Why is the Market Still So Expensive Heading into Q3 Earnings Season?

Amazingly enough, it's almost here. The end of the third quarter of 2017 is just a week and a half away, and the unofficial beginning of Q3's earnings season kicks off when Alcoa (AA) reports on October 18th. Plenty of major names will be reporting before then, however. Translation: It's not too soon to start talking about what may be...

Still on course: Fed signals one more rate hike in 2017

– FOMC takes first step to reverse massive bond-buying spree – By Jeffry Bartash, MarketWatch The Federal Reserve still plans to raise interest rates once more before year end, but the central bank on Wednesday signaled its cycle of rate hikes might end sooner than planned. In a long-anticipated move, the Fed also announced it will slowly shrink its huge...

Still on course: Fed signals one more rate hike in 2017

– FOMC takes first step to reverse massive bond-buying spree – By Jeffry Bartash, MarketWatch The Federal Reserve still plans to raise interest rates once more before year end, but the central bank on Wednesday signaled its cycle of rate hikes might end sooner than planned. In a long-anticipated move, the Fed also announced it will slowly shrink its huge...

Crude Oil is Oh-So-Close

How does the line from the movie The Godfather go? "Just when I thought I was out , they pull me back in." That's an apropos description of for crude oil prices of late. Just when it looked like oil was going to break out of a short-term slump and rekindle a long-term recovery  move, something goes wrong to put...

Crude Oil is Oh-So-Close

How does the line from the movie The Godfather go? "Just when I thought I was out , they pull me back in." That's an apropos description of for crude oil prices of late. Just when it looked like oil was going to break out of a short-term slump and rekindle a long-term recovery  move, something goes wrong to put...

Traders are getting ready for another Fed hike

By Rebecca Ungarino, CNBC The chances of an interest rate hike announcement in December have increased in recent days, according to a new Bank of America report published ahead of the Federal Reserve's meeting this Wednesday. "Interestingly, market expectations for December have climbed higher over the past few days, pricing in nearly even odds of a move in December," strategists...
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