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Today's Video Newsletter: Sequestration Showdown Looms Large

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Hello traders everywhere! Jeremy Lutz here, with your mid-day market update for Thursday, the 28th of February.

Markets are ending the month of February in an upbeat fashion today, albeit subdued. The Dow Jones industrial average is within striking distance of its all-time record high, despite the prospect of sequestration.

Big-name companies reported higher quarterly earnings, along with some big-time misses today which is leading to a mixed market. We'll take a look at two of the big-time misses, Groupon Inc (GRPN) and JC Penney (JCP).

The government reported that the jobless claims are falling and that the economy is doing better than last year so far in the first quarter. However, Washington's budget battle has cast a shadow over the market, with spending cuts set to automatically kick in Friday and no sign that the two political parties might work out their differences beforehand. Continue reading "Today's Video Newsletter: Sequestration Showdown Looms Large" →

Poll: Do you use online discount services like Groupon?

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Groupon plunged 30 percent before Thursday's opening bell, after posting a larger-than-expected fourth quarter net loss.

The company issued a weaker-than-expected revenue guidance, feeding the belief of some on Wall Street that people have tired of the myriad of online restaurant, spa and Botox deals that Groupon offers.

The company says it focused on growth at the cost of some profitability by offering better deals to top merchants in a bid to expand offerings to customers. That boosted demand along with market share and helped spur bookings growth, though at the expense of revenue, Groupon said. Continue reading "Poll: Do you use online discount services like Groupon?" →

Today's Video Newsletter: The housing market continues to shine

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Hello traders everywhere! Jeremy Lutz here, with your mid-day market update for Wednesday, the 27th of February.

THE HOUSING MARKET CONTINUES TO SHINE
After yesterday's news that new home sales rose nearly 16 percent in January, The National Association of Realtors (NAR) showed a much bigger than expected increase in its pending home sales index today, which reached its highest level since April of 2010 in January. NAR said its pending home sales index rose by 4.5 percent to 105.9 in January after falling by 1.9 percent to 101.3 in December. Economists had expected the index to increase by 3.0 percent.

What is a pending home sale? A pending home sale is one in which a contract was signed but not yet closed. Normally, it takes four to six weeks to close a contracted sale. Continue reading "Today's Video Newsletter: The housing market continues to shine" →

Today's Video Newsletter: Yesterday's concerns become today's reality

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Hello traders everywhere! Adam Hewison here, co-founder of MarketClub with your mid-day market update for Tuesday, the 26th of February.

In addition to the markets we normally report on, we will also be looking at the following markets using our Trade Triangle technology.

STOCKS ON THE MOVE TODAY:
Discover Financial (DFS)
Newfield Exploration (NFX) Continue reading "Today's Video Newsletter: Yesterday's concerns become today's reality" →

Today's Video Newsletter: I have two major concerns today

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Hello traders everywhere! Adam Hewison here, co-founder of MarketClub with your mid-day market update for Monday, the 25th of February.

In addition to the markets we normally report on, we will also be looking at the following markets using our Trade Triangle technology.

#1 MAJOR CONCERN
My number one concern, much like everyone else here in America, is the sequester on March 1st. This date is rapidly approaching and neither the Democrats nor the Republicans seem ready to compromise on this major challenge. The game of political chicken has been lifted to a whole new level of brinkmanship here the US. I am not sure that is in the best interest of the markets or the country. With the DOW and the NASDAQ indecisive at the moment, investors are losing confidence as they still feel shaky and have strong memories of 2008. Only the S&P remains in a positive mode and this is the one to watch carefully, in my opinion. Should this index breakdown and start moving lower, investors are likely to bolt for the exit doors. Continue reading "Today's Video Newsletter: I have two major concerns today" →