In previous years it was frustrating to do so with
markets near their highs.
For example, you want to place paddies near water to increase food production, place
your markets near high traffic roads to increase the amount of people, place your troop buildings near the capitol, etc..
Not exact matches
Despite the recent softness in data — the Citi economic surprise index for the eurozone is now at its lowest since June 2012 —
markets remain stubbornly bullish on the euro with overall bets still
near record
highs as longer - term expectations remain optimistic.
NEW YORK, May 1 (Reuters)- Oil prices slid more than 1 percent on Tuesday as the dollar remained
near a four - month
high, but worries that U.S. President Donald Trump will pull out of the Iran nuclear deal underpinned the
market.
Oil prices slid more than one per cent on Tuesday as the US dollar remained
near a four - month
high, but worries that US President Donald Trump will pull out of the Iran nuclear deal underpinned the
market.
The labor
market is tighter than it has been in decades, with unemployment
near an all - time low at 4.1 % and unfilled job openings
near an all - time
high at about 6 million.
Getting more third - party sellers to offer same - day delivery could help Amazon offset the
high costs of offering fast shipping and building warehouses
near large urban
markets, says Jarrett Streebin, CEO of shipping startup EasyPost.
MARKETS: The dollar held
near a four - month
high against a basket of major currencies, buoyed by the outlook for a strong U.S. economy and rising yields amid signs of slowdown elsewhere, especially in Europe.
Now, though, an improving economy and increasing emerging -
market demand for new airplanes have pushed orders back to
near decade
highs — in 2011 Airbus received 1,419 orders for its planes — and Boeing and Airbus are trying to get through a backlog of about 4,000 aircraft apiece.
LONDON, April 25 (Reuters)- Oil edged
higher on Wednesday,
nearing three - year
highs reached the previous day, as rising U.S. fuel inventories and production weighed on an otherwise bullish
market.
The bitcoin craze is just another sign that U.S. stocks may be
nearing the end of their latest run
higher, several
market analysts say.
In a global
market, if you're already
near the top in terms of education and skills, you can command a
higher wage.
Wages are still dropping, unemployment — at just under 8 % — is still
high, and the American housing
market is still scraping along
near the bottom.
Powell has been a reliable supporter of the consensus forged by Yellen on the policy - setting Federal Open
Market Committee, and likely will be seen as a less risky choice with the economy growing solidly and U.S. stock
markets near record
highs.
He touted the company's growing
market - share in the
high - growth
market, which he says stands
near 30 percent, up from a 1 percent just nine months ago.
With an ultimate feedstock capacity of one million barrels a day and «
near net zero» emissions, the refinery would produce
high - margin products such as kerosene and aviation fuel for the Asian
market.
The report made for good reading, to be sure, but with the stock trading
near an all - time
high going into the release, it was unable to climb further and swim against the tide of profit taking that ensnared the broader
market on this particular day.
The following may be true of a potential takeover: • the company has fewer than 50 million shares outstanding; • management is dominated by persons
near retirement age; • management's record on innovations and improving returns has been poor; • the company owns assets whose
market values are potentially
higher than those shown on the balance sheet; • outside investors have been steadily buying the stock.
Given we're
near all - time
highs and the stock
market moves much more violently than the bond
market, the logical conclusion is to shift some of our investments out of stocks and into bonds.
The
market is
near all - time
highs now and there is no reason to freak out.
The iShares US Medical Devices ETF ($ IHI) is an ETF that has not only been a
market leader for many months, but continues to hold
near its
highs without signs of distribution.
Last Friday, the ProShares UltraShort MSCI Emerging
Markets ETF ($ EEV) consolidated
near the
high of the previous day's powerful downward move.
Although all the stocks discussed in this video have bullish chart patterns that could push
higher in the
near - term if the broad
market remains healthy, these are NOT specific swing trade buy recommendations.
Sellers will have less incentive to put their homes on the
market, because most have
near - record - low rates and would be buying into significantly
higher rates.
In uptrending
markets, the Morpheus trading system focuses on buying stocks as they break out above bases of consolidation
near the
highs.
While observers give the category
high marks for both performance and long - term investment potential, at the same time, many analysts express caution in the short term, warning that prices appear to have peaked or be
near peaking in some
markets.
Although yesterday's action in the Nasdaq could easily lead to a
near - term pullback from the recent
highs, we can not rule out the possibility of a strong recovery today, as bull
markets tend to close out the week in bullish fashion.
While I don't expect a significant deterioration in credit
markets next year, conditions are turning less favorable: corporate leverage is
higher, default rates are rising and with oil hovering
near $ 40, energy issuers are at risk.
Although our
market timing model is still in «buy» mode, this sector has been absolutely dead, trading
near the 52 - week lows while the
market trades at its
highs.
As the holiday shopping season grows
near, the
markets have again hit new all - time
highs, and the bull run is approaching 9 years old.
Due to the strengthened elements involved in construction, this model resides
near the
high - end
market.
As mentioned above, there are still a handful of non «A-rated» stocks in defensive sectors that may push
higher in the
near - term, but clearly this is not the type of
high momentum, growth - driven
market I like to swing trade on the long side.
Worse still, history shows clearly that most people enter the
market near the tops when the risk is
highest.
Although U.S. equity indices are hovering
near all - time
highs, the average stock in the Russell 3000 - which covers 98 % of the investable
market - is already in «bear
market» territory.
«It's easy to say that you're risk tolerant when the
markets are
near all - time
highs,» says Mark.
With the S&P 500 within about 8 % of its
highest level in history, with historically reliable valuation measures at obscene levels, implying
near - zero 10 - 12 year S&P 500 nominal total returns; with an extended period of extreme overvalued, overbought, overbullish conditions replaced by deterioration in
market internals that signal a clear shift toward risk - aversion among investors; with credit spreads on low - grade debt blowing out to multi-year
highs; and with leading economic measures deteriorating rapidly, we continue to classify
market conditions within the most hostile return / risk profile we identify — a classification that has been observed in only about 9 % of history.
«Risk appetite has continued to improve over the past few days with equity
markets, the euro and the pound continuing to trade near their recent highs,» said CMC Markets analyst Michael
markets, the euro and the pound continuing to trade
near their recent
highs,» said CMC
Markets analyst Michael
Markets analyst Michael Hewson.
Why trying to avoid a bear
market can be a costly mistake for stock investors Double - digit gains have historically been seen in the 12 months leading up to a bear marketTrying to correctly time the
market is a
near - impossibility for any investor, and the potential mistakes are just as severe whether you're trying to sell
high while you can, or buy low.
Darin Kingston of d.light, whose profitable solar - powered LED lanterns simultaneously address poverty, education, air pollution / toxic fumes / health risks, energy savings, carbon footprint, and more Janine Benyus, biomimicry pioneer who finds models in the natural world for everything from extracting water from fog (as a desert beetle does) to construction materials (spider silk) to designing flood - resistant buildings by studying anthills in India's monsoon climate, and shows what's possible when you invite the planet to join your design thinking team Dean Cycon, whose coffee company has not only exclusively sold organic fairly traded gourmet coffee and cocoa beans since its founding in 1993, but has funded dozens of village - led community development projects in the lands where he sources his beans John Kremer, whose concept of exponential growth through «biological
marketing,» just as a single kernel of corn grows into a plant bearing thousands of new kernels, could completely change your business strategy Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute, who built a
near - net - zero - energy luxury home back in 1983, and has developed a scientific, economically viable plan to get the entire economy off oil, coal, and nuclear and onto renewables — while keeping and even improving our
high standard of living
In my previous blog post, I said that indecision and choppy price action
near the
highs «is often a warning sign that a substantial pullback may be just around the c orner (especially when combined with
higher volume selling in the broad
market).»
OTA coin blasted
higher on Wednesday and today, and even though the earlier April 29 rally
high near the strong Mean $ 2.1310 resistance stopped the move, for few days, the crypto - coin remains to be one of the leaders of the current crypto
market, while exhibiting its robustness elegantly for the whole sector.
In my previous blog post, I said that indecision and choppy price action
near the
highs «is often a warning sign that a substantial pullback may be just around the corner (especially when combined with
higher volume selling in the broad
market).»
But this unexpectedly sanguine report was a reminder that the beginning of a Fed tightening cycle could be
near, and the subsequent selloff is a clear sign that the U.S.
market is vulnerable to
higher volatility in the
near term, even though we like the long - term prospects of stocks.
The
markets are
near all - time
highs, which makes me hesitant to go all - in right now.
By studying its most loyal customers and
marketing specifically to similar households
near one of its dealerships, a Minnesota group not only increased sales but also generated significantly
higher profits on those incremental deals.
Despite strong backlogs and favorable macro trends, the analyst says TE's growth will still decelerate in 2019 given «somewhat elevated» inventory levels in the auto supply chain and other end
markets (like appliances) are
near the
higher - end of historical levels.
He recently argued that bitcoin's bull
market will resume in the very
near term as hedge funds,
high net - worth individuals and commodity speculators enter the crypto
market.
With the U.S. stock
market trading
near all - time
highs, it is counterintuitive to note that investors are overpaying for stability and avoiding risk.
Market participants are looking forward to getting their first major reading on earnings from the biggest technology - sector players in the coming days, but for now, investor sentiment has been able to overcome what would ordinarily be a troubling rise in long - term bond yields that could signal a steeper move
higher for interest rates in the
near future.
While the two largest Spanish banks — BBVA and Santander — have continued to grow, albeit driven by profitable Latin American operations, small regional savings bank have been struggling in a
market characterized by slow economic growth,
higher funding costs and unemployment
near 21 %.