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The belief that you should be invested in "safe" stocks is pervasive, no matter what the valuation is.

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Alphabet (NADDAQ:GOOG,GOOGL) announced first quarter results on October 27th. For the quarter, the company reported 20% year-on-year growth in revenues to $22.45 billion, in line with our expectation. On a constant-currency basis, revenues grew 23%. Google segment revenues for the quarter were $22.25 billion and were up 20% over the [...]

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Legendary investor Warren Buffett advises to be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful. One way we can try to measure the level of fear in a given stock is through a technical analysis indicator called the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which measures momentum [...]

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Russian President Vladimir Putin will reportedly meet with Russian oil companies one week prior to OPEC's meeting in November. OPEC and Russia have already agreed that oil production cuts are needed to stabilize global oil markets. However, even if they reach an agreement, U.S. shale oil production is a wild card that would thwart their efforts.

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Just after noon on Friday it seemed as though stocks were going to finish the week slightly lower for the week but then the news from the FBI regarding new emails rocked the market. The S&P futures dropped 20 points in just over an hour. Though the market recouped much of these losses the tone of the market definitely changed.Investors are wondering whether the start of the new month will mark the start of a new more friendly market or whether the end of October is setting the stage for more investor pain. In last week's column I looked at the last three-election year markets (Market Insights From Past Election Years) and concluded that the price action was the most similar to 2012 when there was a sharp post election decline.Let's look at some of the positive and negative factors that are likely to impact stocks for the last two months of the year. Will it be Trick or Treat?

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The Chinese Real Estate market is among the biggest in the world and is certainly the most watched in Asia. And that scrutiny comes not only from economists and developers but by equity investors trying to gauge when the housing bubble might burst. This week, Reuters Nationwide Index suggests that, [...]

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PetroChina, China's largest oil and natural gas producer, saw profits for the third-quarter plunge by 77% as the more than two-year roil in global oil markets and low oil prices hit the company hard. The company also posted slower crude production, which will force China to rely more on foreign supplies of crude oil.

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A big top in the market, Notwithstanding more easy money from global central banks, the stock market is forming a huge top and is getting weaker, not stronger. Keep in mind, every bull market in history has a definitive beginning and a definitive end. This bull market began in early 2009 and is getting "old" by any normal measure. That means, we are getting closer to the end of this stubborn bull and closer to the next bear market. It is important to keep that in mind as you position your portfolio if the market continues to fall.

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Oil market doldrums have created financial pain for Saudi Arabia, once thought immune to any oil market downturn. The kingdom has already announced that it wants to wean itself off of over-reliance on oil revenues, but there are still other steps that can be taken, including examining its expensive role in the war in Yemen.

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Why two stocks may hold the key to a winning year for the index that mom and pop investors follow most.

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