Tag: taper

How to ‘Double Your Dividends’ in 2014’s Volatile Market

A handful of income-generating investments -- through a combination of income and capital gains -- have already generated...

[waiting]

January Jobs Data Disappoints

U.S. payroll rises failed to meet projections for January, thanks to retailers cutting back after the busy holiday...

[happy investor up arrows]

Stocks Rebound on Earnings; Now Positive for the Week

Both estimate-beating earnings and a rise in consumer spending lifted the S&P 500 today, as it erased the...

Where Stocks Will Go as We Head Further into 2014

You’ll definitely want to play the waiting game a bit longer to see if a full-blown correction takes...

Why Did Hedge Funds Underperform Last Year?

For hedge fund managers raised on the mother’s milk of diversification and trend following, 2013 was one of...

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Stocks Rise on Weak Jobs Numbers

Today's disappointing jobs numbers led to hope for the markets, as investors speculate that the poor data could...

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Fed Comments Lower Stocks for Second Session of New Year

The S&P has fallen for a second consecutive session to begin 2014 thanks to comments from outgoing Federal...

U.S. Dollar Hits Best Daily Gain in Five Months

Thanks to good economic data, including high U.S. factory activity, which raised speculation that the Federal Reserve will...

Keep an Eye on Commodities in 2014

Commodities have had a volatile go of it in 2013. Yet the recent rebound in the global economy...

[dollar bills]

Bright Economic Outlook Boosts Dollar

In today's shortened pre-holiday trading, the U.S. dollar rose, thanks to bright economic data boosting convictions that the...