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Category Archives: Oil Prices

Stocks rebound ahead of FOMC meeting this week

The stock market is the story of cycles and of the human behavior that is responsible for overreactions in both directions. – Seth Klarman, American billionaire who founded one of the world’s largest hedge funds In a relatively calm week that was devoid of any key economic data and notable corporate earnings reports, the S&P […]

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Stocks fall on renewed Fed rate hike fears

What counts for most people in investing is not how much they know, but rather how realistically they define what they don’t know. – Warren Buffett Negative sentiment returned to the stock market last week as both the S&P 500 Index and the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell more than 3% after a mixed jobs […]

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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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Despite soft economic data, S&P 500 closes at record high

You ought to be able to explain why you’re taking the job you’re taking, why you’re making the investment you’re making, or whatever it may be. And if it can’t stand applying pencil to paper, you’d better think it through some more. And if you can’t write an intelligent answer to those questions, don’t do […]

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April jobs report lifts stocks, S&P 500 again near all-time high

To minimize risk and get the lifestyle you want by utilizing a car means purchasing and maintaining a safe car, using the seat belts and driving safely. To get the lifestyle benefits (more money) from investing in growth assets, such as shares and property, time is the equivalent of a safety belt. – Paul Clitheroe […]

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S&P 500 Index falls 1% on earnings fears, overseas news

Success in investing doesn’t correlate with I.Q. once you’re above the level of 25. Once you have ordinary intelligence, what you need is the temperament to control the urges that get other people into trouble in investing. – Warren Buffett What looked like a flat week for stocks turned ugly on Friday as the major […]

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Stocks drop on rate hike fears, strong dollar, weak oil prices

I rarely think the market is right. I believe non-dividend stocks aren’t much more than baseball cards. They are worth what you can convince someone to pay for it. – Mark Cuban, American businessman, investor and owner of the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks The major stock averages posted modest losses last week as lower oil prices, […]

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Stocks mostly flat after Fed Chair Yellen’s testimony

People spend all this time trying to figure out “What time of the year should I make an investment? When should I invest?” And it’s such a waste of time. It’s so futile. – Peter Lynch The major stock averages were basically flat last week as Fed Chair Janet Yellen struck mostly a dovish tone […]

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Stocks close at record highs on Greece deal

I’m having a hard time finding things to buy, if that says anything about the market. If I find something tomorrow to buy, I don’t give a thought as to whether the market is going up or down. I just barrel in. – Warren Buffett An agreement between Greece and the Euro-zone finance ministers regarding […]

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S&P 500 closes at all-time high on positive overseas news

Investing means putting your money on something that has a good chance of winning in the short to medium term, and an even better, if not dead-certain, chance of winning in the long term. – Paul Clitheroe, Australian financial advisor and author The stock market continued its winning ways last week as the S&P 500 […]

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