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Stock markets, in general, again logged gains last week as pundits perceived economic data to be better than expected. But the recovery path isn't home and dry yet, as shown by declines in crude oil,

Minyan Morning Memo One to Watch: Intel (INTC) reports Q2 earnings after the close. The world’s biggest semiconductor chip maker and Dow member is critical for setting the tone in tech. Mo

Minyanville Prof. James Kostohryz's article, Who's Afraid of the Big Bad BRICs?, discussed his interpretation of my views in the context of an article I linked to yesterday from the Financial Times.T

Editor's Note: The following is a free edition of Jeff Cooper's Daily Market Report.  For a FREE 2-week trial, click here.And then the man he steps right up to the microphoneAnd says at last jus

A great deal has been said in the media about the performance of stock markets in February. In the face of unrelentingly dismal economic reports, this article serves to put market movements around th

Global stock markets shrugged off dire news on the US employment front, arguing that the gloomy data would hasten US lawmakers’ passage of a stimulus package. After falling for 4 straight weeks

An avalanche of worse-than-expected economic and earnings data again put pressure on Wall Street during the past month, resulting in four straight down-weeks and the worst performance of the major US

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