It looks like the other shoe dropped this week. Just when everyone thought that we may have heard the last of the financial sector’s woes, more bad news hit the wires. The question is how many more shoes are left?

For a time, the market could shrug off negative news. Starting last week, the market was oversold and there was just too much negative news from the banks for it to ignore. However, for the time being, the bulls have held the line. Although there is still strong evidence to indicate a market bottom was established in November, that does not mean one should stay married to that opinion should conditions change.

The question that is constantly asked is “will there be a retest of the November lows?” The breaking of support this past week on all of the major indexes (8500 on the DJIA, 850 on the S&P 500, and 1500 …

By Keith Fitz-Gerald Investment Director Money Morning/The Money Map Report The Dow Jones Industrial Average is already in the bear’s grasp. And the U.S. economy may well be headed for a recession. But here’s the ultimate irony: Bear-market investing offers a direct pathway to the biggest profit opportunities most investors will ever see. History shows time and again that the worst returns come to those who buy at - or even near - market peaks, like those of 1928, 1969, 1999 and 2007, when Price/Earnings (P/E) ratios are typically higher than “normal.” Conversely, investors who buy when the days are darkest reap the best returns: Think 1932, 1942, 1982, 2003 and - take a deep breath - possibly 2008. Clearly, at a point when the world looks like it’s going to hell in a hand basket, sitting on the ...

NEW YORK - The Dow sank into a bear market on Wednesday as US stocks fell on growing concerns about the toll that record oil prices are taking on the economy and corporate profits. The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 166.75 points, or 1.46 per cent, to 11,215.51. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index lost 23.39 points, or 1.82 per cent, to close at 1,261.52, while the Nasdaq Composite Index slid 53.51 points, or 2.32 per cent, to 2,251.46. LONDON - UK stocks shed 1 per cent, extending the previous session’s sharp losses as miners fell on weaker coal prices and Marks & Spencer slumped after a profit warning, though drugmakers rose. The FTSE 100 closed at 5,426.3 points, down 53.6 or 0.98 per cent. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at 6,305.42 points, down 10.52 or 0.17 per cent. PARIS - The CAC-40 index closed at 4,296.48 points, down 44.73 or 1.03 per cent. TOKYO ...

MyECheck Inc. is a financial electronic transaction processor and provider of alternative payment solutions for internet and mobile commerce. In the past two days the stock has risen 35.38% and 19.32% respectively. A $10,000 investment on Monday would have resulted in a return of $16,153.85 in just 48 hours.

The consumer services sector has actually lost over 2% as a whole in the same two-day period that MyECheck has shown the impressive gain of over 61%. Monday’s 35% gain took place on 89,882 shares while today’s 19% gain took place with 97,717 shares traded. In that short window of time, the recently volatile Dow Jones Industrial Average has gained only 38 points on below average trading volume.

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NEW YORK - The Dow and S&P 500 were little changed on Monday on the final trading day of the second quarter as record oil boosted energy shares, offsetting weak financial stocks amid nagging concerns of further credit losses. The Nasdaq ended the session lower, hurt by a drop in the shares of Yahoo as it battles with shareholders after takeover talks with Microsoft fell apart. The Dow Jones industrial average gained 3.50 points, or 0.03 per cent, to 11,350.01. The Standard & Poor’s 500 Index was up 1.62 points, or 0.13 per cent, at 1,280.00. The Nasdaq composite index was down 22.65 points, or 0.98 per cent, at 2,292.98. LONDON - UK stocks ended 1.74 per cent higher, with oil stocks gaining on a record high crude price and miners, led by Anglo American, advancing on firmer metals. The FTSE 100 index closed 96 points higher at 5,625.9. FRANKFURT - The DAX index ended at ...

By Jason Simpkins Associate Editor High oil prices, a steep drop in consumer confidence, declining home values and a weak dollar conspired to drive the Dow Jones Industrial Average to its lowest point in two years, and made for the benchmark index’s worst June since the Great Depression. After falling more than 300 points last Thursday and extending losses on Friday, the Dow lost 4.2% in the week ended closing at 11,346.51 - its lowest level since September 2006. All totaled, the Dow plunged 9.5% in June - its worst mid-year performance since the 18% drop in the 1930s. Story continues below… Sign up right now, and we’ll send you an important new report for free: “The Three Best Investments in Asia.”...

Global stock markets are still under correction. Major indices haven't succeeded to rally after they bottomed on March this year. Last week Dow Jones Industrial Average has turned into the bear market by drop more than 20% from recent October high. Market lab show still Head and Shoulders bearish pattern for S&P 500 and DJIA on weekly basis. We have closed 4 consecutive weeks in negative for broad US indices.Iran tension and weak USD lift crude oil to new all time high. Another commodity supported by current market conditions is gold by endless sub-prime mortgages financial crises.Worse earnings reports are dragging down shares which again triggers selling pressure on US dollar. Which makes vicious spiral.Outflow from US dollar and shares helping some markets and their currencies. Especially economies growing still at modest pace. Have a look to Czech currency Koruna. Despite 20% appreciation ...

By William Patalon III Executive Editor Money Morning/The Money Map Report With the Dow Jones Industrial Average down 20% from its October peak - placing it firmly in bear-market territory after what’s so far been its worst June since the Great Depression - neither institutional traders nor individual investors seem able to find anything positive about the economy, corporate climate or financial markets. The subprime-mortgage mess and the ensuing credit crisis continues to exact a toll on the financial-services sector, meaning we can be certain those write-downs won’t be ending anytime soon. Oil prices can’t seem to find a ceiling as new records are again being set - regardless of whether you choose to call it market fundamentals or speculation. The U.S. Federal Reserve surveyed the financial landscape last week and left interest rates unchanged for the time since September as ...

T.S. Eliot might have been out by a few months – it looks as though June might turn out to be the cruelest month of the year rather than April.

Renewed fears of inflation and slower growth caused by record energy costs played havoc with global stock markets last week, resulting in the Dow Jones Industrial Average being on track to record its worst June since the Great Depression. As stocks suffered, gold bullion surged and government bond yields dropped due to safe-haven buying.

Sentiment soured as investors became more concerned that the credit crisis still had a long way to run and that the fallout was increasingly contaminating the real economy.

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The Giant Stealth Bear Market
by Larry Edelson Last year, when the Dow was hovering near its all-time high of 14,198, I issued my forecast that the next big move in the stock market would be a sharp decline to 11,600.

On January 22 of this year, the Dow hit 11,634.82. Since then, it’s been seesawing up and down, gyrating wildly, yet with an upward bias, reaching as high as 13,136.69 on May 19.

What gives with the Dow Jones Industrial Average? How about the S&P 500? And the Nasdaq?

Where are these indexes headed? With all the terrible news on the U.S. economy, why hasn’t Wall Street crashed in one giant bear market? Could it be that rather than falling …