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America In 2015 (The Chart)
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Friday, January 1, 2016 12:51 PM EDT
2015: When The Fed hiked rates for the first time in a decade to confirm its narrative that the US economy can handle 'normalization'. Or the worst collapse in US macro-economic data since 2008 on both an absolute and relative to expectations basis.
Resetting Production And Risk Perceptions
Article By:
Jeffrey P. Snider
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Friday, January 1, 2016 9:08 AM EDT
While we await December spending data and retail activity to confirm our suspicions by proxy, the updated figures for November going backwards in the production process stand as a warning. Retail sales figures and spending indications were abysmal.
Do You Have A Bear Market Trading Plan?
Article By:
Andy Abraham
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Friday, January 1, 2016 6:00 AM EDT
2015 has been considered one of the worst years since 2009. Many have told me that it does not matter as they have already made money. However I truly doubt many, if any at all, got in early in 2009.
In this article: SPY
2015 Blunders Of The Year
Article By:
Daily Forex
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Friday, January 1, 2016 5:00 AM EDT
Forecasters were mostly off with their 2015 predictions as year end numbers are tallied up and analyzed. The US was supposed to be the best place to invest but Wall Street ended the year totally flat, the first negative year for the Dow since 2008.
In this article: SPY
A Year In Junk
Article By:
Jeffrey P. Snider
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Friday, January 1, 2016 4:00 AM EDT
The most important outbreak or story of 2015 had to have been the junk bond reversal. It combined all the major elements of what investors and economic agents are both fearing and, at one point in the past anyway, hoping.
2015 Was A Year For Growth Stocks And Only A Handful Were Needed
Article By:
David Templeton
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Friday, January 1, 2016 1:19 AM EDT
The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 2.2% in 2015, its first negative return year since 2008. The S&P 500 Index fell .7% and the Nasdaq posted a positive 5.7 return for the year.
In this article: AMZN
2015 Was The Worst Year For The Stock Market Since 2008
Article By:
Michael Snyder
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Friday, January 1, 2016 1:00 AM EDT
It’s official – 2015 was a horrible year for stocks. On the last day of the year, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down another 178 points, and overall it was the worst year for the Dow since 2008.
No One Learned Anything In 2015
Article By:
Anthony Alfidi
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Friday, January 1, 2016 12:45 AM EDT
Wall Street closed out another year with nonsense galore. The DJIA went nowhere for 2015 and even closed down yesterday.
2015: The Year In Charts
Article By:
Charlie Bilello
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Thursday, December 31, 2015 9:36 PM EDT
This article contains charts and themes that tell the story of 2015.
In Tim We Trust
Article By:
Tim Knight
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Thursday, December 31, 2015 8:07 PM EDT
Statistics are VITAL to some people, and they work very well. But my point is, that for ME, I’m going to focus on charts and not get freaked out by probabilities, since they don’t “sing” to me the way charts always have.
4 Stocks With Big Surprises On Earnings In 2015
Article By:
Zacks Investment Research
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Thursday, December 31, 2015 7:27 PM EDT
We highlighted four stocks that have convincingly beaten earnings estimates in the past four quarters, hold excellent prospects and are therefore well-positioned for the future as well.
Best & Worst ETFs Of 2015
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Zacks Investment Research
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Thursday, December 31, 2015 2:42 PM EDT
Keeping a year-end tradition alive, let’s look back at the best and the worst of 2015. We did a quick recap of the ETFs that rocked and flopped this year with the ups and downs in the global economy.
Altria Group – The Tobacco Company’s Diverse Future
Article By:
I Know First Research
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Thursday, December 31, 2015 9:20 AM EDT
The tobacco and cigarette giants had an impressive year. Analysts are confidently predicting MO share to rise. I Know First algorithm is currently bullish on Altria Group
In this article: MO
Biotech Stocks Up 13% In 2015
Article By:
Daily Forex
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Thursday, December 31, 2015 6:53 AM EDT
Biotechnology stocks are back in favor. The sector sold off in September but the Nasdaq Biotechnology Index has now rallied 18% since then and is now up 13% for the year.