Points today. Its seventh consecutive decline. S p sank. 6 . Strong dollar and Lower Oil Prices are once again wreaking havoc on the stock market. Just like it did earlier this year. Until we got that nice respite in july, a respite that sadly now seems over. So how the heck did we end up back in this ugly situation . What are we supposed to do about it . Why dont we start with the key culprit . Oil. Oil declined 20 from its recent highs which qualifies as a bear market. Whatever thats worth. Its remarkable how little investors seem to care as oil plunged from 50 down to 40. The whole market moved higher. Often led by none other than the oil themselves. This paradoxical action culminated in oil crashing down to 41 last friday. The same time many oils as well as the broader s p 500 moved higher. But as of this week, that decoupling, it no longer seems to be the case and as oil blew through today, most of the market rolled over including glaringly many industrials, technology and consume
Profits for the next couple of years. You know what, it was a take your breath away market. And an incredible announcement. Caused the stock to cascade. Down 10 , losing 21 billion in value. One day. And it woes in turn spilled to the rest on the market. With the dows decline, the s p falling nearly half a percent. What is done and is done though if you own any stocks, involving these stocks you got clobbered. Although the initial and ridiculous over reaction down from netflix, one of my favorite stocks was rectified after. I want to step back and determine whether the reaction to wall hmart and the stock mar was justified. Something we will do when we sit down with the ceo of walmart later in the show. First, should the earnings news have been a surprise . Obviously shocked in wall street, you dont get a stock that much. I know doug will make a case that he telegraphed the earnings, after he talked about paying more and more, and over investing in the stores to restore growth to the F
The rest on the market. With the dows decline, the s p falling nearly half a percent. What is done and is done though if you own any stocks, involving these stocks you got clobbered. Although the initial and ridiculous over reaction down from netflix, one of my favorite stocks was rectified after. I want to step back and determine whether the reaction to walmart and the stock market was justified. Something we will do when we sit down with the ceo of walmart later in the show. First, should the earnings news have been a surprise . Obviously shocked in wall street, you dont get a stock that much. I know doug will make a case that he telegraphed the earnings, after he talked about investing in the stores to restore growth to the Fastest Growing store chain in the land. Before he took the chains in the can, the china was trying to lower merchandise pricing for customers. And ended up cutting the bone of good store management. Wall street fell in love with mcmillan, with the stock going to
Down 10 , losing 21 billion in value. One day. And it woes in turn spilled to the rest on the market. With the dows decline, the s p falling nearly half a percent. What is done and is done though if you own any stocks, involving these stocks you got clobbered. Although the initial and ridiculous over reaction down from netflix, one of my favorite stocks was rectified after. I want to step back and determine whether the reaction to walmart and the stock market was justified. Something we will do when we sit down with the ceo of walmart later in the show. First, should the earnings news have been a surprise . Obviously shocked in wall street, you dont get a stock that much. I know doug will make a case that he telegraphed the earnings, after he talked about paying more and more, and over investing in the stores to restore growth to the Fastest Growing store chain in the land. Before he took the chains in the can, the china was trying to lower merchandise pricing for customers. And ended
Earnings reports alone, even though this is the height of earning season next week. Thats why the game plan starts with russia. We needed to see something this weekend that makes it clear that the russians and the United States arent on a collision course irreversible after that tragic plain crash. We could be in the midst of a terrific rally and it might be wiped out by geopolitical events that are tough to get your arms around. I want to be clear about this. Im not saying you should sell stocks because of ukraine tensions. Im saying that others truly will though. Yes, some Financial Companies have relationships particularly visa and mastercard in russia, but a small percentage overall. Plus, global tensions lead to a flight to safety. Always happens. Which means a flight into u. S. Bonds. When people buy our bonds of course Interest Rates go down. And when Interest Rates drop, the Bank Stocks Fall too. Its just the way it works. Their earnings do better when rates are higher. Russia