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Daily Data Flow: U.S. Stocks Fall; European Defaults?; Dollar Strength?

U.S. stocks fell as U.S. lawmakers prepared to debate the so-called fiscal cliff and euro-area finance ministers discuss...

PowerTrend Brief: Digesting More Than Turkey as Holiday Spending 2012 Begins

Last week was a short one for the stock market as the domestic markets were closed last Thursday...

Taking a Bite at Apple

Your Bull Market Alert portfolio managed tremendous gains last week, even as investors left Wall Street early in...

Making Money Alert: Concentrate on the Fiscal Cliff and Miss the Real Danger

The markets have been obsessed with fiscal-cliff worries ever since the election. While I understand why the resolution...

Steadying Markets, Historically a Bullish Week Ahead

*** The following post has been amended. iShares Singapore Index ETF (EWS) was inadvertently included in the portfolio update after being...

Eagle Eye Opener: HP Shares Swoon; Fed Chairman Cools Market with Comments; Watching Greek Tragedy

Shares of Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) hit a 10-year low yesterday of $11.71, after the company announced it was taking...

A Huge Yielding Play on the “Fracking” Revolution

I am sending you this week's Dividend Pro early, in advance of Thursday's Thanksgiving holiday. I hope you and your family...

Daily Data Flow: Stocks Soar; Twinkies Have a Chance; Oil Jumps

S&P 500 Rises Most in 2 Months Amid Budget Deal Optimism (Bloomberg) U.S. stocks rose, giving the Standard...

PowerTrend Brief: Treading Water on a Fiscal Deal and Giving Thanks

In the past several weeks, the overall stock market has resembled a roller coaster -- down and then...

52.4% Upside in the Bakken Bull Market

Last week, U.S. markets continued to lament President Obama's victory. The Dow Jones was down 1.77%, and the S&P 500...