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Consumer confidence is at a 16-year high and retail sales are growing, and yet retail stocks keep falling. Why? It’s complicated.

Given what Amazon has done to industries like department stores and bookstores, could its move into semiconductors spell doom for chip stocks?

No matter which index you use to measure last year’s stock market returns--the results are the same--they were great! But as the following chart shows--while we are still on an upward trend in 2014--the seas have become a lot choppier. Many investors think that volatility is a dirty word, but with the...

In an uncertain climate for stocks, these three basic rules for growth investing should help keep you focused and grounded.

This week started off very strongly, especially on Tuesday, when some reports of peace talks overseas caused a big gap up in the indexes and a strong rise across the market.

After two weeks of mini-crash action, the indexes have snapped back well this week—the big-cap indexes are up in the 3% to 4% range coming into today (and this morning should open decently higher), with growth-oriented funds doing even better and even the broader indexes up a couple of percent.

BioLife (BLFS) reported Q4 results yesterday after the close that surpassed revenue expectations. Revenue was up 77.5% to $14.7 million (beating by $1.2 million) while adjusted EPS of -$0.01 was in-line. For the full-year 2020 revenue was up 76% to $48.1 million, driven largely by Media products, which grew by 32% to $31 million.

It’s been a very solid week for the market—at the close last Friday, the market’s overall intermediate-term trend was close to cracking, but the upmove in recent days has pushed most indexes nicely higher. In fact, both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq have nosed to new highs, which, as trend followers, is all to the good.

The markets had a mostly positive week, with most indexes up, and interestingly, the strength has been relatively broad based—whether it’s the big-cap indexes or small-cap indexes, growth or value, everything seems to be up in the 1% to 2.5% range.

It’s been a solid, steady post-holiday week for the market, with the major indexes generally flat (small and mid-caps) to up (S&P 500 and Nasdaq) 1% or so. That keeps the intermediate-term trend pointed solidly up, with all indexes we track a few percent above their 50-day lines.

This week has been a punch to the gut, but this too shall pass, and while the correction will probably take some time to play out, when it ends there will be some great opportunities given that we still see a bunch of earlier-stage stocks with great growth prospects.

It’s been another solid week for the market, with the major indexes kiting higher and, while individual stocks were a bit more mixed and news-driven, most are acting just fine.

The air travel industry is famously cyclical, making airline stocks poor long-term holdings. But when things are going well for the industry, it can be a source of short- and medium-term gains. You just need to know where to look. Today, there are a few bright spots. The first: budget airlines. These...

I had already sensed an opportunity in big oil over the weekend and wrote an article that will appear on the Cabot website in the coming days.

Note: As a reminder, there will be no Top Ten issue next week—it’s one of our two weeks off and we’ll be busy relaxing with the family for much of it. For those that celebrate, have a fantastic Christmas and we’ll be back in touch later next week with another Movers & Shakers Update. I will be in and out of the office next week but should be able to get back to any questions you have on individual stocks—you can email me directly at mike@cabotwealth.com.

It’s been a relatively quiet and mildly positive week for the major indexes, with most up less than 1% (though small caps have been a little stronger) following this morning’s jobs report. It’s a similar story with interest rates, which, despite a pop higher today, are unchanged to slightly higher on the week.

The high hopes investors had for IPOs in 2025 have been fading of late, but despite the slowing pace of activity, there are still names worth watching.

The market has found some support as the week has gone on, turning what looked like a second straight dreadful week into a reasonable one. Near the open of Friday’s trading, the bigger-cap indexes were up modestly (1% or less) on the week, while small-/mid-cap indexes were up 1.5% or so.