What is going on with the Stock Market? ?   Oh my God !?
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Um...not to state the obvious, but...it's falling.  Markets do that from time to time, and it doesn't necessarily mean that there's anything significant going on.  It's just a sign that people are unhappy/uneasy/worried/ panicking/ taking out money for other things.  \n\nIf a little blip like this has you on Prozac, you'll be comatose before long.  You have to go into investing with an understanding that we'll go through ups and downs.  \n\nHaving said all that, I'm not convinced that this drop is entirely unwarranted.  As one previous answerer said, inflation is now becoming a legitimate worry.  Greenspan, with his magic wand, is gone.  And we're stuck with all this wild spending our government is doing (and not paying for). We're wondering how it could possibly NOT be inflationary.  (Secret hint: it can't.)\n\nSo, armed with that info, what should you do?\n\nPersonally, I've been keen on investing outside the U.S. for some time now.  And today, with overseas markets falling harder than ours, this may be an opportunity to do some switching.  Of course, if the U.S. dollar falls, we'll probably buy less imports from them, but I doubt if that will plunge the world into recession.  We're big, but not that big.\n\nLonger term, I suggest you vote for politicians that understand fiscal responsibility.  (Secret hint: neither of the major candidates in the last election!)\n\nHope you can hold on through this difficult time.
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I've been studing the market game for about a year now, i didn't knew anything a year ago, I havent invested anything yet, i've just been practicing in stock simulators like stocktrak.com for about 2 months now, im happy i've made almost a 7% in my simulations (im happy with that since i am a rookie), I think I need to do a lot more reading, studing and practicing before I invest a single dollar for real. I think now I understand the markets much better.\n\nSince I am in a similar position as you are, just 1 year ahead studing :) , I would strongly recommend you to start by studing Profr. Peter Navarro's material. First I studied his audio course "Big picture investing", and read his books "when is raining in Brazil buy Starbucks", "when the markets move will you be ready?" and now i'm reading his most recent book "the well timed strategy", for me it was great to start with the audio course, since he explains the basics to understand the market, and it comes with a very didactic printed course guide. Profr. Navarro has been a great teacher for me, I don't think there are other books as good as this for a beginer, and belive me, i've done my research and been reading a lot!! after the audio course i was able to understand and take more "juice" from his books and other books that I have read, I recommend you to do the same thing.\n\nRegarding the Can Slim system teached by IBD's Bill O'Neal, I think he is a real master, his investing approach is great and relatively easy to follow if you use the investing tools on investors bussiness daily and do your research homework every day, actually, I just took the Can Slim Level I Seminar some weeks ago, and I am already subscribed for the level II seminar to be held at the end of this month, BUT, if i hadn't studied Profr. Navarro's material before, I am shure I would understanded much less from the can slim seminar, so I recomend you to start with Profr. Peter Navarro's material, its great material and has been a lot of help for me.\n\nYou can find Profr. Navarro's audio courses and books at barnes and noble, either in the book store or online, is not an expensive material, i would have pay 10 times its price, its worth much more.\n\nAnd, once you start to study, the learning curve never ends!! start with Prof. Navarro, before you buy any material much more expensive and not worth its price, belive me i've done it :(..im shure you will thank me.\n\nGood luck!!!
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Yes absoultyly gold ahs never been at this price except for in the 1980- you should have invested a year ago. This is a market trend that reflects fear of "soft money" or currency. Because the value of the dollar has fallen so much. You can invest now but it will be expensive to do so, and the price may go down. But such is the nature of stock.
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Were you reading the posts earlier?  Someone was saying "now that the libtards have won, watch our stocks tank" or some crap like that.  No tankin' on Wall Street, EH???  They must be incredibly SHOCKED.  hee hee hee
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If you had a nickel for every time someone suggested that the market was close to collapse, you would have already retired -- there are a number of market pundits that suggest we're close to collapse for a variety of reasons - be it the size of the US deficit, a slowing China, debt to GDP levels - but just like the tech bubble seemed ripe for a fall -- back in 1998! -- it carried on for some time. Simply read as much as you can on the economy, get a feel for the cycle (ie. when things are good versus when things are bad) and get a sense for when it makes sense to take some money out of your investments. I personally suggest watching employment figures. When unemployment ticks up, it's a bad sign. The consumer is a key component to the strength of the economy as a whole. When jobs fail to be created - or worse - when jobs are net-net disappearing, this is a worry. A  very simple tenet, but one to focus on. Good luck.
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The market is alright just now...the boom of around 4-6 years ago has gone, but there are jobs.\n\nGood luck!
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look up symbol ANDS.  It's a high risk drug stock.  It fell drastically recently due to stock option scandal, but it's recovering fast.
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Good question, Stock Market is up, unemployment is the lowest in many years, new home starts have been growing, manufacturing is on the increase.  So overall the economy is doing well!\n\nCould it be that "Bush" is doing an okay job?  If you look at the media polls his numbers are way down?  So what is going on?????
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Hey !\n\nI do agree with u that the stock market is falling. But dear, how come u expect the consequent rise in anything, isn't it?\n\nExcess of anything is poison, right?\nand that exactly has happened in this case.\nwell, let me tell u that the correction was expected even when the market had risen to the point of 6000, then 8000 and then after at 10000. moreover, let me tell u this was beyond the expectation ie. of 12000 pts. \n\nAnd that is why the market had to fall anyway. there is nothing wrong in that, right?\n\nNow, another issue to ponder is that it is also because of the increase in reservation quota and the corporat honchos didn't like it anymore. so they protested by way of reducing their stake and that too by way of bringing the fluctuations in the economy also.\n\nBut one thing is always for sure that the short term correction is much much better than that of the long term berrish market.
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That is a good question that I immagine everyone who owns stocks is now asking. I do not know the answer. The market had quite a run up and this might just be a technical correction. \n\nBut I have you been watching the dollar? It is falling like a meteorite. If I were a foreign investor I would be having second thoughts about owning U S stocks. Heck. I am a U S investor and I am having second thoughts. I have been moving money into foreign markets for almost 2 years. Maybe I have not been moving fast enough. \n\nThe Dow is still above the 50 day moving average so it is not yet time to push the panic button. If it does drop below the moving average, still at may not be time to panic but it may be time to think about it.
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Make sure JavaScript (not Java) is enabled, and make sure the page you are viewing is on finance.yahoo.com, and double check to see if the market the stock belongs to is open for trading.
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Sorry, I'm a U.S. investor.\n\nBut you better hold off on that question until this Downtrend shakes out. Today was a Reversal Day, and we should get a bounce here. The strength and breadth of this rally should tell us what to do.\n\nWerever your money is parked, it's going to look pretty good when everyone else is complaining about losses in stocks.\n\nGood luck.
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OC is back in the market (i think it was in bankruptcy) and it is actively trading on the nymex. GRA my only issue with it is the income growth at a negative 42.70% that is way more than enough to keep me away from it. Not to mention a P/E ratio of 83.9 WOW! That is way too high. I wouldn't touch this with Osama's money.
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Are you after short term gains, safe investments for the long term\n, mixed risk investments?\n\nWhat is your risk/reward strategy?\nTimescales?\nCan you afford to lose it ALL if the shares crash?\n\nUntil you know these answers, we cannot REALLY help you - other than give suggestions which SOUND good but might cause you all sorts of problems if they were not the right answers for you.\n\nIf you do not understand the market at all, then learning a little about it would be a GREAT idea. Also, if you expect people to give you investment advice and ideas, you might take the trouble to write a proper sentence WITH reasonable spelling - otherwise most folks will take you as a "txt-talking kid"
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looks like it came out of bankrupcy. Most likely your shares are nearly worthless. On yahoo they are now with a .PK\n\nhttp://finance.yahoo.com/q?s=ATAHQ.PK
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Bullish! of course summer dull drums is coming up.  I think now is the best of times because the market is anticipating the Fed not raising rates much above 5.25.  Growth is still going to be running in the double digits this year.  I can not wait for the Santa clause rally at the end of the year.  Last year was kinda lame.  BooYA!
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C u shud never worry abt the future of the share market....but still if u want to knw its will bounce back next week.  moreover people who r in the right company make money irrespective of the status of the market...\n\nThe guy who helps me in BSE & NSE has also started a blog recently called:\n\nhttp://spaces.msn.com/paise-pe-paisa