Riding for a fall?

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Robust economic growth and low interest rates and inflation have resulted in a booming stock market in Europe and the US. Since 1991, stocks have doubled in the UK and France and tripled in the US. However, there are several factors that could disrupt the bull market including poor corporate earnings.

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The market's lonely voices: contrarian investors

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Contrarian investors, those who invest against the current trends markets are exhibiting, have been struggling trying to anticipate when the bull market will finally turn bearish. Many are now giving up on the strategy as they find themselves falling father behind bullish competitors.

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Wall Street's boring year

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The Standard & Poor 500 stock index may record its least volatile year ever, measured as the ratio of the gap between the year's high and low prices to the yearly low. Different sectors have been alternating gains and losses.

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