This Week's News in Flux
Posted Friday, July 20, 2001, at 3:00 AM ETIf you check the wire-service stock market headlines as frequently as I do … well, then you should probably stop. Obviously what these headlines pass along is the most fleeting impression of a constantly shifting market and the various forces that apparently affect it; what I like about them is the convention dictating that whatever little fluctuation is going on must be tied to some big, sweeping explanation or trend. Which is of course forgotten a few hours later when the momentum shifts—and "optimism" gives way to a "sour mood" overnight. Here, for instance, are selected market-overview and related headlines from the past week. What can you learn from them? I'm not sure. But I have a feeling that the stories they were attached to would tell you even less about the markets and what might move them next.
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StumbleUponStocks Post Biggest Jump in Two Months
Thursday, July 12, 5:38 p.m. ET
Consumers Keep Economy Afloat
Friday, July 13, 5:22 p.m. ET
U.S. Economy Not Out of the Woods
Saturday, July 14, 6:13 p.m. ET
Earnings Flood Could Lift Stocks
Sunday, July 15, 10:46 a.m. ET
Stocks Slump, Earnings Flood Hits Street
Monday, July 16, 4:56 p.m. ET
Stocks Rally, Street Shrugs Off Earnings
Tuesday, July 17, 2:37 p.m. ET
Stocks Climb, Investors See Silver Lining
Tuesday, July 17, 4:52 p.m. ET
Stocks Rise on Optimism
Tuesday, July 17, 6:20 p.m. ET
Stocks Seen Opening Lower Amid Sour Mood
Wednesday, July 18, 8:17 a.m. ET
Stocks Weak as Gloomy Forecasts Weigh
Wednesday, July 18, 2:05 p.m. ET
Greenspan Says Economy Bottoming, Risks Remain
Wednesday, July 18, 5:56 p.m. ET
Stocks Gain, Buyers Upbeat
Thursday, July 19, 2:15 p.m. ET
Stocks Hold Gains, Buoyed by Nokia, Dell
Thursday, July 19, 4:16 p.m. ET
Gosh, what will happen next? Stay tuned, stay tuned . ...
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Reader Comment From The Fray:
Headlines we won't see:
Investors Demand Constant Analysis, Ignore Absurdity
Business Writer Paychecks Not Tied to Market.
--WillV
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