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Why Stocks Will Be Stagnant Over the Summer

June 3, 2011

in DJIA, QE, S&P 500, deflation, earnings, economy, holidays, indicators, market reports, news and updates, recession, seasonal investing

The U.S. economic “recovery” is showing signs of officially slowing down at the ripe old age of two years.  This is threatening to look like the end of a bull market (and it would be happening at a seasonally appropriate time for it, too).  Bull nor bear, we’re likely to be in a trading range [...]

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The Difference Between Revenues and Earnings

April 21, 2010 · 3 comments

in business, economics, financial education, fundamentals, investment tools, stocks, technical analysis, terminology

I’m sure you’ve heard some version of the phrase “it’s the bottom-line that counts.”  The bottom-line refers to what you get to keep of your income after all your expenses and bills are paid.
Earnings and Bottom-Line Growth
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In business terms, the bottom-line represents earnings.  Earnings are arguably the ultimate measure of growth of a business because [...]

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Stock Market Trends in December 2009: What Should You Invest In At the End of the Year?

November 30, 2009

in December, Financial New Year, holidays, investing, market timing, market trends, seasonal investing, special dates, stock picks, stocks

It’s the end of November and another month has passed us by.   The seasonal correction in the stock markets never really happened this year, along with other traditional seasonal trends that failed to confirm.  Then again, this past year has been one of the more unusual for markets since the Great Depression.  For example, the [...]

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Canadian Bank Earnings Week: CIBC Surprises and Expectations of Dividend Increases

August 26, 2009 · 2 comments

in Canadian, Canadian economy, banks, dividends, earnings, investing

This week of August 24-28, all the talk on Bay Street is about the Big 6 Canadian banks reporting fiscal Q3 (third quarter) earnings.  Earnings results of the Big 5 are important to many Canadian investors, who are almost all invested in one or more of these banks through their pension and broad-based mutual funds [...]

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China’s Biggest One-Day Loss of the Year

August 18, 2009 · 6 comments

in BNN, Canadian economy, China, VIX volatility, economy, indexes, international economy, investing, market reports, recession, seasonal investing

Yesterday, August 17, 2009, China’s Shanghai Index posted the single biggest one-day loss so far for 2009 (and in fact since November 2008), dropping about 6% on concerns about the resiliency of China’s GDP numbers and consumer activity going forward.
Global Markets Sell-Off
This was the catalyst that sent oil down below $66 from a stable two-week [...]

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Yet Another Reason For Thinking About a Turnaround

February 9, 2009

in banks, earnings, market timing

Upcoming first quarter Canadian bank earnings, on a whole, are expected to be better than expected (so does that mean they’re just “what was expected”?:)).  This follows on my earlier note about Barclay’s bank having better than expected earnings, and also the midday rally today in financials across the board.
Some, however, think these first quarter [...]

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Another Case For A Coming Turnaround – Toromont Earnings Up

February 9, 2009

in earnings, infrastructure, market timing

Industrial equipment supplier Toromont’s earnings actually GREW this past quarter.  Earnings were up 25% for the months of October, November and December 2008 – right on through the huge meltdown.  How is that possible?  It seems like this helps build the case for an infrastructure-led turnaround, even though Boeing just laid off a bunch of [...]

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