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S&P 500 Index rebounds despite mixed earnings results

We want these assets to be productive. We buy them. We own them. To say we care only about the short term is wrong. What I care about is seeing these assets in the best hands. – Carl Icahn Despite weak earnings results from some bellwether companies last week, the S&P 500 Index managed to […]

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Stocks drop on global growth concerns, disappointing earnings

Know what you own, and know why you own it. – Peter Lynch Unlike the prior week that produced mostly positive earnings surprises, disappointing earnings this past week led to losses of between 2% and 3% for the major stock averages. While the S&P 500 Index lost just over 2%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average […]

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Stocks rally on Greece resolution, strong earnings

Invest in yourself. Your career is the engine of your wealth. – Paul Clitheroe A combination of positive overseas news involving Greece and China as well as a strong start to the second quarter earnings season caused U.S. stocks to post impressive gains last week. While the broad market as measured by the S&P 500 […]

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S&P 500 rallies to close flat amid global turmoil

The investor should have a definite selling policy for all his common stock commitments, corresponding to his buying techniques. – Benjamin Graham Despite a number of potential market-moving events last week that could have caused stocks to correct, both the S&P 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average barely budged. In a testament to […]

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Anxiety over Greece sinks stocks

There’s always been the position that the small investor has no chance against the big institutions. – Peter Lynch After falling about 2% on Monday on fears of a Greek default, both the S&P 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average recouped some of their losses and finished the week lower by about 1%. […]

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Stocks post modest losses as Greek drama weighs

That it is perfectly proper to buy stocks for speculation. There is no crime in that. When you buy stocks for speculation it is perfectly proper to take speculative factors into account, which are different from investment factors. – Benjamin Graham The major stock averages drifted lower last week as the specter of a Greek […]

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Stocks climb on Fed remarks but Greece weighs

Taking higher risks, such as borrowing to invest or investing in shares rather than interest-bearing securities, should, over time, magnify your returns. – Paul Clitheroe The S&P 500 Index closed modestly higher last week after the Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged and issued mostly dovish remarks about the future course of any rate hikes. […]

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Stocks edge higher but Greece default fears rise

Don’t limit investing to the financial world. Invest something of yourself, and you will be richly rewarded.  – Charles Schwab After three consecutive losing weeks, the major stock averages finally broke into the win column last week and finished slightly higher. The gains would have been much better had the week ended on Thursday, but […]

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Fed rate hike fears send stocks lower

Investing is laying out money today to receive more money tomorrow. – Warren Buffett The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell for the third consecutive week despite the fact that the preponderance of economic data was positive. A rational person would think that the good news released last week would be reflected in stock prices but […]

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S&P 500 posts modest loss on weak economic data

Don’t look for the needle in the haystack. Just buy the haystack! – John Bogle, founder of the Vanguard Group, a $3 trillion mutual fund firm that popularized index investing Lackluster U.S. economic data and heightened fears that an agreement between Greece and its creditors may not be reached led to modest losses for the […]

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