Word: bullish
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...economic policies make him a political creature quite familiar in countries at Russia's level on the economic ladder - the authoritarian modernizer. Combined with his clampdown on political and media freedom and his ruthless war in Chechnya, Putin has delivered a solid economic performance that has seen investors turning bullish on a Russian economy that grew by 7.3 percent last year. Buoyed by high oil and natural gas prices, Russia's economy looks positively rosy right now compared to Yeltsin's final years. And Putin's brusque, businesslike and sometimes competitive dealings with the U.S. on geopolitical questions has earned...
...reliable guide when it comes to Presidents. Jeremy Grantham, a money manager at the Boston firm of Grantham, Mayo, Van Otterloo & Co., notes that in the third years of U.S. presidential terms, markets in Britain and Japan, far from the influence of the Oval Office, have been even more bullish than those in the U.S. Why? Because there may be a pattern here but not a rule. Like the length of women's hemlines and the outcome of the Super Bowl, the apparently predictable effect of the presidency on stock returns is probably random...
Samuels’ and Mittelman’s dramatic salaries were thus related to last year’s bullish performance of the endowment, which earned 12.5 percent...
...proven track records, state backing, and large market shares in well-understood industries?unlike shaky Internet start-ups. The dotcoms "were selling a concept, but most of the companies listing in Hong Kong have a profit," says Kenny Tang, associate director of Tung Tai Securities. What's more, the bullish argument goes, the Chinese economy is growing exponentially, and that should continue to drive mainland stocks higher...
That doesn't mean you can't make money in stocks. Other analysts are more bullish, and even Levkovich believes that some sectors will do well. He expects around midyear a massive shift out of economically sensitive cyclical stocks like technology and basic materials (Alcoa, Dow Chemical, International Paper) into defensive stocks like drugs, foods and beverages. Why? Defensive stocks, which are less vulnerable to the ups and downs of the economy, lagged badly in '03, rising just 8% on average. They now look relatively cheap next to tech (up 40%) and basic materials (up 30%). And as it becomes...