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09 Jan 2015 Why do falling oil prices rattle investors?

Posted at 11:27h in The Friday Brief by Sam Bass Jr.

So why in the world did stock prices fall faster and further on Monday than they have in months on what most would call good news that oil prices were now below $50 per barrel? It is an interesting question, and the answers become more interesting the deeper we drill (sorry).

12 Apr 2013 What Lies Ahead for Stocks?

Posted at 13:11h in The Friday Brief by Sam Bass Jr.

The stock market has been on a tear this week, making new highs while defying negative trending economic news and continued impasse in Washington on vital fiscal policies. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% yesterday to close at a record 1,593.37. It reversed this morning on news that retail sales for March came in well below expectations and that the weakness was broad based.

26 Oct 2001 “Fall Back and Spring Forward”

Posted at 16:09h in The Friday Brief by Sam Bass Jr.

One of the rituals of autumn is setting back our clocks to return to standard time (2:00 am this Sunday morning). That extra hour of sleep in the midst of such a busy time is welcome indeed. Fall, so often, also brings a falling stock market. The tragedies of September moved that event forward this year.