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Employment report disappoints Wall Street

Louis Navellier, Navellier & Associates — 2009-07-02T18:29:00-08:00

Ouch! Economists expected a decline of 322,000, so this is a big disappointment. News Alert from The Wall Street Journal Nonfarm payrolls fell by 467,000 in June, the U.S. Labor Department said Friday. The unexpectedly large drop came amid...

Regional banks could be signaling rough waters ahead

Patrick O'Connor, Navellier & Associates — 2009-07-01T19:22:00-08:00

U.S. regional banks have been a reliable leading indicator for the S&P 500's future performance in recent months. These banks collectively fell 51% in 28 days starting December 8, according to Bloomberg. The decline preceded the S&P 500's 28%...

Bonds and Stocks Re-enact Aesop’s Rabbit vs. Turtle Run

Gary Alexander, Navellier & Associates — 2009-07-01T17:28:01-08:00

Recently, there has been a friendly debate between Professor Jeremy “Stocks for the Long Run” Siegel and financial analyst Robert Arnott, who has triumphantly pointed out that bonds have outperformed stocks over the last 40 years. Arnott showed...

Treasury yields fall for third straight day

Patrick O'Connor, Navellier & Associates — 2009-06-29T18:01:00-08:00

U.S. Treasury yields continued to fall today after Chinese central bank Governor Zhou Xiaochuan said his country will not abandon its foreign-currency reserve policy anytime soon. China holds the most U.S. dollar reserves of any foreign country in...

Street’s “fear gauge” returns to pre-Lehman bust levels

Patrick O'Connor, Navellier & Associates — 2009-06-29T17:34:00-08:00

The Chicago Board Options Volitility Index, or VIX, today fell to its lowest level since the September 12 closing value of 25.66. The VIX is commonly referred to as the "fear gauge". The higher the number in the index, the more fear in the market....

Swiss banks to end secrecy protection for U.S. customers

Patrick O'Connor, Navellier & Associates — 2009-06-29T17:15:00-08:00

The IRS is stepping up its attempts to find an estimated $50 billion in taxes owed by U.S. citizens living abroad or from those stashing money in Swiss banks. The agency set a deadline of September 23 for all taxpayers to declare offshore accounts...

Fed Chairman Bernanke on the hot seat

Patrick O'Connor, Navellier & Associates — 2009-06-25T17:45:00-08:00

If you missed today’s live broadcast of Fed Chairman Bernanke getting grilled by members of Congress about BofA’s acquisition of Merrill Lynch, you may watch it here. Bernanke seems to have conveniently acquired amnesia!

The Fed’s shell game will continue

Louis Navellier, Navellier & Associates — 2009-06-24T16:57:00-08:00

The Fed finally saw some “green shoots”, but plans to continue its quantitative easing. Policymakers will buy up to $300 billion of Treasuries by autumn. If the government’s estimated $1.85 trillion deficit is accurrate, the planned Treasury...

Believe it or not, there’s not enough liquidity in the marketplace to drive stocks higher

Patrick O'Connor, Navellier & Associates — 2009-06-23T18:29:00-08:00

There has been a lot of fear surrounding this week’s record amount of Treasuries being auctioned, and rightly so. The more than $100 billion in Treasuries scheduled to flood the market this week is an amount that has been seen for an entire...

A falling dollar delivers superior profits in international stocks…for American investors

Gary Alexander, Navellier & Associates — 2009-06-23T16:39:00-08:00

While America is clearing the decks to celebrate the end of a challenging quarter with a festive July 4th weekend, very few will honor the birthday of America’s first currency. On June 22, 1775, the 13 American colonies were running dangerously...