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By Shaun le Roux Equity markets around the world are struggling. Most markets are down in 2008 and are not significantly above their lows earlier this year. The Shanghai Composite in China is more than 50% down on its October 2007 high. Equity markets have had to grapple with a [...]   By Prieur du Plessis, on June 18th, 2008 posted in: Investment, Markets, Money, Stocks  7 people had their say - chime in!
A shrinking economy bodes ill for corporate earnings and current indications are that the S&P 500 Index’s earnings could be down by as much as 30% to 40% in year-ago terms by the end of Q2 2008. The key to assessing valuation levels, however, is to get a grip on the forward numbers. This post analyses this aspect and concludes that it would be irrational to bank on above-average returns from these valuation levels. A muddle-through outlook seems to be what the US stock market has in store. [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Portfolio Update: Value Stock Guide Portfolio Up 12.90% vs 4.41% for S&P500 in January 2012 (Value Stock Guide, 2/4/12) What a Little-Known Market Tool Is Telling Us About U.S. Stocks in 2012 (Money Morning, 1/11/12) Three Reasons Stocks Could Jump 18% in 2012 (Wall Street Daily, 1/24/12)
Source: Tom Toles, The Washington Post, June 17, 2008.
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By Kevin Lings Fitch Ratings has revised the outlook for South Africa’s long-term foreign currency rating of ‘BBB+’ from Positive to Stable. According to Fitch, “the revision of the outlook reflects a reassessment of South Africa’s medium-term potential growth prospects as supply side constraints have become more visible in 2008 and [...] More on this topic (What's this?) Three challenges facing South Africa (Wall Street Sector Selector, 11/14/11) South Africa could also do with interest rate cuts (Wall Street Sector Selector, 11/8/11) Winter Strikes Help Boost This Metal’s Price (Investment U, 8/1/11) |
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