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Why A Fed Rate Cut Would Steepen The Yield Curve

April 30, 5:00 pm EST As we head into a Fed decision tomorrow, we've talked about the prospects of a…

A Rational View Of S&P 3,500+

April 29, 5:00 pm EST We ended last week with a positive surprise for Q1 GDP.  Today, we had more…

Bar Has Been Set Low To Manufacture Positive Surprises … And They Are Rolling In

April 26, 5:00 pm EST The first reading on first quarter U.S. GDP came in this morning at 3.2%-- much better than expected. …

How Microsoft Has Transformed Into A Trillion-Dollar Cloud Company

April 25, 5:00 pm EST Today, Microsoft was the third company to hit the trillion-dollar market cap threshold. Apple was…

Bidding War For Anadarko May Signal The Beginning Of Takeovers In Energy

April 24, 5:00 pm EST Among the big news of the day is the bidding war that is underway for…

Four Beaten Down, Activist-Owned Energy Stocks

April 23, 5:00 pm EST Yesterday we talked about the big recovery in crude oil prices.  That continues today. However,…

More Positive Surprises Hitting In The Economic Data

April 18, 5:00 pm EST Yesterday we talked about the positive surprises in the Chinese data.  This is important because the…

Bottoming in Chinese Data

April 17, 5:00 pm EST Last month we talked about Chinese stocks has a key spot to watch for: 1)…

Big Four Banks Had Double-Digit Earnings Growth in Q1

April 16, 5:00 pm EST With Bank of America earnings this morning, we've now heard from the big four banks…

Bank Stocks: Among The Best Value In The Stock Market

April 15, 5:00 pm EST As we discussed last week, the table has been set (again) for positive earnings surprises. …