4 Reasons U.S. Stocks Had The Worst Week All Year (Ended April 5 2012): Last week was the worst so far for stocks in 2012. The major U.S. averages all trended downward back to levels before Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke gave hints that more quantitative easing was in the pipeline. The announcement helped markets...
Has An April 2012 Correction Begun? Stocks were under pressure today and fell globally. The news about the U.S. economy wasn’t bad but the mixed economic data didn’t inspire investors to add to their portfolios. ADP reported stronger employment data than expected. According to the employment report from ADP, jobs increased by 209,000 for the...
March 2012 ISM Manufacturing Index Rises: February Construction Spending Falls 1.1 Percent: The Institute of Supply Management (ISM) manufacturing index rose which helped push the Dow, S&P500 and NASDAQ up today. The ISM said today, its manufacturing index rose to 53.4 in March from 52.4 in February 2012. A reading above 50 suggests the...
Reasons Why 2Q 2012 Won’t Be Like 2011: Economic data trends are moving up. The market has risen significantly in 2012 for the first quarter but can this performance continue? History says yes. For the most part, when the first quarter of the year has been this profitable, it’s likely that the year will...
March 30, 2012: U.S. Stocks Have The Best First Quarter Since 1998, Personal Incomes, Consumer Spending and Sentiment Rise: The U.S. stock market is roaring. The U.S. major averages rose over 19 percent in the first quarter of 2012 which is the best performance since 1998. Technology had the best first three months of...
