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July 18, 2024
Rotation?
Investors are taking profits on the very large tech stocks and buying laggards. Among these laggards are many value issues…
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July 25, 2024
Rough Seas!
It’s getting bumpy out there! One day, investors seize on a piece of perceived good news, get exuberant, and buy wildly. The next, a Debbie Downer hits the airwaves, and all is lost! Underlying all this is an effort by all of us to figure out where things are going, the economy, corporate profits, politics and much more. Last week, the Bull described a rotation…
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July 11, 2024
Rate Cuts Are Coming!
Finally, interest rates will soon begin declining. The Lonely Bull just hopes they are not too late to arrest the…
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July 3, 2024
Living in a Period of Miracles and Wonder
Yes, there will always be business and market cycles, political conflict, wars, sickness, death, and many other maladies, but we…
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June 27, 2024
Downturn?
Can the U.S. economy avoid a downturn? At first, there was anecdotal evidence of economic slowing and now it is…
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June 20, 2024
What Now?
After a big rally, what should individual investors do now? This is not an easy question because everyone loves to…
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June 13, 2024
Narrow Market
Once again, the U.S. stock market has become narrow. Returns are coming from just a handful of companies. It seems…
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June 6, 2024
Technicals of the Market!
The technical picture of this stock market is still holding up! It has waffled a bit over the past two…
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May 30, 2024
Getting the Jitters!
Stock market investors are suddenly faced with more than the usual number of uncertainties. The “hush money” trial of the…
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May 23, 2024
All About the Dollar
The dollar isn’t what it used to be! Remember the 29-cent McDonalds hamburger? It is now $2.19. I remember many…
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