Can you feel the panic in the air? CNN Money’s Fear & Greed Index measures the amount of fear in the financial world on a scale from 0 to 100. The closer it is to zero, the higher the level of fear. Last Monday, the index was sitting at a reading of 36. As I … Continue reading
Was last week a preview of things to come? There are quite a few people out there that believe that the stock market would begin to decline in July, and that appears to be precisely what is happening. By Michael Snyder Last week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by more than 530 points. It … Continue reading
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The uncertainty surrounding Greece’s ongoing debt crisis choked global markets on Monday, extending recent losses for the world’s stock exchanges. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed the day down 350 points, or 2%. The S&P 500 dropped 2.1%, ending the day at 2,058 points. Meanwhile, the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite was hit…
As we move toward the second half of 2015, signs of financial turmoil are appearing all over the globe. By Michael Snyder In Greece, a full blown bank run is happening right now. Approximately 2 billion euros were pulled out of Greek banks in just the past three days, Barclays says that capital controls are … Continue reading
Every great con game eventually comes to an end. By Michael Snyder For years, global central banks have been manipulating the financial marketplace with their monetary voodoo. Somehow, they have convinced investors around the world to invest tens of trillions of dollars into bonds that provide a return that is way under the real rate … Continue reading
Are stocks overvalued? By just about any measure that you could possibly name, stocks are at historically high prices right now. From a technical standpoint, the stock market is more overvalued today than it was just prior to the last financial crisis. The only two moments in U.S. history that even compare to our current … Continue reading
On Friday, the federal government announced that the U.S. economy contracted at a 0.7 percent annual rate during the first quarter of 2015. This unexpected shrinking of the economy is being primarily blamed on “harsh” weather during the first three months of this year and on the strengthening of the U.S. dollar. By Michael Snyder … Continue reading
“The Nasdaq has soared 285 percent, the S&P 500 is up nearly 210 percent and the Dow industrials have surged 172 percent since the market bottomed on March 9, 2009. That was when it looked like the world was ending and the stock market was little more than a black hole that countless dupes had … Continue reading
The Dow Jones Industrial Average has lost over 300 points as the US crude oil prices briefly dipped below $50 per barrel thrashing energy stocks on Monday. As of 1:21 pm ET the Dow fell by 1.82 percent losing 323 points. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index followed close behind 1.55 percent off losing over … Continue reading