A Glorious Day for Investors Markets rocketed with the Dow hitting an all-time high at 45,737 as J. Powell suggested a coming lowering of the FED rate. It doesn’t matter what he said, as investors only look for signals of the trend and when it will happen. At Friday’s closing bell, the Dow Jones rose…
Russell Index Forecast Are Russell Small Caps a Wise Choice as we Approach 2026? Stock market analysts and market economists have been talking about a market broadening for some time. The gist of their forecasts revolved around investment flows into small caps, which are fundamental to what the Russell 2000 index is — an index…
Next Week’s Market Forecast For the Week of August 11 to 15. Market experts are calling for a continuation of the bull market run. Yet, there are signs of frothiness and over-exuberance. For example, Palantir has rocketed, now approaching the stratospheric price of $190. But with a weak P/E ratio of 600 (historic market norm:…
U.S. Equity Market Outlook H2 2025 Now past the mid-point of the year with market signals flashing green, investors are very excited about the last half of 2025. The long-term bull market is on, and investors are feeling there’s not much to dislike about the road ahead. The Trump recovery seems to trample any negativity…
Find Best AI Stocks to Buy AI is perhaps the most exciting sector, with so much potential with opportunities in almost every area of business and the economy. So many applications for AI, and a growing number of companies are taking the spotlight. Of course investing in AI stocks somes with risk. The stock market…
Stock Market Forecast for the Next 5 Years Last week saw big funds, banks and billionaires move their money out of the US to tax havens and Europe and it had a material effect on stock prices. Recent market volatility won’t hamper the US’s economic recovery over the next 5 years. Investors may find some…
Will the Stock Market Crash? It’s been a spectacular bull run for the S&P, Dow Jones, NASDAQ for the last 5 years and more, but will the markets give it all back. Is the global tariff battle going to crash the US, European and Asian stock markets. Today, April 7th, most of these exchanges/indexes started…
Unlocking Value: 20 Stocks With Strong Earnings Potential In the complex world of investing, the importance of earnings cannot be overstated. While market trends, investor sentiment, political events and market cycles may come and go, earnings remain the bedrock of stock valuation. Companies with strong earnings and revenue growth often stand the test of time,…
Stock Market Pull Back Correction? For many investors, today’s big pullback in the S&P, NASDAQ, Russell and Dow Jones shows how vulnerable the stock market is for the next two months. It’s yet another setbacks equal to one just one month ago. At this hour the indexes are limping lower. The Dow is down 600…
Will the Trump Trade Turn the US Around? The big topic right now in investor circles isn’t just the low inflation report and an expected rate cut in September. It’s also the discussion of what Donald Trump will do if he wins the Nov 8 election. The issue has been tagged the “Trump trade” which…
The Trump Economic Boom 2025 The resignation of Joe Biden and the refusal of Barack Obama to endorse Kamala Harris, has sent the Democrat Party into turmoil and conflict. The infighting is only beginning as hopefuls try to capture attention and support ahead of their convention. The disarray of the failing party seems to be…
Stock Market News The story of the month might well be volatility, and we might expect more ups and downs for day traders to enjoy and retail investors to fear. Stock market analysts are talking about a rotation out of tech and into small caps, but the real story is about timing. Because Russell 2000…
Stages of a Bear Stock Market The exuberance of investors in the summer of 2023 might be waning. The recent big drop in the Dow Jones, S&P and NASDAQ may not be just volatility. Investors are looking ahead to this winter with less confidence. Google searches for stock market crash and housing market crash are…
Why a US Recession Won’t be in the Cards for 2024 The equity markets took a dive Wednesday on expectations of bad news. Yes, not on bad news, but the expectation of bad news. At least someone’s expectation. So much for the technical analysis everyone’s publishing right now. There seems to be a little conspiracy…
Google Finance vs Yahoo Finance Two of the most handy, searched for, and quick stock market references are Yahoo Finance and Google Finance. For investors looking for today’s stock market stories, news, and latest stock quotes, these two are the two primary sites they access. There are other sources which provide extensive data such as…
The Best Stocks to Buy The Dow Jones, NASDAQ, S&P and Russell 2000 are rising of late, and the outlook for 2024 is promising. Lingering inflation, debt ceiling, and international trade issues will plague the markets. However, 2024 with lower interest rates, should be a great year, which means moving money from the money markets…
Stock Market Outlook Next Ten Years It’s difficult for any investor to make confident stock buying and selling decisions without a clear, long term vision of the economy. You want some certainty about the 5 year outlook and the 10 year long range outlook. This long range outlook is about more than the Dow Jones…
Top 30 Post Pandemic Stocks to Buy This pandemic will fade off into history. It’s ruined the economy, but the US economic outlook and stock market forecast will brighten each and every month this year. The next 3 months might be grim, but as the stimulus kicks in, vaccinations grow, and people return to their…
Facebook, Amazon, Google, Netflix, Apple With stock volatility, rising interest rates, and an economic recovery underway, are the big tech FAANG stocks the choice for risk off investors? While NASDAQ did well last year, it may be the Fed stimulus and low interest rate policy that created those big gains. When Cathie Woods says tech…
Tech Stock Sell Off Amidst the stock market sell off this week, we’re seeing an abandonment of tech stocks in particular. Stock market experts are citing inflation as the key factor, but you’ll see the full list of tech deflating factors below. Recently, the tech-led sell-off saw the S&P 500 and Nasdaq suffer their largest…
Top Stock Market Crash Indicators If you’re smart investor and you’re really concerned about the value of your investment (your hard earnings), then you must be aware of what could ruin that investment. You might have uneasy feeling that this constant inflating of the stock market could end in a crash. More people are asking,…
What the Experts Say about the Stock Market Forecast While a lot of bloggers, stock market experts and financial advisors say to ignore stock market forecasts and predictions, it makes sense to hear from a variety of stocks market experts below. Some are wildly enthusiastic about the S&P, Dow Jones, Russell, and NASDAQ, talking materials, biotech,…
Apple Stock Forecast 2020 Apple is one of the 5 FAANG stocks which currently are the essence of the US stock markets. Apple has enjoyed a phenomenal growth in stock price coinciding with its persistently strong brand and monopoly market share. The big Apple news is the announced 4 for 1 stock split which will…