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...that leads to a big question about the stock market, which had run up more than 30% on the hunch that an economic upturn was imminent but has lately been exhibiting second thoughts, with trading volume sinking and major indexes slipping down through technical support levels, one after another. So investors rightly ask: Is it foolish to be buying stocks now, after the market jumped so high on hopes alone? (See the top 10 scared stock traders...
...recession is nearing its end. At least, it seems to be. A generally improving trend in the economic data has forecasters saying the downturn will turn into an upturn sometime between early this summer (the optimistic view) and late next winter (the pessimistic...
...people look at the leading indicators and say, "I gotta buy stocks." And yet the stock market is one of the 10 leading indicators, so it almost becomes a self-perpetuating development. Here's another thing to know about the index of leading indicators: in the past, the upturn in this index precedes the economy's upturn by as much as 12 months. So maybe it's telling us the recession ends 12 months from now. It could be earlier. But equity markets, historically, tend to hit their low not 12 months before the recession ends but four or five...
...business cycle. But he added that there is still a “serious recession here.” City Councillor Sam Seidel said Cambridge has fared “pretty well” in the recession, and that he hoped the report was the first indication of an upturn in the national economy. In order to foster economic recovery, Seidel said the state government should help the banking industry, make long-term investments in infrastructure, and support people who were negatively impacted by recession through basic social supports. According to MassBenchmarks Co-editor Alan Clayton-Matthews, the current index...
...their own 2008 experience rather than fully assessing the changing external environment: managers do not like to create or accept negative plans. Consequently, although taking action, companies have not adopted the steps either to protect themselves from the worst effects of the downturn or to prepare for the upturn...