STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY: FRIDAY, September 06, 2013 Stocks have been under pressure (pulling back) since early August as a slew of external “fears” continue to plague Wall Street. Here are some of the “fears:” Attack on Syria (will it esclate?), Fed Taper, Lackluster earnings growth, Debt limit, & higher energy prices, to name a…
The Lovely: Another shallow pullback for the major averages (so far) Good: Stocks refuse to fall- Another shallow pullback (so far) for the major averages while leaders act strong and break out Merger & Acquisition news picked up. Several multi-billion deals announced: Microsoft (MSFT) & Nokia (NOK), Verizon (VZ) & Vodafone (VOD) &…
By Dave Kerpen Jan 2013: Being likeable will help you in your job, business, relationships, and life. I interviewed dozens of successful business leaders for my last book, to determine what made them so likeable and their companies so successful. All of the concepts are simple, and yet, perhaps in the name of revenues or the…
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Tue Sep 3, 2013 8:05am EDT * Obama to seek congressional authorization forSyria action * Verizon falls in premarket, agrees to a deal with Vodafone * Nokia ADRs soar in premarket on deal with Microsoft * Futures up: Dow 105 pts, S&P 13 pts, Nasdaq 22.75 pts By Ryan Vlastelica NEW YORK, Sept 3 (Reuters) – U.S. stock index futures jumped on Tuesday after U.S. President Barack Obama opted…
By Jack & Suzy Welch March 27, 2013 Being a leader is perhaps the hardest challenge any of us will ever face. No matter how long we work at it, practicing the right behaviors is a never-ending task. Knowing – and avoiding – the wrong ones is too. Thus, we offer the following six common…
Coming Up Next Week: MONDAY: Labor Day—U.S. markets closed TUESDAY: PMI manufacturing index, ISM mfg index, construction spending, Fed’s Williams speaks, Kodak emerges from bankruptcy; Earnings from H&R Block WEDNESDAY: Mortgage applications, international trade, quarterly services survey, Beige Book, Fed’s Kocherlakota speaks, auto sales, Neiman Marcus bids due, Samsung event; Earnings from Dollar General THURSDAY:…
The Lovely: Stocks are getting weaker, not stronger. The Good: 1. Leading stocks are acting well 2. The Dallas Fed manufacturing survey rose to 5.0 which beat the Street’s forecast for 4.5 3. Case for the Fed to taper in September has weakened 4. The Richmond Fed Manufacturing index, which measures manufacturing activity in region, jumped to 14, easily beating estimates…
STOCK MARKET COMMENTARY: FRIDAY, AUGUST 30, 2013 Stocks were under pressure for most of August as a slew of external “fears” plagued Wall Street. Here are some of the “fears” that hurt stocks: Fed Taper, Lackluster earnings growth, Potential War Brewing in the Middle East, & higher energy prices, to name a few. We are…
Over the years I have written about the importance of strong leadership in business and the essential qualities a leader must have. These qualities are timeless, and they are especially important when times get tough. In the face of difficult challenges, great leaders do not retrench. Just the opposite – they step up. In a…