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    Republicans won governors’ races in New Jersey and Virginia yesterday as voters concerned about rising jobless rates and record home foreclosures punished Democrats. "Let’s call it a politically-inspired rally, given the Republicans did better in the New Jersey and Virginia elections than some had anticipated" said Robert Schaeffer, who helps oversee $2 billion at Becker Capital Management Inc. in Portland, Oregon. Full Article at Bloomberg.com
    Let’s call it a politically-inspired rally, given the Republicans did better in the New Jersey and Virginia elections than some had anticipated
    SOURCE: Bloomberg.com 1 month ago
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U.S. Stocks Maintain Gains as Fed Retains Plan to Keep Interest Rates Low
  1. Stocks are so undervalued and the economic fundamentals and the corporate earnings fundamentals are getting so much stronger
    SOURCE: Bloomberg.com 1 month ago
  2. The bottom line is the Fed is going to remain easy for a while. I think that’s the main thing to take out of this.
    SOURCE: Bloomberg.com 1 month ago
  3. There was an enormous amount of uncertainty going into the statement, people were on edge, people were positioned in certain ways, and now that the statement is out of the way, there is some readjustment of those positions
    SOURCE: Bloomberg.com 1 month ago
  4. Investors are starting to put that money back into the market. That’s why we’re looking at a two-month rally here that will take us up to the 1,200 level
    SOURCE: Bloomberg.com 1 month ago
  5. Businesses are still cutting back on fixed investment and staffing, though at a slower pace
    SOURCE: Bloomberg.com 1 month ago
  6. Activity in the housing sector has increased over recent months.
    SOURCE: Bloomberg.com 1 month ago

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