The S&P 500 fell 2.1% on Friday. In the last week, the index declined by 3.9%. The Dow also fell heavily on Friday with a loss of 668 points. These losses have investors asking serious questions like if stocks are headed for a bear market or if rising interest rates is going to push the …
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Well. Sometimes the stock market can fall. It shouldn’t be a shock or surprise to anyone. Here are a few articles for the weekend: Five signs that this market party might be winding down (Financial Post) but see Six reasons markets are not expensive (Money Observer) Can the bull run? (Fidelity) and see The most hated bull market …
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tLarge cap US firms have substantial exposure to foreign markets In fact, because many US multinationals derive a high proportion of their reviews from overseas markets some investors try to gain exposure to foreign markets by simply owning US stocks. I have never seen a chart showing the US revenue of S&P 500 firms against …
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The UK equity market has one of the highest dividend yields in the world. Many of the large British firms pay a high proportion of their profits as dividends and some of them have increased payments over the years. Among the FTSE 10o constituents, 26 members have increased their dividends for at least the past …