Sentences with phrase «downturn in stock prices»

For all the Sturm und Drang that surrounds bear markets (and for that matter, even the slightest whiff of them), sharp downturns in stock prices aren't all that unusual.

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A cyclical downturn, a sharp decline in stock prices, or an unexpectedly steep increase in real interest rates dictated by skeptical overseas investors might be the catalyst that prompts legislators to get serious.

European equities failed to end trade on a positive note, as market sentiment was hit by a downturn in commodity stocks and prices.

If the airlines show they can withstand the next downturn, Miller says, it could «lead to a significant re-rating» in which investors price airline stocks more like industrial stocks — in other words, at twice the price where they currently trade.

Analysts at Calgary - based AltaCorp Capital Inc. said in a report published Monday that poor pipeline access has hurt Canadian energy companies to the extent that their stock prices have underperformed U.S. companies since the downturn of 2008 - 09.

Many grocers saw dramatic drops in stock prices; Kroger Co.'s shares fell 32 % despite posting positive results during the downturn.

More active investors might also want to consider having a cash reserve, and creating a watch list of stocks to consider buying at certain price points, to prepare for buying stocks in the event of a downturn.

One school of thought is this: If you have stocks that aren't overvalued when you buy them, downturns in their value give you an opportunity to purchase more stock at a cheaper price.

In July, TRW's price was more than twice that of Bristol, but when concerns grew about a cyclical downturn in Europe, TRW stock fell sharplIn July, TRW's price was more than twice that of Bristol, but when concerns grew about a cyclical downturn in Europe, TRW stock fell sharplin Europe, TRW stock fell sharply.

At present, investors have no reasonable incentive at all to «lock in» the prospective returns implied by current prices of stocks or long - term bonds (though we suspect that 10 - year Treasuries may benefit over a short horizon due to continued economic risks and still - unresolved debt concerns in Europe, which has already entered an economic downturn).

Doomsayers have pointed to any number of reasons in recent years why they believed the market was headed for a downturn: Standard & Poor's downgrading of U.S. Treasury debt in 2011; the growth - slowdown scare in China that sent stock prices down 12 % in the summer of 2015; Brexit and the election of Donald Trump, both of which were supposed to be catalysts for a market rout.

If you're invested in the stock market and prices drop, you can use momentum to sell out and protect your portfolio in case the economy takes a downturn.

When the price / earnings ratio has approached 20, stocks have typically returned less than Treasury bills for as much as a decade or more.While it is not possible to avoid every downturn in the market, it is essential to defend capital when the Market Climate suggests a poor tradeoff of expected return to risk.

Those who'd bought stocks before the bubble inflated prices, and held them through the downturn, probably wound up ok in the long term.

The stock appears reasonably priced today, although a protracted downturn in commodity prices could continue to pressure near - term earnings.

Or, to put it another way, it would be a huge mistake to stay 100 % in stocks on the theory that «you can handle it» only to find that the reality of owning an all - equity portfolio during a market meltdown like the 50 % - plus downturn from late 2007 to early 2009 is more financially and emotionally unsettling than it seemed when stock prices were at or near a peak.

By contrast, in the wake of a market crash investors become overly cautious and often dump stocks and huddle in bonds and cash, even though stocks are usually more attractively priced after big downturns.

Stock prices took a sudden downturn in early February, with the S&P 500 erasing all the gains for the year, and then some.

Its value is typically inversely correlated to the rest of the market as a whole, because its status as a material, durable store of value makes it a preferred «safe haven» to move money into in times of economic downturn, when stock prices, bond yields and similar investments are losing value.

Markets that were expected to fully recover from the downturn have experienced issues with their class - A stock, such as the drop in oil prices in Houston and the slump in demand in the Washington, D.C. region.