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When a clock is broken, it’s right twice a day. But when a permabear warns a stock market crash is coming “any day now,” how many times can they be right?

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A recent survey shows money mangers have not believed in the US markets strong rally. Individual investors are just turning bullish but those that have been following my bullish market analysis over the past year are wondering when they should take profits?

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Revenue and earnings for companies that have reported have been stronger than typical but the Energy sector looks to materially help the whole group.

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Google shares are up 7.5% in the three months or so since the the day after the company reported results for its first quarter in 2017, on April 27, 2017. Google's shares are only slightly ahead of the QQQ's which are up 6.2% in that same period and the Nasdaq which is up 5.6% since then.

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In order to find value, it’s time to get back to the basics of reading footnotes and focusing on economic earnings and return on invested capital (ROIC), the true drivers of valuation.

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Schlumberger, the world’s largest oilfield services company, released a strong set of June quarter 2017 financial results on July 21, exceeding consensus expectations for both revenue and earnings by a notable margin.

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The Coca-Cola Company is scheduled to announce its second quarter results on July 26, and even though the core performance may remain solid, both the top line and EPS are expected to take a hit due to the refranchising of bottling operations across geographies.

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Andrew Peck: I manage the Baron Asset Fund, which is an open-ended mutual fund focused on investing in midcap growth stocks. We consider midcap growth to be stocks between roughly $3 billion and $30 billion in market cap at time of purchase. The fund’s weighted average market cap is around $15 [...]

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With a high-flying stock comes higher investor scrutiny -- and that scrutiny appears to be slamming Domino's shares in Tuesday trading. Better-than-expected second-quarter top- and bottom-line results weren't enough to offset investor concerns around a slowdown in international same-store sales.

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We’ll show you how even small amounts—your pocket-change--can turn into millions of dollars invested over the long-term in high-quality dividend-paying stocks that offer direct investment plans (where you can contribute as little as $25 quarterly to buy shares or fractions of shares).

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