Opinion: Lumber futures are building support for higher stock prices

– Strength in economically sensitive industries is bullish for the broader market – By Mark Hulbert, MarketWatch Lumber has some good news for stocks: Lumber futures are up almost 40% since the end of May. That’s bullish for the U.S. stock market because lumber appears to be even more sensitive than the market itself to expected changes in the economy....

Opinion: Lumber futures are building support for higher stock prices

– Strength in economically sensitive industries is bullish for the broader market – By Mark Hulbert, MarketWatch Lumber has some good news for stocks: Lumber futures are up almost 40% since the end of May. That’s bullish for the U.S. stock market because lumber appears to be even more sensitive than the market itself to expected changes in the economy....

October’s Jobs Report Wasn’t Quite as Healthy as the Headlines Suggested

On the surface, October's employment report looks and sounds pretty good. The unemployment rate fell to a multi-year low of 4.1%, and the nation picked up 261,000 new jobs. For the same reason one shouldn't just use the headline numbers before drawing concerning conclusions though (as was the case in the recent past), one can't jump to conclusions of red-hot...

October’s Jobs Report Wasn’t Quite as Healthy as the Headlines Suggested

On the surface, October's employment report looks and sounds pretty good. The unemployment rate fell to a multi-year low of 4.1%, and the nation picked up 261,000 new jobs. For the same reason one shouldn't just use the headline numbers before drawing concerning conclusions though (as was the case in the recent past), one can't jump to conclusions of red-hot...

Crude Oil is Knocking on the Door of a Breakout Nobody Expected to Happen

A week ago we pointed out how crude oil had pushed its way past a pretty significant technical hurdle, and though the rhetoric and outlooks all pretty much said the rally wasn't built to last, crude prices are up another 1.6% since then. That's not a massive move, but in light of the fact that oil prices ended Thursday's action...

Crude Oil is Knocking on the Door of a Breakout Nobody Expected to Happen

A week ago we pointed out how crude oil had pushed its way past a pretty significant technical hurdle, and though the rhetoric and outlooks all pretty much said the rally wasn't built to last, crude prices are up another 1.6% since then. That's not a massive move, but in light of the fact that oil prices ended Thursday's action...

Q3 Earnings Check-In: Energy is the (Only) Bright Spot

Almost two weeks ago we took a look at the broad market's Q3 earnings. Though only 20% of the S&P 500's constituents had reported their prior quarter's results, it was enough of a look at how well companies did last quarter to start drawing some conclusions. At the time, the S&P 500 was on pace to earn $31.66 per share....

Q3 Earnings Check-In: Energy is the (Only) Bright Spot

Almost two weeks ago we took a look at the broad market's Q3 earnings. Though only 20% of the S&P 500's constituents had reported their prior quarter's results, it was enough of a look at how well companies did last quarter to start drawing some conclusions. At the time, the S&P 500 was on pace to earn $31.66 per share....

Why the stock-market rally may be entering the FOMO stage

– Institutional investors on sidelines risk ire of boards and trustees: economist – By William Watts, MarketWatch The stock market on Tuesday ended the dreaded month of October not only unscathed but at or near record highs, which means the biggest risk for money managers might just be the threat of missing out on the 2017 rally. For institutional investors,...

Why the stock-market rally may be entering the FOMO stage

– Institutional investors on sidelines risk ire of boards and trustees: economist – By William Watts, MarketWatch The stock market on Tuesday ended the dreaded month of October not only unscathed but at or near record highs, which means the biggest risk for money managers might just be the threat of missing out on the 2017 rally. For institutional investors,...
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