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The article focuses on how the traditional definitions of growth and value stocks in stock investing can be misleading, as shifts in market conditions and index compositions can alter their meanings, especially evident in the changes made by S&P Dow Jones Indices in its growth.

The article suggests that despite the uncertainty surrounding the election outcome, the stock market remains unfazed, possibly due to investors focusing on past economic prosperity rather than current political unpredictability.

The article focuses on Nvidia's skyrocketing stock prices driven by its pivotal role in artificial intelligence technology, prompting concerns about the sustainability of its growth and the broader implications for the stock market.

The article focuses on the financial performance of the stock market in 2023, highlighting the gains in the last three months of the year but cautioning that investors are only marginally ahead since the start of 2022, and the returns haven't kept up with inflation.

The article emphasizes the futility of trying to time the stock market effectively. A study examining 720 market-timing strategies revealed that even those seemingly successful methods were ultimately reliant on chance and specific conditions, advocating instead for a simple, consistent approach like investing in low-cost index funds, indicating that trying to outperform the market consistently is a rare feat.

The article focuses on the stock market's current state of stagnation, with investors awaiting the Federal Reserve's decisions on interest rates, and discusses the challenges of predicting market movements in the current economic climate.

The article discusses the rise of cruise line stocks in the market, highlighting their significant gains in the first half of the year, after being devastated by the pandemic, while also emphasizing the need for diversification in investments.

The article focuses on the failure of most actively managed mutual funds to outperform the market in 2022 despite favorable conditions. Topics include the underperformance of actively managed funds compared to index funds over long periods, the challenges faced by active managers in a year with high dispersion among stocks, and the continued struggles of active managers in 2023 as megacap stocks outperform the market.

Reports on stocks at Wall Street during the first five trading days of 2005. Decline, with three major market indexes in the red; Concerns about interest rates and inflation; Positive job report which was not enough to propel stocks upward; Dow Jones industrial average; Standard & Poor's 500-stock index; Nasdaq composite index; Prices and yields in the bond market.

Reports that rising oil prices and disappointing news about jobs creation led the stock market in the United States lower during the week before October 10, 2004. Uncertainty about the outcome of the presidential elections; Fewer nonfarm jobs in September than in August; Speculation that the Federal Reserve would moderate the pace of interest rate tightening.

Reports the Coca-Cola Co.'s stock performance at the Dow Jones industrial average in the first week of September in the United States. Financial performance; Bond market.

Reports on the performance of the stock market, as of August 16, 2004. Increase in the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index; Online auction of Google, an Internet search engine company; Percentage increase in shares of Delta Air Lines.

Analyzes the performance of the stock market in the United States for the week ending July 30, 2004. Increase in the gross domestic product; Performance of stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

Reports on the decision of Microsoft Corp. to pay out shareholder dividends, to increase its regular dividend and purchase more stocks resulting from an improved performance of the company at the stock market in the U.S. Corporate earnings; Financial outlook for the company; Ranking of Microsoft Corp. among companies in the market.

Reports that the main market gauges in the U.S. dropped during the week of July 5-9, 2004 as investors remained largely enthusiastic about stocks. Decline in the earnings of Intel, Yahoo, Unisys and Veritas; Decline in the industrial average of Dow Jones.

Reports on the results of stock market trading in the United States in the week of June 28 to July 2, 2004. Investors' reaction to the interest rate hike implemented by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board's Open Market Committee; Graphs of stock price indexes; Companies in the news and their stock price charts.

Cites the results of the U.S. stock market in connection with the plans of the Federal Reserve to increase interest rates. Revelation of the absence of movement in stock figures until the release of the final plans of the Federal Reserve; Overview of the stock performance of Gateway and Motorola; Movements of the Dow Jones industrial average, Standard and Poor's 500, Nasdaq and treasury notes.

The article discusses the challenges of investing enough money for retirement, focusing on the decreasing returns that are forecasted for one-million-dollar investments in stocks and bonds. Topics include comments by Alicia Munnell of Boston College's Center for Retirement Research and economist Edward N. Wolff, the impact of higher life expectancy rates on successful retirement planning, and financial projections by the Bernstein Global Wealth Management firm.

The article focuses on several aspects of stock market and value of stocks listed on stock exchanges. It mentions about dangers of trying to time a long bull market according to Doug Peta, senior vice president of BCA Research. It also mentions rising interest rates are a disturbing portent for stocks and investors make sure that they have rebalanced their own holdings, raising the proportion of bonds and perhaps cash.

The article reports on the improvement of the stock valuations in the financial market of the U.S. amid exceptional growth in corporate earnings.

The article focuses on the performance of the stock market in the U.S. It describes the reaction of several traders, who were accustomed to the unsustainably placid conditions that swept away the market. It also mentions how the downturn served as a hars reminder that the stock market entails risks, pain and losses for investors and businesses.

The article focuses on the investment of shares in firearms companies. The author discusses the shooting massacre that took place in a church in Charleston, South Carolina, on June 17, 2015, and how it will impact the sales of guns and ammunition, as well as how it will impact gun control regulations in the United States. He compares the shooting to the one that took place in Newtown, Connecticut, in 2012.

The article discusses the complementary features of the stock markets and bond markets which makes them interesting for the investors as the bond prices are less risky but high, blunting and provide a hedge against stock market losses.

The article offers information on investing in stocks and bonds in the U.S.

The article discusses the opportunity to gain big from hot stocks but without a guaranteed gain from them. It refers to stocks as lottery tickets which might or might not yield profit as per professor Hendrik Bessembinder. It talks about the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index setting new records recently. It discusses that investing in mutual funds is a safer strategy unless one is uniquely talented in stock speculation.

The article discusses the idea of cash buyback which does not generally improve a company's operations or add to its intrinsic value, citing the case of the declining shares of American consumer electronics maker Apple Inc.

The article reports that computer technology firm Microsoft has spent billions on purchasing its own stock, and its share price has been rising as of 2015 as its new chief executive officer (CEO) Satya Nadella, has been trying for a turnaround.

The article discusses the two model stock portfolios created by a team of analysts at the financial services firm UBS AG in October 2012, few weeks before the presidential election in the U.S.

The article focuses on a Standard & Poor's (S.&P.) 500 earnings study by Greg Harrison of Thompson Reuters regarding the optimistic insights of stock analysts on assessing companies' value of traded stocks.

THE financial system may not be in great shape, but why dwell on it? Stocks are rising and I.P.O. euphoria is in the air. Facebook last week gave Wall Street something it really likes: a rough blueprint for the biggest initial public offering of stock in tech history. Instant billionaires and millionaires are being minted -- on paper, at least -- and there are riches galore for anyone able to grab them. Greed in the market is rising, and for some seasoned investors, there is an uneasy sense they've read this script before. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

THE year has started so splendidly for stock investors that it may seem churlish to point out that there are any lingering problems at all. Despite a ho-hum week, the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index has already gained more than 4.6 percent in the young year, and emerging markets have done even better. The Hang Seng index in Hong Kong has risen more than 11 percent, even counting time off for the Lunar New Year holiday. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

THE euro crisis is deepening, the government in Washington can't cut the deficit or reduce unemployment, and the economy is lurching into recession. For investors, the course is obvious: Seek safety, and avoid risky assets like stocks. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

IT'S come to this. For day-to-day guidance on the likely direction of American stocks, there's an unlikely contrarian indicator: the battered Greek bond. ''You've got to keep your eyes on Greece, if for no other reason than that everyone else is,'' said Richard Bernstein, formerly the chief investment strategist at Merrill Lynch and now the proprietor of his own firm and a fund manager for Eaton Vance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

YOUR stock portfolio has been climbing like a rocket, and you're beginning to think that your financial adviser is a genius. Then he tells you he's not. ''It was just luck,'' he says. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

NO one knows which way the world's financial markets will move on any given day. No one can know. But recently, one thing has been easy to predict. Whether the markets move up, down or sideways, they are likely to be moving together. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

WHEN Treasury bonds are hotter than stocks, it's a sign that something is very wrong with the stock market. That has been the pattern lately, though. In a reprise of the flight to safety that occurred during the financial crisis of 2008 and early 2009, people have been parking cash in Treasuries and fleeing stocks, which, of course, have had better long-term returns historically. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

MEN and women invest differently, a growing body of research has found. And in at least one important respect, women may be better at it. The latest data comes from Vanguard, the mutual fund company. Among 2.7 million people with I.R.A.'s at the company, it found that during the financial crisis of 2008 and 2009, men were much more likely than women to sell their shares at stock market lows. Those sales presumably meant big losses -- and missing the start of the market rally that began a year ago. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

WHEN the Dow Jones industrial average climbed back to 10,000 this month, the achievement was widely noted but barely celebrated, and for good reason. ''Haven't we done this several times before?'' asked Edward Yardeni, the economist and investment strategist. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

THE stock market has been soaring. It may have gone too far, too fast. Gina Martin Adams, an equity strategist at Wells Fargo Securities, certainly thinks so. ''I would definitely tread very lightly in stocks,'' she said. At the moment, there appears to be enough momentum to keep propelling the rally forward until it ''stumbles on some speed bumps,'' she said, but she warned that stocks were no longer cheap, especially with the financial system and the economy still fragile. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DEAR Shareholder: While we are not satisfied with our performance in the last quarter, we are happy to report that we didn't lose as much money as the average stock mutual fund. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The broad stock market has been in positive territory for 2009 for a while now. Last week, the 30-stock Dow Jones industrial average moved into the black as well. Since the market hit bottom in March, the Dow has climbed nearly 30 percent, while the broader Standard & Poor's 500-stock index has risen 40 percent. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

IS it safe to exhale yet? Many investors abandoned stocks entirely as the market fell into a steep decline, wiping out more than 50 percent of the value of the broad stock market through early March. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The stock market rallied again, extending its gains for the fifth consecutive week. Wells Fargo sent stocks soaring on Thursday, with a profit forecast of $3 billion in the first quarter, far above expectations. That upbeat earnings prediction for a company in the battered financial sector set off a surge in stocks around the world. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

In a pattern that has been repeated for weeks, oil prices rose and the stock market fell. This time, the entire week on Wall Street was constrained to three and a half days of trading because of the Fourth of July holiday, which fell on Friday and shortened trading on Thursday. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The stock market took a beating last week, pulling the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index down by more than 10 percent for the year. The Dow Jones industrial average closed below 12,000 for the first time since March. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Rising energy costs and further declines in the troubled housing market led to steep losses in stocks last week. On Friday, the National Association of Realtors reported that sales of existing homes dropped again in April. At the current sales rate, it would take nearly a year to sell off the current inventory of unsold homes. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Several charts on the stock performances and stock indexes of various U.S. companies including General Motors Corp., Time Warner Inc., and American International Group, are presented.

Several charts on company stocks including American International Group, Mattel Inc., and Gymboree Corp. are presented.

The article reports on the stock market performance of companies at the New York Stock Exchange. Statistics revealed that inflation has a significant effect in the poor performance of the stock exchange. It is informed that the Dow Jones industrial average cost dropped by 1.4 percent, where as the Standard & Poor's 500 Index reduced by 1.1 percent in the third-week of March 2007.