Friday May 16, 2008
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Bullish newsletters versus bearish analysts
Online Edition: Friday, May 16, 2008 06:00 AM
Revised negative earnings forecasts may be leading indicators
Tug of war between bullish newsletters and bearish analysts
Published: Friday, May 16, 2008 12:00 AM Page B10
We've got some good news and some bad news about the stock market.The good news is investment newsletter writers are getting more bullish. The bad news? Wall Street analysts are getting more bearish.
Why is everyone suddenly gaga over gas?
Online Edition: Thursday, May 15, 2008 06:00 AM
End to oil mania would deflate natural gas
Gaga for gas? An end to the oil mania would change that tune
Published: Thursday, May 15, 2008 12:00 AM Page B14
Crude oil gets all the headlines, but there's another fossil fuel that's had an even more impressive run this year.Natural gas has surged 55 per cent in 2008, topping the 29-per-cent rise in crude. And it could go higher still, especially if the summer brings scorching temperatures that prompt homeowners to crank up their air conditioners or hurricanes that knock out gas platforms in the Gulf of Mexico.
An apt market description: ‘undeserved calm'
Online Edition: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 06:00 AM
Equity markets left vulnerable to downside risk
An apt market description: 'undeserved calm'
Published: Wednesday, May 14, 2008 12:00 AM Page B15
Head fake or the real deal?As stock markets surge this spring, everyone wants to know the same thing: Is the rally signalling an upturn in economic growth and corporate profits, or is it just a bad joke that will end in tears for all concerned?
TSX at record, but few are partying
Online Edition: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 06:00 AM
Some think market could be setting up for a tumble
TSX at record, but few are partying
Published: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 12:00 AM Page B1
Canada's benchmark stock index clawed its way back to a record yesterday, but you won't find a lot of high-fives on Bay Street.''I wouldn't call it a party here. The journey has been long and hard,'' said Ian Nakamoto, director of research at MacDougall MacDougall and MacTier. ''The sectors that still have clouds overhanging them, such as the financials, are still way off their highs.''
STARS AND DOGS
Published: Saturday, May 10, 2008 12:00 AM Page B17
Marvel Enterprises (STAR)MVL - NYSEYesterday's close $33.66 U.S., up $3.41 over weekIron Man. That's what the wife used to call us - before the kids were born and we started falling asleep after Coach's Corner. But it looks like the real Iron Man has plenty of staying power: The latest Marvel superhero to hit the big screen pulled in $200-million (U.S.) in his opening weekend. With a sequel planned for 2010 and movies based on other characters in the works, Marvel's stock has suddenly developed super powers.
This recovery hasn't been equal opportunity
Online Edition: Friday, May 9, 2008 06:00 AM
Five energy and materials companies accounted for a third of the benchmarks's recent gains
