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Greek Debt & Global Stocks
07 March 12 07:09 AM | Brian Dightman

After a couple of good months Greek jitters returned and rattled markets. International stocks experienced some of the biggest declines. Developed market international (EFA) stocks fell -3.19% and emerging market (EEM) stocks declined -3.34% . A majority...

Filed under: International Bonds, World Economy, NASDAQ 100, S&P 500, Developed Markets, Emerging Markets, Major U.S. Markets, U.S. Stocks, Bull Market

Greece on the Brink
16 January 12 01:21 PM | Brian Dightman

On Friday the 13 th global investors received two pieces of disturbing news. S&P downgraded nine of the 17 countries in the euro zone, including AAA rated France, and Greece was unable to get private bond holders to renegotiate terms. The posturing...

Filed under: World Economy, S&P 500, IMF, Developed Markets, Credit Crisis, Risk Management, U.S. Bonds

Leading Stocks - A Conflicted Market
25 June 11 09:35 AM | Brian Dightman

U.S. stocks have been struggling for nearly two months now. Early in the correction I made some defensive moves, not because U.S. stocks indexes started to see big declines, but because those declines were accompanied by warnings about a global economic...

Filed under: International Bonds, World Economy, India, S&P 500, Bear Market, Emerging Markets, Leading Economic Indicators, Stock Leadership, Risk Management, Secular Markets, IBD 50, U.S. Bonds

Rally Reversed
19 August 08 02:12 PM | Brian Dightman

You may have noticed U.S. stock indexes moving higher over the last month, offering some hope we may have found a market bottom. Unfortunately, this does not appear to be the case as many indexes failed a major test in the last few days. There were some...

Filed under: World Economy, S&P 500, Cash, Bear Market, Developed Markets, Emerging Markets