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December 2016 - Page 7 of 25 - Money Morning - Only the News You Can Profit From

Terror Attacks In Europe Not Having Major Impact On World Marketplace

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Global stock markets were mostly firmer overnight and U.S. stock indexes are pointed toward slightly higher openings when the New York day session begins Tuesday. The world marketplace has not shown big reactions to violence in Europe Monday that included the assassination of Russia's ambassador to Turkey and terror attacks in Berlin and Zurich that left over a dozen people dead. However, the European stock markets did see buying interest limited on the terror attacks, while the Euro currency dropped to a 13-year low overnight, due in part to the attacks.

Many world stock markets are trading near multi-year and/or record highs and it would not be surprising to see those stock indexes at least pause

The Markets Have a Present for Us After the Holidays, Too

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The holiday season has a different vibe, doesn't it? The pace around us quickens, expectations rise, and despite the commercialization, at least some of the joy and optimism of the season seeps in around the edges.

Personally, this weekend, I'll be expecting my kids home from college and med school, and family members are already calling to arrange visits. They're even calling for some seasonally appropriate snow this weekend at my home in Delaware.

The markets themselves usually manage their own form of "joy" at this time of year. The optimism of the populace seems to bleed over into stock prices.

That's no idle speculation, either – history shows that the S&P 500 has provided positive returns in a whopping 49 of the past 65 Decembers. That's a win rate just north of 75%.

That's a strong result, but I've got a play in mind that's even more impressive...

The Secret Source of Tomorrow's Energy Profits

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With OPEC's Vienna Accord to cut oil production, Russian production moves, and projected post-election oil and natural gas prospects in the United States, the market's attention has been focused on the supply side of the market.

But it's the demand side that's now once again moving up – across a rather broad spectrum of energy sources, too.

And what's really surprising is where this demand is coming from. Asia, as you may have guessed, is still in first place when it comes to energy demand growth.

But in second place is a region most investors don't even think about.

Here's how you can best play it...