Current Events Archives - HowTheMarketWorks https://www.howthemarketworks.com/category/news/ Free stock market game with real-time trading and built-in lessons, curriculum, and assessments. Create a custom stock game for your class, club, or friends and learn to invest. Thu, 03 Aug 2023 20:29:43 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.4 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/cropped-touch-icon-ipad-retina-32x32.png Current Events Archives - HowTheMarketWorks https://www.howthemarketworks.com/category/news/ 32 32 5 Things That Have Changed the Stock Market Over the Last 20 Years https://www.howthemarketworks.com/5-things-that-have-changed-the-stock-market-over-the-last-20-years/ Fri, 26 Oct 2018 15:24:50 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=12830 As a trader or investor, it is important to understand that the nature of the stock market has changed in some big ways over the last 20 years.  This article will highlight the 5 big trends. Private Investors are Less Involved in Active Trading In 1998 60% of U.S. adults had investments through mutual funds Read More...

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]]> How Will Cryptocurrencies Affect the Markets and Businesses in 2018? https://www.howthemarketworks.com/will-cryptocurrencies-affect-markets-businesses-2018/ Wed, 31 Jan 2018 15:06:47 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=12310 Five years ago, most people didn’t have a clue what cryptocurrencies were. Ask the average man on the street about bitcoin and he would have raised his eyebrows and said “huh?”. Fast forward a few years and cryptocurrencies have hit the mainstream. Today, your Uber driver can tell you the latest bitcoin price and your Read More...

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]]> UpDown closes & The Best Alternative https://www.howthemarketworks.com/updown-closes-best-alternative/ Tue, 01 Aug 2017 18:18:45 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=11924 As of 8/01/2017, UpDown.com publicly announced that it closes its doors. UpDown was a stock market game with a real-time stock market game. UpDown users could invest in a simulated portfolio starting with $1 million and were paid based on their ability to consistently out-perform the S&P 500. We would also like to take this opportunity Read More...

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]]> Volatility Could Come Back in the Tech Sector https://www.howthemarketworks.com/volatility-come-back-tech-sector/ Thu, 29 Jun 2017 15:28:07 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=11883 There’s been a lot going on in the technology sector lately, with the NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) sell off and the selloff in late June after Alphabet Inc Class A (NASDAQ: GOOGL) got hit with a $2.7B fine, which pushed the stock down over 2% after the announcement. Volatility in NASDAQ-100 Now, in early June, Read More...

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]]> The Travel Money Market in Perspective https://www.howthemarketworks.com/the-travel-money-market-in-perspective/ Mon, 09 Jan 2017 14:52:45 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=11658 People buy foreign currency for many reasons. You may wish to purchase Forex as a hedge against depreciation, or because you are traveling abroad. Many people buy foreign currency to send to someone else who is living abroad. Whatever your reasons for buying or selling Forex, you will always want to pay the lowest possible Read More...

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]]> How Credit Cards Work https://www.howthemarketworks.com/how-credit-cards-work/ Wed, 09 Dec 2015 21:40:19 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=10260 How Credit Cards Work Since 2010 the use of credit cards has become more popular than writing checks when paying for everyday purchases. The banks have made it easy for most people to get a credit card, and most retailers have made it very easy to use them. What is a Credit Card? A credit Read More...

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]]> American Apparel Files For Bankruptcy! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/american-apparel-files-for-bankruptcy/ Mon, 05 Oct 2015 13:17:21 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=9859 American Apparel ([hq]APP[/hq]) has filed for bankrupsy this morning. It has failed to turn a profit since 2009. Like many other designer brands that once dominated the market among teenage and young adult high-end clothing, its business has been severely weakened as young people’s tastes have changed much faster than the brands can keep up. Read More...

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]]> Oil Price Slides Again On Inventory Data! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/oil-price-slides-again-on-inventory-data/ Wed, 30 Sep 2015 13:20:35 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=9773 Oil price is down again this morning after new stockpile figures show about 4.6 million new extra barrels’ worth of oil went into storage last month, compared to the 100,000 estimate most analysts were expecting. All this extra oil is going into storage because the global supply, or how much oil producers are pumping out Read More...

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]]> Investors Start Moving From Apple Stock, Even With Record Sales! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/investors-start-moving-from-apple-stock-even-with-record-sales/ Tue, 29 Sep 2015 13:34:14 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=9756 Apple’s ([hq]AAPL[/hq]) stock price has fallen this week in the wake of the new iPhone launch, which beat estimates to sell 13 million units in its first weekend on the market. This sounds like it should have been great news, so why did the stock price fall? Well, there’s a few things that investors find Read More...

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]]> Whole Foods To Cut 1,500 Jobs! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/whole-foods-to-cut-1500-jobs/ Mon, 28 Sep 2015 13:38:18 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=9741 Many big companies have been expanding lately, which has helped keep the unemployment rate down, but Whole Foods ([hq]WFM[/hq]) is trying hard to start cutting down. The big reason for this is that they are starting to get desparate to cut costs: their popular nickname is “Whole Paycheck”, since shopping there for a full load Read More...

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]]> The Blue Chip Challenge Is Over! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/the-blue-chip-challenge-is-over/ Wed, 16 Sep 2015 14:17:34 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=9529 Last week was the last day of the Blue Chip Summer Trading Challenge, which has been the biggest challenge HowTheMarketWorks has ever seen! Click Here To See The List Of Winners! You can join the next Challenge to win cash prizes by checking out our Prized Contests page (Click Here!), or look below for some Read More...

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]]> ETFs showing signs of stress with high trading! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/etfs-showing-signs-of-stress-with-high-trading/ Mon, 14 Sep 2015 13:52:28 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=9467 ETFs have been one of the most popular investment vehicles in the world over the last decade or so, with investors of all types attracted to the low fees, but diverse holdings, falling somewhere between mutual funds and stocks in terms of how easy they are to manage in a portfolio. However, one of the Read More...

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]]> Dow Jones Up After East Asian Gains! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/dow-jones-up-after-east-asian-gains/ Wed, 09 Sep 2015 13:46:39 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=9280 The Dow Jones Industrial Average futures had a big bump this morning, based on market data coming from China and Japan. Both countries recorded big gains today. The good feelings extended over Europe, with French and German indexes gaining over 2% each. The news comes after the Chinese government announced measures aimed at stemming the Read More...

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]]> Investors are ready for interest rate hikes! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/investors-are-ready-for-interest-rate-hikes/ Tue, 08 Sep 2015 13:19:56 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=9266 The interest rates set by the Federal Reserve Bank have been pegged near zero for many years now, and investors are signalling that they are ready to see it go up. During the financial crisis, interest rates were slashed down to historic low levels as the Fed did everything in its power to ease lending Read More...

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]]> US dependence on Saudi Oil falls! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/us-dependence-on-saudi-oil-falls/ Fri, 04 Sep 2015 13:04:28 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=9233 Times have been changing rather quickly for the alliance between the United States and Saudi Arabia. The main reason is energy. US dependence on Saudi Oil has been dropping rapidly in the last decade, dropping by 50% thanks largely to increased oil production in America (if you want to try trading oil on HowTheMarketWorks, check Read More...

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]]> American markets recover after China’s crash! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/american-markets-recover-after-chinas-crash/ Thu, 03 Sep 2015 14:01:28 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=9217 The next 5 days will be a very important learning experience for traders trying to sift through the rubble after China’s highly-publicized currency devaluation and subsequent shockwaves through the world markets. American markets have begun their recovery, with the S&P 500 (ETF: [hq]SPY[/hq]) and Dow-Jones (ETF: [hq]QQQ[/hq]) indecies both recovering some of the losses. However, Read More...

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]]> Jobs data released, Stocks Up! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/jobs-data-released-stocks-up/ Wed, 02 Sep 2015 12:41:02 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=9160   Stock index futures are up this morning as investors are starting to see buying opportunities after the big losses last month that stemmed from China’s stock crash and currency unrest around the world. However, investors are beginning to think that the initial sell-off was a bit of an overreaction; stock index futures are used Read More...

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]]> Oil Production Estimates Down, Raising Prices! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/oil-production-estimates-down-raising-prices/ Tue, 01 Sep 2015 12:36:45 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=9127 In a move that suprised almost no-one, OPEC announced that cuts in production to help prop up oil prices may soon be on the horizon. What was surprising was that US oil producers, who are not affiliated with the group, concurrently cut back production estimates. The change in US estimates is mostly technical; instead of Read More...

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]]> Alibaba Losing Ground To Surprising Upstart! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/alibaba-losing-ground-to-surprising-upstart/ Mon, 31 Aug 2015 13:39:08 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=9090 Alibaba ([htmwquote]BABA[/htmwquote]) has had a wild ride since its IPO last year. Today, shares are up about 3% from the first day of trading, although that pales in comparison to the heights in November, where they hit about 75% higher than today. Since November, prices have crashed down; their growth is still strong, but investment Read More...

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]]> Chinese stocks continue to fall, but the rest of the world is recovering! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/chinese-stocks-continue-to-fall-but-the-rest-of-the-world-is-recovering/ Wed, 26 Aug 2015 13:49:40 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=9070 Yesterday index futures around the world started pushing up after China announced a cut to interest rates and banking reserve requirements. That trend continues today, with stock prices in Europe and North America pushing ahead and erasing losses from the past week. China, however, is looking at a different story. The Shanghai Composite Index fell Read More...

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]]> Global Stocks Rebound On Chinese Stimulus! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/global-stocks-rebound-on-chinese-stimulus/ Tue, 25 Aug 2015 13:45:17 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=9036 Stocks around the world this morning after the Chinese central bank announced interest rate cuts, along with lowered reserve requirements for banks to encourage banks to start lending and put a stop to the global equity selling spree. This comes a week after the same bank drastically de-valued the Yuan, sending stocks, currencies, and futures Read More...

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]]> Global Stock Sell-off Continues! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/global-stock-sell-off-continues/ Mon, 24 Aug 2015 14:00:02 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=9029 Stocks around the world continued to lose value, over $5 trillion in value has been lost in the last 2 weeks, as investors continue to flee riskier assets after China’s currency devaluation. The move, which many have claimed was a move designed to boost exports, has caused waves all around the world. Investment to developing Read More...

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]]> Kraft Foods Puts Deep Cuts On Expenses And Jobs! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/kraft-foods-puts-deep-cuts-on-expenses-and-jobs/ Fri, 21 Aug 2015 11:27:57 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=8907 Berkshire Hathaway and 3G capital took control of Kraft foods and Heinz ketchup not long ago, where efforts first focused on Heinz. After replacing most of the top-level management (and many of the juniors), Heinz also shaved thousands of jobs in an effort to cut costs. The efforts seem to have worked; it boasted some Read More...

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]]> Crashing Markets Mean Cheap Stocks! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/crashing-markets-mean-cheap-stocks/ Wed, 19 Aug 2015 14:12:04 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=8819 Everyone paying attention to the news lately knows that there has been a lot of rough water over the last month or so; Gold and Oil have been tanking farther than usual, the Chinese currency devaluation rocked global markets while the Chinese stock market plummetted. Which is, coincidentally, a great time to start looking at Read More...

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]]> Record Housing Starts Boost Home Depot! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/record-housing-starts-boost-home-depot/ Tue, 18 Aug 2015 13:55:19 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=8764 New data shows that housing starts hit an 8-year high in July, with a construction frenzy underway as the housing market continues on its recovery after the financial crash. Home remodeling activity has been up as well, which helped Home Depot ([htmwquote]HD.N[/htmwquote]) beat earnings estimates and see stock prices reach new heights. There have been Read More...

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]]> Bonds are back up, with stocks sliding on data! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/bonds-are-back-up-with-stocks-sliding-on-data/ Mon, 17 Aug 2015 14:04:39 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=8754 The world markets are still edgy after China’s currency devaluation last week, and a Fed report showing that New York area manufacturing started sliding downwards has not put any investors at ease. Commodities and stocks both started down on Monday morning, many top analysts predict the pullback will continue for a short while longer as Read More...

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]]> StockLinkU Closes Its Virtual Trading Site https://www.howthemarketworks.com/stocklinku-closes-its-virtual-trading-site/ Fri, 14 Aug 2015 22:05:25 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=8730 StockLinkU, the stock simulation site launched in 2012 from Greenville SC, has apparently shut down. StockLinkU has apparently closed its virtual trading site. The site has been unavailable for several months now and there are no comments from its facebook and linkedin pages. Launched in 2012 as a free site, the site struggled to gain Read More...

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]]> European Economy Misses Growth Targets, Worrying Investors! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/european-economy-misses-growth-targets-worrying-investors/ Fri, 14 Aug 2015 13:41:28 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=8707 The European Union economy was expected to grow by about 0.4% in the 2nd quarter of this year, but researches have determined it missed the mark, coming up only at 0.3%. This may not sound like a big miss, but that tenth of a percent is a lot of money (billions of Euros of unrealized Read More...

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]]> Bonds And Gold Down After Chinese Currency Crunch! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/bonds-and-gold-down-after-chinese-currency-crunch/ Thu, 13 Aug 2015 14:23:49 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=8701 The beginning of the week was dominated by the Chinese currency devaluation; the Chinese central bank devalued the Yuan by over 4% from Monday’s exchange rate with the US dollar over the week. However, by this morning, things have returned more-or-less to “normal” on international currency markets. The biggest fear when the devaluation was announced Read More...

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]]> Alibaba Misses Earnings, Price Tanks! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/alibaba-misses-earnings-price-tanks/ Wed, 12 Aug 2015 14:34:00 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=8672 Alibaba ([htmwquote]BABA[/htmwquote]) missed its earning target, driving shares farther down for the company that had the world’s largest IPO last year. The news of the Chinese commerce behemoth’s miss came just after China announced another round of currency devaluation, bringing the total drop of the Yuan to almost 4% compared to last week against the Read More...

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]]> China De-Values Yuan In Surprise Move! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/china-de-values-yuan-in-surprise-move/ Tue, 11 Aug 2015 13:02:34 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=8594 Tuesday morning China announced an immediate 1.9% devaluation of the Yuan, surpising investors and economists around the world. Bankers around the world have long criticized China for manipulating its currency value in order to help drive exports; this sudden devaluation only strengthens those concerns. The Chinese economy has been facing slowed growth over the last Read More...

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]]> Oil Keeps Falling As Supply Keeps Going Up! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/oil-keeps-falling-as-supply-keeps-going-up/ Mon, 10 Aug 2015 12:02:23 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=8462 Oil Futures are down again this Monday morning after the newest reports show that the US has deployed 6 more drilling platforms, while OPEC continues record output. Countries who rely on oil exports for a significant amount of tax revenue have been pummelled; Canada is struggling to keep its promise of a balanced budget, Norway Read More...

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]]> 215,000 Jobs Added In July! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/215000-jobs-added-in-july/ Fri, 07 Aug 2015 13:32:51 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=8448 Based on the latest reports from the US Department of Labor, over 215,000 jobs were added in July, following a 230,000 increase in June. Despite the gloom-and-doom in the commodities market (especially oil and gold), hiring across the entire economy has been growing at a fairly stable pace over the last 5 years as the Read More...

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]]> Russia destroys imports of Western Food! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/russia-destroys-imports-of-western-food/ Thu, 06 Aug 2015 14:25:35 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=8413 In a game of Tit-For-Tat, Russia banned imports of most food from Western Europe last year after Europe imposed sanctions on Russia for the invasion of Crimea. However, distributors from Eastern European countries, particularly Belarus, have been trying to circumvent the ban, smuggling or re-packaging Belgian, French, and German food and shipping it to waiting Read More...

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]]> What is the impact of an increase in minimum wage? https://www.howthemarketworks.com/what-is-the-impact-of-an-increase-in-minimum-wage/ Wed, 05 Aug 2015 14:47:59 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=8375 This is one of the constantly trending topics in economics; should we raise the minimum wage? This will be a brief look at some of the pros and cons- this will be updated with more cases for and against as time goes on and more recent, relevant research is added. If you know of a Read More...

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]]> Apple and Oil Fall, Investors Hoping For A Rebound! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/apple-and-oil-fall-investors-hoping-for-a-rebound/ Tue, 04 Aug 2015 14:41:02 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=8335 Crude oil futures and Apple stock both took a big hit on Tuesday as weak demand for oil coupled with an unexpected drop in Apple stock. The weakening of the price of Oil is somewhat expected; Summer is usually when global demand is at its highest, and with Fall approaching the markets expect demand, and Read More...

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]]> Russia’s Economy Hammered By Low Oil! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/russias-economy-hammered-by-low-oil/ Fri, 31 Jul 2015 14:25:34 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=8277 Russia is the world’s top energy exporter, extracting and selling billions of barrels of crude oil and natural gas; a huge amount of the national budget (and therefore the method of payment for social services, the military, and much more) is paid for on taxes on these fossil fuels. So there are few countries that Read More...

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]]> Facebook’s Revenue Jumps, But Profits Plummet! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/facebooks-revenue-jumps-but-profits-plummet/ Thu, 30 Jul 2015 09:13:12 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=8160 Facebook released its 2nd quarterly earnings yesterday, with some big shocks followed by a drop in stock prices. Facebook has grown at an almost unprecedented pace since inception, and now their growth problem is that almost everyone already has a Facebook account, so they need to target other opportunities outside their core browser application and Read More...

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]]> Barclay’s analysts warning against hype in Netflix, Google, and More! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/barclays-analysts-warning-against-hype-in-netflix-google-and-more/ Tue, 28 Jul 2015 13:51:17 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=8112 Barclay’s financial analysts are regarded as some of the best in the world; it is no coincidence that they are one of the most respected capital management firms around. Usually when they make a recommendation, there is a good reason. Today they have made a recommendation that came as a surprise; Google ([htmwquote]GOOG[/htmwquote]), Facebook ([htmwquote]FB[/htmwquote]), Read More...

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]]> Gold Price Crash Spreads To Other Metals, And Commodities! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/gold-price-crash-spreads-to-other-metals-and-commodities/ Mon, 27 Jul 2015 13:22:36 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=8075 Just a few years ago Gold was considered one of the safest investments one could make; politicians were arguing to resume backing US currency in Gold, “Cash For Gold” commercials and pawn shops sprouted up across every corner of the United States, and investors were putting more and more money into the precious metal as Read More...

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]]> GlaxoSmithKline Gains Approval For The World’s First Malaria Vaccine! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/glaxosmithkline-gains-approval-for-the-worlds-first-malaria-vaccine/ Fri, 24 Jul 2015 11:51:44 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=8025 GlaxoSmithKline, also known as Glaxo, or GSK, is one of the world’s leading pharmacutical manufacturers, producing billions of dollars of medication per year. Since 1987, they have been working on the development of a vaccine for Malaria, one of the world’s deadliest diseases. Malaria is thought to have killed more humans than any other cause Read More...

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]]> Truck Demand Spikes, GM Earnings Rise To Match! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/truck-demand-spikes-gm-earnings-rise-to-match/ Thu, 23 Jul 2015 15:31:25 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=8004 General Motors (Click Here for Quote) has doubled its year-on-year earnings, thanks mostly to a huge uptick in demand for its trucks. The auto maker has long paid off its loans from the government taken out during the financial crash, and has been rapidly expanding in foreign markets over the last few years. Specifically, China Read More...

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]]> Wall Street Is Losing Patience With Big Oil! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/wall-street-is-losing-patience-with-big-oil/ Tue, 21 Jul 2015 12:03:28 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=7982 Some of the biggest oil producers in the United States are starting to get into bigger and bigger trouble as they have been struggling to cope with the crash of oil prices in the last few years. Across the middle of the United States, between Texas and North Dakota, shale oil drilling and extraction, known Read More...

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]]> Consumer Prices Up, Raising Inflation Fears! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/consumer-prices-up-raising-inflation-fears/ Fri, 17 Jul 2015 16:00:34 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=7899 Inflation is up in the latest Consumer Price Index report, showing the first total-year increase since the financial crash. Prices increased about 0.3% in June, and 0.4% in May. This increase in prices is welcomed by many economists and analysts; raising prices is a good sign that the economy is growing. The Federal Reserve Bank Read More...

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]]> US Jobless Claims Fall For The First Time In 4 Weeks! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/us-jobless-claims-fall-for-the-first-time-in-4-weeks/ Thu, 16 Jul 2015 13:23:59 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=7881 More good news for the US labor market, Jobless Claims have resumed their decent last week, after 3 weeks of climbing. This continues to signal that the US economy is beginning to see strong growth, not just recovery, in the job market after several years of being plagued by high unemployment after the 2008 financial Read More...

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]]> Fed Announces Interest Rate Increases This Year! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/fed-announces-interest-rate-increases-this-year/ Wed, 15 Jul 2015 15:35:29 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=7872 The Chairwoman of the Open Market Committee of the Federal Reserve Bank, Janet Yellen, announced today that the prime lending rate will almost certainly be increased this year, based off strong labor market data and economic growth around the United States. The Federal Funds Rate has been set near 0% for the past several years Read More...

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]]> US Markets Are Up After Greece Comes To Agreement With Creditors! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/us-markets-are-up-after-greece-comes-to-agreement-with-creditors/ Mon, 13 Jul 2015 16:48:18 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=7856 We have been giving a lot of attention to Greece and China recently in our “Top Stories”, and with good reason! Greek debt has been spiraling outwards since the financial crash in 2008, but there has been severe resistance to “austerity measures” (another way of saying spending cuts, usually targeting social programs like retirement pensions) Read More...

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]]> Top Analysts Project More Growth, Despite China and Greece! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/top-analysts-project-more-growth-despite-china-and-greece/ Fri, 10 Jul 2015 12:21:18 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=7852 China’s stock crash and Greece’s debt crunch have been dominating news in the last couple of weeks, but these two stories have been making large waves, it seems, because they are the global outliers, not the norm. Thanks to increasing domestic demand, and continued support from central banks, economies around the developed world have been Read More...

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]]> Global Unemployment Still High! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/global-unemployment-still-high/ Thu, 09 Jul 2015 12:18:57 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=7849 If you follow our news stories at the top of the page, you may have noticed that a lot of the unemployment stories we focus on are generally good; US jobless claims have been falling drastically over the last 6 months, US overall unemployment rate is the lowest it has been since 2008, and the Read More...

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]]> US stocks are hurting with Greek and Chinese pressure! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/us-stocks-are-hurting-with-greek-and-chinese-pressure/ Wed, 08 Jul 2015 15:17:23 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=7842 On Wednesday, the DOW fell over 150 points in the morning, in large part due to investor confidence being severely shaken by the massive selloff in China, and the aftershocks of the Greek referendum. Investors around the world are reeling form these two combo-shocks, we have talked about some of the causes of the Chinese Read More...

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]]> Greek Referendum Rejects Bailout, Paving The Way To Euro Exit! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/greek-referendum-rejects-bailout-paving-the-way-to-euro-exit/ Mon, 06 Jul 2015 14:16:01 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=7840 In a landslide, the Greek voters rejected the terms of the European Union bailout package on July 5th, 2015. The vote was whether or not to accept the terms laid out by European creditors, namely France and Germany, to get Greek finances in order as a condition for further loans from the European Central Bank. Read More...

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]]> France and Germany Signal No More Concessions For Greece! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/france-and-germany-signal-no-more-concessions-for-greece/ Mon, 29 Jun 2015 13:27:58 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=7813 The Greek financial system was nearing the brink of collapse early Monday morning as banks were closed and capital controls have been placed over government bodies as they prepare for the last round of efforts to keep themselves in the Euro Zone. Greece has pledged to hold a referendum on July 5th to approve the Read More...

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]]> The Supreme Court Upholds The Affordable Healthcare Act! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/the-supreme-court-upholds-the-affordable-healthcare-act/ Fri, 26 Jun 2015 14:29:27 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=7811 The Supreme Court has voted 6-3 to uphold the Affordable Healthcare Act, commonly known as Obamacare, in a landmark decision that effectively killed the last efforts of conservative lawmakers to have the law removed. This battle has been continuing for years; almost since Obama’s inaguration speech lawmakers on both sides of the isle have been Read More...

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]]> InBev is buying craft brewers as Budweiser’s Market Share Drops! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/inbev-is-buying-craft-brewers-as-budweisers-market-share-drops/ Thu, 25 Jun 2015 14:39:44 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=7793 The world’ biggest brewer is trying to stay at the top spot! Anheuser-Busch InBev has been the top dog for beer for the past few years, with its flagship beers in the United States, Budweiser and Bud Light, ranking as the most common across the nation. However, “most common beer” is meaning less and less Read More...

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]]> IKEA raises minimum wage for US employees for second year in a row! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/ikea-raises-minimum-wage-for-us-employees-for-second-year-in-a-row/ Wed, 24 Jun 2015 15:01:36 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=7788 Walmart is not the only major retailer to be increasing their minimum wages for all employees; Ikea has increased their minimum wages for US workers for the second year in a row. Both major retailers reported much lower labor turnover rates after increasing the wages. However, Ikea, unlike Walmart, offers its wage increases based off Read More...

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]]> University Divestment Pledges Mean Less Than Students Think! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/university-divestment-pledges-mean-less-than-students-think/ Tue, 23 Jun 2015 17:18:26 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=7759 Over the past few years, student protest movements from around North America and Europe have been pressuring their universities to “divest”, or pull all their money out, from companies that make their money on fossil fuels. The argument has always been that the multi-million dollar endowments managed by the schools should not be complacent in Read More...

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]]> Taylor Swift Battles Apple and Wins! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/taylor-swift-battles-apple-and-wins/ Mon, 22 Jun 2015 14:03:08 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=7718 Apple Inc (AAPL) announced that they were launching a new music streaming service to compete with the likes of Spotify. The service will have a cost, but Apple was happy to announce that there will be a 3-month free trial period for all users. This sounded great for users, but they also announced that no Read More...

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]]> Chinese Stocks Fall 6.4%! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/chinese-stocks-fall-6-4/ Fri, 19 Jun 2015 13:03:17 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=7689 Friday, June 19 2015 was a very rough day for investors in China, over the last week the Shanghai composite index has fallen more than 13%. Analysts at three major investment and analyst firms across the United States have been issuing “Bubble Alerts”, warning that many Chinese stocks are dangerously over-valued, and the Chinese stock Read More...

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]]> WeSeed.com Closes, HowTheMarketWorks Offers Similar Stock Market Game Site https://www.howthemarketworks.com/weseed-com-closes-howthemarketworks-offers-similar-stock-market-game-site/ Sat, 31 Aug 2013 21:32:26 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=11488 WeSeed.com Closes, But WeSeed Users Welcome on the Free HowTheMarketWorks.com Stock Market Game Site as the Best Alternative WeSeed.com, a stock market game for educators and their students, will officially close on August 31, 2013. HowTheMarketWorks.com, the largest free stock market game for elementary, middle and high school students and classes, looks forward to welcoming Read More...

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]]> Gold Investors Bloodied ! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/gold-investors-bloodied/ Thu, 18 Apr 2013 02:49:57 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=5851 On Friday, gold opened below the $1,550 resistance line which tripped a massive number of stop losses. That was just the beginning of the carnage.

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]]> Indications of a Market Pull Back https://www.howthemarketworks.com/indications-of-a-market-pull-back/ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 05:36:02 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=5694 Today, you can find many articles warning of an imminent market pull back. As a new investor, it is helpful to understand how the various indicators contribute to these forecasts so that you will be forewarned and can make appropriate alterations to your portfolio before a bottom drops out. Those who are unprepared often pay a large penalty.

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]]> Obama Mortgage Rules Ignore Risks That Created Crisis https://www.howthemarketworks.com/obama-mortgage-rules-ignore-risks-that-created-crisis/ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 01:37:22 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=5688 Long-awaited government rules aimed at "tightening" home lending standards to head off another mortgage crisis are not as tough as the Obama administration is advertising. What's not required is any minimum down payment or credit score, which studies show are the two most important factors for predicting the ability of a borrower to pay back a home loan.

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]]> Cyprus, Luxembourg, Italy or Malta: Which country will unravel the euro zone? https://www.howthemarketworks.com/cyprus-luxembourg-italy-or-malta-which-country-will-unravel-the-euro-zone/ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 01:23:06 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=5683 Cyprus’s president says that country’s economic crisis is now contained, and it won’t need to leave the euro. But even if you believe him, that hardly means Europe is out of the woods.

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]]> The Labor Market is in Worse Shape than you Think https://www.howthemarketworks.com/the-labor-market-is-in-worse-shape-than-you-think/ Fri, 05 Apr 2013 01:13:59 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=5680 The ADP National Employment Report announced Wednesday that private employers hired 158,000 new workers in March -- the smallest gain in five months and far below the 200,000 forecast by economists.

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]]> International ETFs https://www.howthemarketworks.com/international-etfs/ Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:55:11 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=5533 These international ETFs allow easy trading on American exchanges and they invest only in the best-established, reputable companies of the country.

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]]> Best Months for Stocks https://www.howthemarketworks.com/best-months-for-stocks/ Tue, 19 Mar 2013 20:36:38 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=5390 What are the best months for stocks? Can you prove that there are best months to buy stocks or best months for the stock market. YES!!! There are Best Months for Stock Market.

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]]> Almanac Investor Newsletter https://www.howthemarketworks.com/almanac-investor-newsletter/ Wed, 13 Mar 2013 02:00:24 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=5320 Put trusted Stock Trader's Almanac strategies to work for your portfolio with Almanac Investor -- a digital subscription designed to help active investors implement cyclical, seasonal, and historical market insights with online tools, calculators, alerts and weekly eNewsletter that call out opportunities as they happen.

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]]> Stock Market Early Warning System – 85% Reliable https://www.howthemarketworks.com/stock-market-early-warning-system/ Tue, 12 Mar 2013 19:37:50 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=5277 January has been found to have two 85% reliable early warning systems for predicting the year’s market results.

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]]> Easiest Way to Win a Virtual Trading Game https://www.howthemarketworks.com/easiest-way-to-win-a-virtual-trading-game/ Thu, 07 Mar 2013 23:19:46 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=5203 Winning virtual trading games, like HowTheMarketWorks.com requires entirely different tactics than you would use with your own money. They require you to be VERY AGGRESSIVE!!!

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]]> Stocks to Watch – Volume Competition https://www.howthemarketworks.com/stocks-to-watch-volume-competition/ Fri, 01 Mar 2013 01:09:33 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=5154 Today we will analyze if volume on its own is enough to drive a stock higher or if volume combined with other factors are necessary for future price increase.

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]]> Two ways to make money with stocks https://www.howthemarketworks.com/two-ways-to-make-money-with-stocks/ Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:32:05 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=5074 The two ways to make money with stocks are Dividends and Capital Gains. Investors should have a clear understanding of their strategy before purchasing stock so they know the best way to evaluate any potential stock purchase.

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]]> Need Trading Ideas? Get FREE Stock Market Tips From The Pros! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/free-stock-market-newsletters/ Fri, 01 Feb 2013 20:24:58 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=4821 Try these 100% FREE educational and stock trading newsletters to get stock tips emailed to you weekly and start learning How The Market Works! Click on the offers that interest you, fill in any required information, and then scroll down and click the “Continue” button to start getting some free stock tips!:

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]]> 12 Easy Steps to Learn How the Market Works! https://www.howthemarketworks.com/12-easy-steps-to-learn-how-the-market-works/ Thu, 31 Jan 2013 20:55:21 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=4810 To help you get started in learning How The Market Works and to help you along the path of becoming an educated investor, we have put together "12 Beginning Stock Market Concepts"

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]]> Where the Heck is the Market Going in 2013? https://www.howthemarketworks.com/where-the-heck-is-the-market-going-in-2013/ Thu, 31 Jan 2013 19:49:02 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=4801 As we plan our investment strategy, we must examine current events. The market has been focusing on current events as the number one driver of market direction. As a result, most large investors are now biting their fingers waiting for the next shoe to drop.

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]]> The Trend is Your Friend https://www.howthemarketworks.com/the-trend-is-your-friend/ Sun, 27 Jan 2013 20:27:24 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=4764 "The trend is your friend" is one of the best known sayings, although it's message is incomplete. The full version should be, "The trend is your friend, until the end when it bends."

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]]> “Catch a Falling Knife” and Get Sliced by Apple (AAPL) https://www.howthemarketworks.com/catch-the-falling-knife-and-get-sliced-by-apple-aapl/ Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:14:45 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=4667 Many experienced investors forgot a popular stock market adage to “NEVER CATCH A FALLING KNIFE” when they picked Apple stock (AAPL) at $500 a share.

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]]> Volume Precedes Price and Confirm Stock Price Patterns https://www.howthemarketworks.com/volume-precedes-stockprice-and-confirm-price-patterns/ Thu, 10 Jan 2013 00:29:04 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=4050 Volume precedes price, meaning that the loss of upside pressure in an uptrend or down­side pressure in a downtrend actually shows up in the volume figures before it is manifested in a reversal of the price trend.

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]]> Free Real-Time Quotes https://www.howthemarketworks.com/published-2009-07-29-free-real-time-quotes/ Fri, 21 Dec 2012 14:38:47 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=3522 Marketworks LLC announces free real-time stock quotes on HowTheMarketWorks.com for their stock market game.

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]]> Valuable Stock Game for High School and College Classes https://www.howthemarketworks.com/published-2012-08-27-valuable-virtual-stock-market-game-for-high-school-and-college-classes/ Fri, 21 Dec 2012 14:33:06 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=3515 Stock-Trak, the web’s leading provider of educational stock market games and virtual portfolio simulations, has compelling evidence supporting the role of stock market games in high school and college classes.

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]]> Versace’s PowerTrend Brief https://www.howthemarketworks.com/versaces-powertrend-brief/ Fri, 14 Dec 2012 19:36:37 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=3355 This is a free weekly electronic newsletter that Chris Versace shares. He gives his thoughts on trends that affect today's investments called “PowerTrends”.

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]]> Vardy’s The Alpha Investor Letter https://www.howthemarketworks.com/vardys-the-alpha-investor-letter/ Fri, 14 Dec 2012 19:26:39 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=3352 Just like the world's elite analysts subscribe to The Alpha Investor Letter, every day investors are able to profit from the same investments they do. The best stocks are shared with you in his monthly newsletter.

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]]> Vardy’s Bull Market Alert https://www.howthemarketworks.com/vardys-bull-market-alert/ Fri, 14 Dec 2012 19:14:54 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=3346 To get genuine materials on an international investing level take a look at Vardy’s Bull Market Alert. It is a fast-paced trading aid that helps investors invest in stock picks that are from the world’s popular markets. There are a lot of which are unfamiliar to the typical investor.

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]]> Vardy’s The Global Guru https://www.howthemarketworks.com/vardys-the-global-guru/ Fri, 14 Dec 2012 19:09:20 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=3339 The Global Guru is a free electronic newsletter that is distributed weekly. It helps the investor discover and profit from the leading minds in the international investment community. Mr. Vardy utilizes his background and high-profile contacts in providing the investor with an insider’s view on international investing which you will not be able to find in the mainstream press, or even your broker.

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]]> Vardy’s Dividend Pro https://www.howthemarketworks.com/vardys-dividend-pro/ Fri, 14 Dec 2012 19:06:48 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=3334 Dividend PRO addresses how dividends play not only to increase your income flow, but also to build your capital gains.

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]]> Fabian’s High Monthly Income https://www.howthemarketworks.com/3299/ Fri, 14 Dec 2012 03:06:10 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=3299 It is High Monthly Income's goal to help you grow your capital income stream. High Monthly Income is simply here to assist investors in generating acceptable income to suit your needs and desires for the rest of your life as well as protect your hard-attained assets.

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]]> Fabian’s Making Money Alert Newsletter https://www.howthemarketworks.com/fabians-making-money-alert-newsletter/ Fri, 14 Dec 2012 02:09:59 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=3279 Doug Fabian has a free weekly email newsletter, be sure to sign up and learn how to build long-lasting wealth. He is also the editor of two paid newsletters which thousands of people have profited from it for years.

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]]> Skousen’s Winner’s Circle https://www.howthemarketworks.com/skousens-winners-circle/ Fri, 14 Dec 2012 01:58:59 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=3277 The Skousen's Winner’s Circle is an exclusive limited-membership group of highly motivated investors pursuing the highest level of investment success.

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]]> Skousen’s High-Income Alert https://www.howthemarketworks.com/3272/ Fri, 14 Dec 2012 01:44:15 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=3272 Every recommendation will pay superior income and have great capital-gains potential. You’ll be in the know about the best-returning — and highest-yielding — investments the world has to offer. The High Income Alert portfolio also features between 4-8 investments at a time, holding each position for an average of a little more than 2 months.

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]]> Skousen’s Hot Commodities Alert https://www.howthemarketworks.com/skousens-hot-commodities-alert/ Fri, 14 Dec 2012 01:32:07 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=3269 Dr. Skousen uses tactful trading to expose profitable commodities investments, regardless of the movement on the market. The Hot Commodities Alert portfolio normally suggests between 4 to 8 investments at a time, with each position holding an average of more than 2 months.

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]]> Skousen’s Hedge Fund Trader https://www.howthemarketworks.com/3263/ Fri, 14 Dec 2012 01:14:25 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=3263 You can create your own custom-made, private hedge fund by using Hedge Fund Trader. You'll produce excellent short-term profits by going long or short or by buying calls and puts with this short-term trading service.

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]]> Skousen’s Forecasts & Strategies https://www.howthemarketworks.com/3254/ Fri, 14 Dec 2012 01:01:57 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=3254 Skousen's Forecasts & Strategies utilize a high-gain, low-risk approach for your investment goals, with a 30-year track record of high success.

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]]> Skousen Investor CAFÉ https://www.howthemarketworks.com/skousen-investor-cafe/ Fri, 14 Dec 2012 00:40:36 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=3239 Skousen Investor CAFÉ is an electronic newsletter distributed weekly and written by Dr. Mark Skousen. Mr. Skousen offers valuable comments on today's markets, the economy, politics and other pertinent topics of interest and how they will affect individual investors.

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]]> Eagle Publications https://www.howthemarketworks.com/eagle-publications/ Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:01:32 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=3150 Eagle Daily Investor’s mission is to serve investors and policymakers by providing valuable information about the markets and the economy.

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]]> Financial Times https://www.howthemarketworks.com/financial-times/ Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:36:51 +0000 https://www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=3028 High quality global journalism requires investment. The Financial Times is one of the leading business news and information organizations. It is recognized worldwide for its integrity, authority, and accuracy of information. The FT family of companies consists of many newspapers.

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]]> More ETFs Play Hedge Fund Copycat https://www.howthemarketworks.com/more-etfs-play-hedge-fund-copycat/ Wed, 31 Oct 2012 21:06:57 +0000 http://staging.www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=2663 New hedge fund look-alike ETFs go beyond existing strategy-based ones by seeking to replicate holdings. But whether they really do that is open to debate.

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]]> Forbes Hedge Fund Wisdom https://www.howthemarketworks.com/forbes-hedge-fund-wisdom/ Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:19:25 +0000 http://staging.www.howthemarketworks.com/?p=2659 Top hedge fund managers have been buying and selling throughout this bumpy market with the aid of the Hedge Fund Wisdom newsletter. It brings to light which stocks top investors invest in today.

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]]> Safety Stocks https://www.howthemarketworks.com/safety-stocks/ Mon, 15 Oct 2012 19:19:52 +0000 http://virtual-stock-exchange.net/?p=2254 Some stocks, dubbed "safety stocks" by some investors, are stable enough that they tend to hold their value even when the rest of the market is in shambles. While these stocks aren't immune to the changes and fluctuations in the stock market, they usually weather the changes well and are much less prone to sudden drops in value.

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]]> Winning at Stock Trading https://www.howthemarketworks.com/winning-at-stock-trading/ Mon, 15 Oct 2012 19:16:06 +0000 http://virtual-stock-exchange.net/?p=2251 A trader is someone who makes a decision to buy and sell shares via the stock market. This can be done online or by using the services of a stock broker. If you decide to become a trader - to win - you must have a survival strategy.

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]]> Trading Guru Reveals Personal Money Management Secrets https://www.howthemarketworks.com/trading-guru-reveals-personal-money-management-secrets/ Mon, 15 Oct 2012 19:07:31 +0000 http://virtual-stock-exchange.net/?p=2243 You need to make protecting your capital your first priority if you want to be successful.

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]]> Steal Warren Buffet’s Stock Market Lesson Plans? https://www.howthemarketworks.com/steal-warren-buffets-stock-market-lesson-plans/ Mon, 15 Oct 2012 18:45:21 +0000 http://virtual-stock-exchange.net/?p=2237 When you first form your plan for a trade, you should consider what price or price range you think the stock is likely to reach. This is often called a target price, which gives some traders the wrong impression.

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]]> The Effects of the Fed’s Aggressive Monetary Easing Programs https://www.howthemarketworks.com/the-effects-of-the-feds-aggressive-monetary-easing-programs/ Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:37:54 +0000 http://virtual-stock-exchange.net/?p=1195 We are rapidly approaching the moment whereby the risks of continued monetary support may outweigh the benefits. Several Fed governors, including Charlie Plosser, Jeffrey Lacker and Richard Fisher, seem to already agree with me. These Fed officials seem to understand that the longer we wait, the harder it will be to unwind.

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]]> Impact from Third Round of Federal Reserve Quantitative Easing https://www.howthemarketworks.com/impact-from-third-round-of-federal-reserve-quantitative-easing/ Sat, 15 Sep 2012 14:41:04 +0000 http://virtual-stock-exchange.net/?p=277 The Federal Reserve announced a third round of quantitative easing Thursday afternoon, and it is big: A net $40 billion a month in additional purchases of mortgage-backed securities.

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