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Stocks post modest losses on concern over earnings

To be an investor you must be a believer in a better tomorrow. – Benjamin Graham Stocks posted modest losses for the second consecutive week as uncertainty over the third quarter earnings season, the upcoming presidential election and the timing of the next Federal Reserve interest rate hike seemed to rattle investors. The S&P 500 […]

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Stocks edge lower on interest rate fears

The average person is 95 percent eyes and only 5 percent mind when they invest. If you want to become a professional, you need to train your eyes to be only 5 percent and train your mind to see the other 95 percent. – Robert Kiyosaki All three of the major stock averages edged slightly […]

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Stocks edge higher on optimism over Deutsche Bank

In almost every walk of life, people buy more at lower prices; in the stock market they seem to buy more at higher prices. – James Grant The stock market was taken on a roller coaster ride last week and when the ride stopped on Friday, the S&P 500 Index had managed to eke out […]

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Stocks rise as Fed stands pat on interest rates

Nobody can predict interest rates, the future direction of the economy, or the stock market. Dismiss all such forecasts and concentrate on what is actually happening to the companies in which you’ve invested. – Peter Lynch Despite hawkish comments from several Federal Reserve officials recently, Fed Chair Janet Yellen and the Federal Open Market Committee […]

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S&P 500 Index edges higher ahead of Fed meeting

Look at market fluctuations as your friend rather than your enemy; profit from folly rather than participate in it. – Warren Buffett Increased uncertainty over the strength of the economy and the possibility of an interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve continued to weigh on stocks last week but the S&P 500 Index still […]

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Stocks drop over 2% on Fed rate hike fears

The broker said the stock was “poised to move.” Silly me, I thought he meant up. – Randy Thurman, CFP, CPA and noted author and one of the nation’s most trusted investment advisors In a week marked by few quarterly earnings reports and even fewer pieces of economic data, stocks plummeted more than 2% on […]

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Stocks close modestly higher as Fed rate hike fears fade

Every portfolio benefits from bonds; they provide a cushion when the stock market hits a rough patch. But avoiding stocks completely could mean your investment won’t grow any faster than the rate of inflation. – Suze Orman The major stock averages closed modestly higher last week as a weaker than expected jobs report probably took […]

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Stocks post modest losses on Fed rate hike fears

Games are won by players who focus on the playing field – not by those whose eyes are glued to the scoreboard. – Warren Buffett Economic data and quarterly corporate earnings reports took a back seat last week to the speech on Friday by Fed Chair Janet Yellen at the Federal Reserve’s annual conference in […]

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Stock averages close flat in listless summer trading

As in roulette, same is true of the stock trader, who will find that the expense of trading weights the dice heavily against him. – Benjamin Graham After rising to all-time highs on Monday, the major stock averages fell back slightly and ended the week virtually flat as volume continued to remain relatively low. Lack […]

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Stocks edge higher but July retail sales disappoint

The key to making money in stocks is not to get scared out of them. – Peter Lynch The dog days of summer have set in and the major stock averages reflected the August doldrums last week as trading volume was light and stocks were little changed. Although stocks edged slightly higher for the week, […]

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