bad – Weblogspot

Bad news for the economy is good news for the stock market… unless the worst happens

November 3, 2023 by Jamie

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on November 2, 2023 in New York. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Friday’s market reaction to the jobs report comes down to a simple premise: Bad news is good news, as long as it’s not that bad. Stocks rose sharply after the Labor …

The stock market may ignore this “bad news” as gains begin

October 23, 2023 by Jamie

Published: October 23, 2023 at 14:32 ET BlackRock strategists aren’t holding their breath for U.S. companies to finally turn positive in the third quarter. While many investors had hoped that the S&P 500 SPX would finally break its streak of negative quarters and post slightly positive earnings growth in the third quarter, a team of …