Today for the annual running of the bulls. Joe, any interest in doing this . No. Never . Never. Thousands cram into the streets to watch. Some participating and while bulls are seeing red, joe referred to this earlier, the Nobel Prize Winning Economist Joseph Stiglitz has a market message for the bulls there. He is uncomfortable with stock market levels and stiglitz argues that the high levels doesnt signal a high level in the u. S. A very strong stock market price is a symptom of the weak economy, not a symptom that we are about to have a strong recovery to our real economy. I dont think he is headed to pamplona any time soon. The fact that my multinationals are getting a large chunk of profits from emerging markets. Wait a second, you would run with the bulls . I clearly have an ambition to do that. You cant do that. Its a touch of bait interesting thing to do. You are looking at me like im crazy. Joe said it was a counter what was your i didnt know you needed a nobel prize to say th
Its the sin of arrogance. When you own stocks you have to be humble. You have to recognize you are going to be wrong perhaps often. As the past few years taught you painfully, your portfolio will get hit with things you never saw coming. Things you never imagined never thought were possible. Who would have thought we had to worry about cipriat bank . Or a sequester abonomics . One thing you can be sure of when putting a portfolio together, at some point something is going to go wrong and it will hit you totally out of left field. Thats why its so important to prepare yourself and your stocks for the next unexpected catastrophe so you can make money in any market or not lose less than the other guy because sometimes thinks arent going to go that smoothly. How the heck do you get ready for a calamity you dont know what will look like . How do you expect the unexpected as an investor . Its not hallelujah, diversification. Its the single most important concept to investing. Make sure you c
Lower by 126 points, the s p lower by 14 and the nasdaq lower by 29. Yesterday, though, stocks did get a boost from last months Federal Reserve meeting. The notes are suggesting quantitative easing will likely end in october. The central bank will move slowly to raise rates after that. Today, the focus turns to the other side of the pond. Were waiting for a position decision from the bank of england. Thats going to happen around 7 00 a. M. Eastern time. Bank of england expected to leave its key rate on hold at a record low 0. 5 . As for the u. S. Economic calendar, here is what were watching. Jobless claims expected to increase by 4,000 to 319,000. Then wholesale trade is out at 10 00 a. M. Corporate news, bank of america is reportedly seeking fed approval again for a 5 cent quarterly dividend. In march, the firm revised an okay to boost its way out, but it had to withdraw the plan after discovering it miscalculated capital levels. In other news on the bank, attorney general eric holde
Look to portugal, tenyear rocketed to 4 , was 358 friday as the european indexes there are firmly in the red. Road map begins with the sell off on the globe; jobless claims fall from a week ago, and european worries drag down equities in the u. S. Family dollar profits fall for the third time as Carl Quintanilla icahn continues to push for the sale of the company. Costco, sales flat in premarket despite same store sale numbers strong. Allergan fights back after the bid to take it over. Well hear from the ceo. Third time the charm for bank of america . Reportedly submitting another capital plan to the fed to raise its dividend. First up, though, look at the premarket once again. A number of things working against the bulls today. China exports did miss for june, 7. 2 , looked for above 10. Fed minutes yesterday show us that the tapers probably going to end in object. Portugal worries about banks. Gaza Ground Invasion looms still, and industrial output from france and italy, worst misses
Consecutive month. A Nobel Prize Winning Economist Says hes worried about the rally and investors could be taking that to heart as the dow pauses after 17 k. Buying a swiss Food Ingredients producer for 3 billion. Apple hiring away from tag heuer. And higher in the premarket once again as options on the Company Shares kick off trading today. First up, wall street hoping for more stock market history this week after the dow hit 17,000 on thursday for first time ever. As for the s p, now within 15 points of 2,000. Earlier on worldwide exchange, Nobel Prize Winning economist stiglitz doesnt believe it signifies an upbeat trend. The very strong stock market prices are in a sense a symptom of the weak economy, not a symptom that were about to have a strong recovery to our real economy. Sounding an awful lot like what the bis said last week and were vulnerable to a 10 to 12 correction and Morgan Stanley get more neutral on risk even though he was bullish at the beginning of the year. People