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AskMen.com
November 23, 2003
Dan Carter |
Understanding Economic Indicators The numbers, obtained through simple or complex methods depending on the indicator, paint a picture of the strength of a nation's economy. Of course, they are not meant to stand alone -- they require some logical interpretation as well.   |
BusinessWeek
August 2, 2004
Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: Chill Out: Inflation Is Still Pretty Tame Despite some concerns, Alan Greenspan expects interest rates to rise gradually. |
InternetNews
December 28, 2004
Erin Joyce |
Techs Buoyed as Rally Returns Tech stocks returned to the scene of the rally Tuesday, as all the major indices hit three-year highs... The consumer confidence index rose to 102.3... The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 78.41 to close at 10854.54... etc. |
BusinessWeek
September 13, 2004
Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: An Economy With Two Engines Firing Consumers and businesses are working in tandem to bolster economic growth in America. |
BusinessWeek
July 21, 2003
Susan Scherreik |
Stocks: Take the Breadth Test Charting how many issues are involved in market moves can help you flag trends (P.S. This rally looks strong). |
BusinessWeek
February 14, 2005
Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: The Fed: Trying To Shift Into Neutral Unfortunately, no one knows the rate that neither helps nor hinders growth. |
The Motley Fool
May 14, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Rotten to the Core You know that statistics lie, but investors continue to rely on some statistics that don't make any sense. You can't ignore food and energy, so why should the CPI? |
BusinessWeek
January 8, 2007
James C. Cooper |
U.S.: Why The Market Isn't Listening To The Fed It's ignoring inflation warnings, but bets on lower rates may be too optimistic. |
Inc.
December 2007
Joseph H. Ellis |
Understanding the Economy People worry that a recession is coming. But by the time one arrives, most economic harm has already happened. |
InternetNews
June 13, 2005
Paul Shread |
Inflation Data Takes Center Stage Two government inflation reports due out this week... Stocks posted strong early gains... Register.com climbed 3.6%... etc. |
BusinessWeek
August 15, 2005
Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: An Economy This Warm Won't Cool On Its Own Robust growth may require the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates into 2006. |
BusinessWeek
April 26, 2004
Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: Patience At The Fed May No Longer Be A Virtue As economic growth accelerates, a 46-year-low fed funds rate of 1% is becoming impossible to maintain. |
The Motley Fool
January 19, 2012
David Williamson |
Can the Dow Keep Winning? Economic indicators and banking earnings combine for a volatile day. |
BusinessWeek
December 25, 2006
James Mehring |
Inflation: Two Price Gauges That Hardly Look Tame The Federal Reserve continues to keep a hawkish eye on inflation. |
BusinessWeek
April 19, 2004
Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: Oh, What A Difference A Month Can Make With the March jobs report, the economy looks a lot stronger than expected |
BusinessWeek
December 29, 2003
Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: Hopes For The New Year Aren't Just Sentimental One bit of evidence: The long-awaited rebound in manufacturing. |
The Motley Fool
September 19, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Understanding Economic Data: Producer Price Index Basic knowledge can help you comprehend releases of economic data. The producer price index helps to give economists and investors information about the prices of goods and services early in the chain of production. |
Registered Rep.
August 1, 2006
David Prokupek |
Shelter From the Storm Today's market -- with rising interest rates, significant volatility, few sectors providing positive performance and solid global economic expansion -- bears striking resemblance to the 1970s. So, what are an advisors and investors to do? |
BusinessWeek
March 7, 2005
Cooper & Madigan |
Is That a Whiff of Inflation? The forces that have held inflation back are starting to move in another direction. And 2005 will offer a crucial test of just how much our new age of global competition can continue to keep price pressures under wraps. |
BusinessWeek
September 27, 2004
Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: That Spring Slowdown? Just a Bad Dream After faltering in the second quarter, growth is rebounding nicely and inflation is cooling. Moreover, upward revisions to several key data in the second quarter suggest it's slowdown was not as sharp as first thought. |
The Motley Fool
January 27, 2009
Dan Caplinger |
You're Not the Only One With Bad Timing If you're feeling like you're a lousy investor just because you've lost money in the bear market, don't. Keep your confidence up and stick with it, and your investing will pay off in the long run. |
The Motley Fool
January 28, 2005
Whitney Tilson |
A Cautious 2005 Outlook A look at the big picture suggests now is a time to be patient, avoid risk, and wait for better days. Presented with the bull and bear cases for stocks in 2005, this author thinks the bears might just have it. |
BusinessWeek
May 24, 2004
Marcia Vickers |
The Funk On The Street Sure, the economy looks strong. But Iraq, high oil prices, and looming rate hikes are weighing down the market |
The Motley Fool
September 26, 2006
Dan Caplinger |
Know Your Numbers: Consumer Confidence By observing consumer behavior, you can keep your finger on the pulse of the overall economy and see the true effect of government and corporate actions on the average person. |
InternetNews
June 15, 2005
Paul Shread |
Philips Warns Shares of Philips fell... U.S. stocks posted small gains... Google declined once again... etc. |
BusinessWeek
November 28, 2005
Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: The Real Inflation Threat Isn't Energy Will lower energy prices add to inflationary pressures? If that sounds a bit counterintuitive, consider this: The economy is already growing so rapidly that it is putting pressure on available labor, production capacity, and distribution channels. |
BusinessWeek
December 19, 2005
Kathleen Madigan |
Inflation: How Not To Forecast Price Hikes Economists and investors look for a statistical connection between current data and future trends. But, what has worked in the past for predicting inflation no longer holds up. |
BusinessWeek
June 4, 2007
James C. Cooper |
U.S.: Get Ready To Exhale: The Slowdown May Be Ending A pickup in manufacturing signals stronger growth is on the way for the economy. |
BusinessWeek
October 8, 2007
James C. Cooper |
Why The Fed's Cut Won't Spark Inflation Housing woes, tighter credit, and a softer labor market should douse inflation. |
BusinessWeek
July 2, 2007
James C. Cooper |
Inflation Looks Tamer, But For How Long? Resilient demand and stronger growth will stoke new price pressures. |
The Motley Fool
January 11, 2012
Anand Chokkavelu |
Why Bank of America Couldn't Save the Dow Today Bank of America was the biggest Dow mover today, up 3.6%, to bring its year-to-date recovery off a disastrous 2011 to 23.6%. |
Entrepreneur
August 2001
Mark Henricks |
Turn Signals Where entrepreneurs should look for indications that the economy will turn around... |
BusinessWeek
August 30, 2004
Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: Those Soft Job Numbers: Cause For Alarm? Probably not -- business is still spending, and not all the data are so gloomy |
Finance & Development
March 2010
Ceyda Oner |
Back to Basics: What Is Inflation? It may be one of the most familiar words in economics. What, then, is inflation, and why is it so important? |
BusinessWeek
July 9, 2007
James Mehring |
Don't Rule Out A Rate Hike Some economists believe signs of an improving economy and tight labor markets mean rate hikes cannot be ruled out. |
InternetNews
December 1, 2005
Paul Shread |
Ma Bell Returns SBC Communications dropped the ticker symbol "SBC" for "T"... Stocks surged Thursday on economic reports that showed tame inflation data... Research in Motion rose... etc. |
The Motley Fool
February 12, 2007
Dan Caplinger |
Do the Averages Matter? In general, although news of record highs among various stock market indices can make for a nice headline or leading story on the nightly news, market averages aren't too important to most investors. |
InternetNews
September 16, 2004
Chris Nerney |
Stocks Hang On to Post Gains Major U.S. stock indexes posted modest gains Thursday despite a mid-day spike in oil prices and weak manufacturing report... Intel drops plan for plant in Brazil... Net income up at Oracle... etc. |
The Motley Fool
July 15, 2004
Chris Mallon |
Gold Shines Again? Precious metals predicted this year's inflationary pressure. What do you do now? |
BusinessWeek
February 25, 2010
Rich Miller |
Deflation: Why the 'D' Word Is Back on the Table Prices for core goods and services in the U.S. have slipped to last fall's levels. While that caused some cheer on the Street, it could signal a bigger worry. |
BusinessWeek
November 8, 2004
Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: How Costly Oil Will Test The Economy Federal Reserve officials estimate that the buffeting from costlier oil has already knocked up to three-fourths of a percentage point from growth through the first three quarters of 2004. |
Inc.
August 2003
Gene Sperling |
The Insider's Guide to Economic Forecasting Or, How to Get Ahead of the Competition by Becoming Your Own Economist. A well-known economist pulls back the curtain on the indicators he and other top insiders use to figure out where the economy is headed. These indicators can guide you, too. |
The Motley Fool
December 22, 2011
Brendan Byrnes |
Why the Dow Gained for the Third Straight Day An upbeat jobs report helped push the markets higher today. |
BusinessWeek
July 18, 2005
Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: The Fed Needs To Do A Little More Fiddling With the housing sector unlikely to ease up anytime soon, the factory sector may have to bear a larger-than-usual burden for the Federal Reserve to achieve its goal of a well-balanced economy and price stability. |
The Motley Fool
December 10, 2010
Nick Kapur |
The CPI Is Broken. Here's Why. Santa Claus is more real than the Consumer Price Index. |
Financial Planning
October 1, 2005
Joseph H. Ellis |
Choppy Markets Ahead? A look at interest rates, consumer spending and the stock market and how charting them is a significant aid in understanding major stock-market trends for investors and financial advisers alike. |
The Motley Fool
January 5, 2012
David Williamson |
4 Stocks Beating the Market These stocks were today's biggest gainers. |
BusinessWeek
April 2, 2007
James C. Cooper |
U.S.: Say Goodbye To High Growth And Low Inflation The economic Eden of the late 1990s and early 2000s is slowly fading. |
BusinessWeek
October 16, 2006
James C. Cooper |
Stock Investors Seem To Hold The Winning Hand Data suggest a soft landing, not the recession the bond bulls fear. |
BusinessWeek
August 4, 2003
Cooper & Madigan |
U.S.: The Economy Gets Some Get-Up-and-Go The recovery is gaining momentum as rate and tax cuts kick in |
