Wednesday, October 9, 2013

Morning Journal--Macro Markets Index is weakening

ow we’ve chosen to construct our single-fund solutions. Complexity is not necessarily sophisticated, it’s just complex. And, if trying to give investors the best chance for investment success is ‘simplistic,’ then we’ll gladly plead ‘guilty as charged.’

   News on Stocks in Our Portfolios
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Fastenal misses by $0.01, misses on revenues
o                                                        Fastenal (FAST): Q3 EPS of $0.40 misses by $0.01.
o                                                        Revenue of $858.4M (+7% Y/Y) misses by $5.6M.

Economics

   This Week’s Data

            The International Council of Shopping Centers reported weekly sales of major retailers fell 0.1% versus the prior week but rose 1.8% versus the comparable period last year; Redbook Research reported month to date retail chain store sales declined 0.5% but increased 3.3% on a year over year basis.

            Weekly mortgage applications rose 1.3% but purchase applications fell 1.0%.

   Other

            The Macro Markets Index is weakening (short):

            Latest Gallup poll shows decline in confidence:

                IMF growth estimates (short):

                Is the US the next Japan (short):

Politics

  Domestic

Brinksmanship and the decline of American exceptionalism (medium and today’s must read):

The potential silver lining to Obamacare (short):

Neil Cavuto on Obamacare (medium):

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