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Stock Surge in First Quarter of 2017 Rides the Tech Wave
wsj.com ^ | Updated March 31, 2017 10:09 p.m. ET | Corrie Driebusch

Posted on 04/01/2017 10:00:15 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach

Investors turn away from ‘Trump trade’ wagers—banks and industrials—to bet on growth shares

The S&P 500 posted its biggest quarterly gain since the end of 2015, as a brightening economic outlook offset investors’ waning enthusiasm for the “Trump trade.”

The index’s 5.5% rise in the first three months of the year extended postelection gains that have sent major U.S. indexes to records, but the most recent move higher reflects a change in the bets that are fueling the rally.

Investors dialed back on shares expected...

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: hitech; trumprally

1 posted on 04/01/2017 10:00:15 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

Time for some positive NEWS!


2 posted on 04/01/2017 10:02:28 AM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (The swamp is worse than most can imagine.)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach

No, it rides the pump to infinity (while the insiders sell) and dump wave.

Dumping coming soon to a stock market near you!


3 posted on 04/01/2017 11:02:45 AM PDT by TruthInThoughtWordAndDeed (Yahuah Yahusha)
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To: TruthInThoughtWordAndDeed
Dumping coming soon to a stock market near you!

I believe you are correct.

No more QE and other incentives unless President Trump goes far left (which is always possible)

4 posted on 04/01/2017 3:58:26 PM PDT by eartick (Been to the line in the sand and liked it, but ready to go again)
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To: Ernest_at_the_Beach
The index’s 5.5% rise in the first three months of the year ...

I have investments in conservative stock holdings, and have seen 7.25 percent performance increases in these last three months, beating the index performance. It's crazy. My wife's into less stable holdings and did much better than me. As for bonds and straight interest, almost nothing in comparison. With President Trump in the White House, people are expecting good things to happen with the economy.

5 posted on 04/01/2017 7:33:59 PM PDT by roadcat
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To: roadcat
I am hearing that the CEO’s are preparing to come out of their shell and start investing and hiring agin with the regulation onslaught of Obama being reversed by President Trump!
6 posted on 04/01/2017 7:59:57 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach (The swamp is worse than most can imagine.)
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