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Markets

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Weighing On The Market

Jun 06, 2002 at 00:00

Pundits have been asking why the market is not perking up with the increasingly optimistic economic data that has been coming out recently. The usual answer is fear of terrorism…

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Dominos Falling

May 29, 2002 at 00:00

Economists have gotten more optimistic about the prospects of the U.S. economy. The latest survey of professional forecasters published by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia found that economists have…

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Is There Risk to the Risk Premium?

May 23, 2002 at 00:00

It is obvious now to almost everyone that the stock market returns of the late 1990s were drastically above average. Investors are starting to lower their expected returns from the…

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Strong Retail Sales, But for How Long?

May 15, 2002 at 00:00

It appears that the economy has started to recover and the recession is almost a distant memory. Retail sales in April were up a strong 1.2% and industrial production increased…

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Venture Capital Dries Up

May 08, 2002 at 00:00

Money raised by venture capital firms in the first quarter fell by 56% compared to last year. While this is not surprising given the performance of the stock market over…

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Capx Spending to the Rescue?

May 01, 2002 at 00:00

The general consensus for the economy recovery rests on the belief that companies will increase capital spending, which will lead the economy to recovery. As companies increased capital spending, employment…

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Cautiously Optimistic

Apr 25, 2002 at 00:00

Companies selling to consumers are doing much better, with several posting record results such as the homebuilders. No doubt the booming real estate market helped Sears' home appliance segment post…

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Microcosms

Apr 17, 2002 at 00:00

Reading through the first batch of earnings releases confirms that the economy is running on two separate tracks. Consumer related companies are experiencing business levels comparable to or surpassing year…

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Big (Black n') Blue

Apr 10, 2002 at 00:00

The big earnings news this week was the pre-announcement from IBM. IBM announced revenue would be on the light side for the first quarter by more than $1 billion. But…

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The Survey Says...

Apr 03, 2002 at 00:00

The Institute for Supply Management (ISM) released the results its March surveys this week. On Monday, the manufacturing survey had the second consecutive reading over 50 since July 2000 coming…