In our earlier post “Earnings Pouring In Market Still Rangebound..” () we stated that so far the earnings had been pretty good but until further notice the market is still rangebound. The move yesterday moved markets decidedly above our high…
Not knowinng the rules for FOMC chairman, I found myself scanning the US Government’s website this morning (www.federalreserve.gov) to find out if the Op Ed article that Bernanke sent to the Wall Street Journal earlier this week was published on the…
Last week, Intel set a very positive tone for the markets. Intel’s earnings were strong on both sides of the income statement, sales and earnings. Several other large companies also had better than expected earnings last week, moving the market to…
Midway through our first major earnings week of the quarter, companies have reported good numbers, and more importantly, good expectations, especially from three bell weathers. Goldman Sachs, Johnson and Johnson, and Intel, all being important, legacy, large companies, within three…
While not big fans of the short term 90 day treadmill called earnings season, we acknowledge the check up, and this season carries very special importance. Approximately every 90 days publicly traded companies report their earnings to the public. It is…
The rebound that smartly began March 6th continued almost without pause throughout the remainder of this most recent quarter. As we have mentioned numerous times, “patience” was justly rewarded. For the Quarter Ended June 30, 2009, the S&P 500, our…
Just a reminder, with Earning’s Season, Newsletter, and Quarterly Reports on our plate, we tend to post only sporadically for the next few days, unless of course there is an urgent event. Talk to you shortly, and thanks for checking…
At this point we have a good idea of what inflation is, why it happens, the leading indicators for, and it’s effects. So in our opinion, and only time will tell if we are correct, here is our probability of coming…
In our earlier post “Interest Rates, Friend or Foe” we spoke of the concerns of higher interest rates and the headwinds that higher rates create. Being that most investor’s memories do not stretch for many decades, we continue to mention interest…
According to the Federal Reserve of St. Louis, since 1928; What has the average long term (10 year bond) interest rate been closest? Thanks for your participation. Watch for results in Third Quarter 2009 Newsletter ! JK
