Archive for January, 2010

Are stocks set for a down year? (Reuters)

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange January 28, 2010. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters – The adage “as January goes, so goes the year” bodes ill for equity investors after the S&P 500 closed out its worst month in almost a year. This week, they will have to contend with fears of sovereign defaults and potential unpleasantness in the U.S. labor market as well.

Are stocks set for a down year? (Reuters)

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange January 28, 2010. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters – The adage “as January goes, so goes the year” bodes ill for equity investors after the S&P 500 closed out its worst month in almost a year. This week, they will have to contend with fears of sovereign defaults and potential unpleasantness in the U.S. labor market as well.

Are stocks set for a down year? (Reuters)

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange January 28, 2010. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters – The adage “as January goes, so goes the year” bodes ill for equity investors after the S&P 500 closed out its worst month in almost a year. This week, they will have to contend with fears of sovereign defaults and potential unpleasantness in the U.S. labor market as well.

Are stocks set for a down year? (Reuters)

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange January 28, 2010. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters – The adage “as January goes, so goes the year” bodes ill for equity investors after the S&P 500 closed out its worst month in almost a year. This week, they will have to contend with fears of sovereign defaults and potential unpleasantness in the U.S. labor market as well.

Selling on good news means trouble is brewing. (AP)

FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2010 file photo, specialist Jason Hardzewicz is surrounded by screens as he works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. The Dow Jones industrial average fell 3.5 percent in January, the worst month for stocks since the depths of the bear market last year. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)AP – It’s the spoiled brat market.