Bob's Journal
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August 2007
August 27, 2007 11:00 a.m. When Will We Know It is Over? Investment markets had a good week and seem to be returning to what was normal a couple of months ago. Is the worst of the financial crisis over? What are the signs that it might be over? Last week things looked almost dire […]
July 2007
July 30, 2007 12:20 p.m. Random Notes About the Sell Off Here are a few thoughts and bits of information regarding last week’s big decline in the markets. Markets always can be affected by outside factors, known as exogenous factors. Last week, stocks were affected by a change of sentiment or outlook among bond and […]
June 2007
June 25, 2007 12:00 p.m. Will Congress Stop This Market? Last week I asked what can stop this bull market. There are only a few things that derail a stock market rally. The current bull run has been in place since March 2003 without a correction approaching 10%. The small correction in 2006 bottomed about […]
May 2007
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April 2007
April 27, 2007 10:00 a.m. Supporting the Stock Market What is pushing stocks higher? Analysts have been expecting a substantial correction for some time. It was only two month ago that pessimism was reigning, and many believed a substantial correction was underway. Yet, the Dow is hitting record highs, and the S&P 500 is not […]
March 2007
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February 2007
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January 2007
January 31, 2007 05:10 p.m. The Fed Boosts the Markets It was a good day all around for the stock markets. The day got off to a good start with the GDP report. It revealed stronger-than-expected growth and declining inflation. Consumer spending was high. The only negatives in the report were a sharp declining in […]
