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The Daily Digest for Tuesday
The Daily Digest for Tuesday
It was an interesting day today. We had a huge Crash Monday, yet there is golden silence as the boiled frogs finally stopped croaking “is this the bottom?” Finally. At last, equities have been given up for dead. R.I.P: The Death of Equities. S&P 500 Index: Liquified What about ...
Jeremy Siegel Says the Standard and Poor's 500 Index Miscalculates Its Earnings
online.wsj.com — JEREMY J. SIEGEL Standard & Poor's recently shocked investors with an announcement that reported earnings for its... S&P 500 Index for the fourth quarter of 2008 are forecast to be negative for the first time since such data were calculated in 1936. S&P ... (more) Jeremy Siegel Says the Standard and Poor's 500 Index ...
S&P 500 Now Down 52% From All-Time High
S&P 500 Now Down 52% From All-Time High
bespokeinvest.typepad.com — There have now only been two periods in the history of the S&P; 500 where the index... declined more than 50% from an all-time high -- 1929 and now. In the first chart below, we highlight the percentage change from the S&P; 500's most recent all-time ... (more) S&P 500 Now Down 52% From All-Time High
Tracking the bear: How bad could it get? - Feb. 25, 2009
Tracking the bear: How bad could it get? - Feb. 25, 2009
money.cnn.com — NEW YORK (Fortune) -- Don't let Tuesday's rally fool you. While the Dow roared back more than... 236 points and the S&P 500 gained 4%, Monday's 12-year lows showed that this bear market may still grow bigger and meaner. To start the week, both the S&P ... (more) Tracking the bear: How bad could it get? - Feb. 25, 2009
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The Learning Curve by Muckdog — ... TLo:  We had a huge Crash Monday, yet there is golden silence as the boiled frogs finally stopped croaking “is this the bottom?” Finally. At last, equities have been given up for dead. R.I.P: The Death of Equities. ...

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