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Buy, Sell or Hold: Kimberly Clark Corp. (NYSE: KMB) Offers a Strong Defensive Position and a Generous Dividend Yield
In the last few months we have seen a very strong stock market rally. The market has recovered from highly distressed levels and posted exorbitant gains. In addition the “wall of money” from the U.S. Federal Reserve has pushed risk-prone investors back into the market, pushing its general level up. You see, the massive fiscal […]
U.S. Stocks: Winning Streak is Over, But Bull Market Continues
The winning streak is over. But the outlook for stocks remains upbeat. U.S. stocks on Friday suffered their first setback after six straight days of gains, but the damage wasn't severe. No news appeared to precipitate the decline, so chalk it up to light profit-taking. In the Friday session, the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost […]
Buy, Sell or Hold: The SPDR Gold Trust ETF (NYSE: GLD) Continues to Offer Investors a Hedge Against Inflation
The just-concluded Group 20 (G20) meeting left us with a chorus of very "prudent" governments and central bankers singing the praises of easy monetary and fiscal conditions. So where can we take refuge when all the central banks in the world print money and governments run deficits in order to spend like drunken sailors? The […]
U.S. Trade Deficit Widens, but Signals a Healthier Economy
The U.S. trade deficit expanded at its fastest pace in more than ten years in July, accelerated by rising oil prices and increased demand for auto parts and industrial supplies. The gap between imports and exports rose 16% - the largest percentage increase since February 1999 - to $32 billion in July from a revised […]