Q4 GDP (Final) for 2006 came in at 2.5%. This was revised to above the previously downwardly revised report but above the downwardly...
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For first time in over a decade, the Case Shiller Housing Composite flipped negative; I’m sure this is utterly meaningless,...
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There was no good news whatsoever in today’s New Home Sales Data: • Sales of new-homes dropped nearly 4% in February. • This is...
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Caroline Baum reminds us that "Neutral Bias is an oxymoron." She is correct — Neutral is the absense of bias, not a bias...
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New Home Starts came out this morning, and they were nothing to get excited about. Here’s the data: Privately-owned housing starts...
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New Housing Starts are due out at 8:30am. We’ve tore these numbers apart enough in the past that it would just be going thru the...
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My friend Brian Reynolds, chief market strategist at MS Howells & Co., has long said that Buybacks have been a driver of stock...
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*Sigh* Another month, another Jobs number. My thinking about all aspects of this monthly exercise has evolved. I have gone from...
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Last week, we discussed what happens when after a period of low Volatility that is hit with a sudden market break. The short version is...
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Since we brought up the brewing I/B/E/S Analyst ratings scandal Monday, we thought this an opportune time to revisit some interesting...
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