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1) Could Earnings And Economic Indicators Be Pointing Towards A Recovery Sooner Than Expected? + Lee’s take on AMAT, SLE, WMT, HPQ, BJ, F, GE, AA, GOOG, S, PEP, TAP, CRAY, GS, SHLD, WFMI, PG, DIS, DLTR, NDN, FDO, UAUA, AMR, and LUV
Lee Allen
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As earnings season winds down and investors yearn for quieter days, it seems smart people are getting more optimistic about the economy. Frothy optimistic.
Just a few short months ago we were looking over the edge of a cliff. But now, with stocks like Applied Materials (AMAT), Sara Lee (SLE), Wal-Mart (WMT), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), and BJ's Wholesale (BJ) ready to report earnings in the next week or so, anything is possible. Could this be the right time to jump back into the stock market and play stocks like Ford (F), General Electric (GE), and Alcoa (AA), or just another case of the little guy buying into the wrong stocks as the big guys are dumping them?
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We don’t want to be unduly lured into buying stocks again, just because we heard a few great earnings announcements. These could be short-term blips on the earnings radar from cost cutting, hungry accountants worried about getting a pink slip, or some kind of corporate shell game.
Only two things could make this the right time to start buying stocks again: a solidly improving economy or real corporate earnings increases. But how do we know if the economy or earnings are really improving? I think I may have the answer…
Click Here for more of Lee’s insights into ways to spot an improving economy... |
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