not a game where the guy with the 160 IQ beats the guy with the 130 IQ. – Warren Buffett If you like the thrill, excitement and terrifying ups and downs of a roller coaster ride, then the action in the stock market last week […]

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