To: 1010RD; A Cyrenian; abb; Abigail Adams; abigail2; AK_47_7.62x39; Aliska; aposiopetic; Aquamarine; ..
--and Caesar should've known better than to have trusted a bunch of Establishment Senators...
To: expat_panama
...capping a third week of declines as investors reacted to a steep drop in oil prices and a jump in the value of the dollar...Utilities, major exporters and companies that make basic materials like steel had the biggest declines.Utilities and "companies like steelmakers" benefit from cheap oil and strong dollars. "Major exporters" (whoever they are) -- to the extent that they use raw materials and labor from abroad also benefit from cheap oil and a strong dollar on the cost side of the income statement.
3 posted on
03/15/2015 7:12:33 AM PDT by
9thLife
("Life is a military endeavor..." -- Pope Francis)
To: expat_panama
Stock valuations are stretched IMO. Very hard to find bargains with a margin of safety.
4 posted on
03/15/2015 7:16:05 AM PDT by
Starboard
To: expat_panama
To: expat_panama
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