 Personal Finance Daily JANUARY 24, 2012 Tuesday's Personal Finance StoriesBy MarketWatch
Also on MarketWatch today, noted contrarian Mark Hulbert takes a contrary point of view. He's recently been arguing that from a short-term point of view there's too much complacency in the market. But today, Hulbert writes about the viewpoint of Norm Fosback, who says "the market's fundamental position has evolved to the most favorable alignment in 20 years." — Anne Stanley , Managing Editor, Personal Finance Study shows sports TV success If you think 115 hours a day of live television sports is too much, think again. Last year, national broadcast and cable TV stations showed 42,500 hours of live sporting events, a 5% rise over 2010. But viewership figures and advertising revenue suggests there's more to come. Read more: Study shows sports TV success. How safe is a cruise vacation? After the grounding of the Costa Concordia cruise ship earlier this month, travelers may be asking themselves if cruise vacations are as safe as they've been assumed to be. Read more: How safe is a cruise vacation? INVESTING January uptrend meets major resistance While the January rally has been technically impressive, the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index have both risen to significant resistance, Michael Ashbaugh writes in today's free edition of The Technical Indicator. Read more: January uptrend meets major resistance. Market as undervalued today as in 1990 The stock market represents better value today than at any time in the last 20 years? That certainly is not something you've been reading recently in this column. For example, I've argued that, from a very short-term point of view, there is too much complacency out there — which is bearish from a contrarian point of view. Read more: Market as undervalued today as in 1990. ECONOMY & POLITICS Fed plans makeover meant to soothe hawks and doves After months of preparation, the Federal Reserve will reveal on Wednesday the results of its own facelift that has economists sitting on the edge of their seats. Read more: Fed plans makeover meant to soothe hawks and doves. Investors eagerly eye U.S. foreclosure rental plan Property management firms are eagerly awaiting an announcement by the nation's top housing regulator about a plan to bring in private investors to rehabilitate and rent out the nation's growing store of foreclosed properties. Read more: Investors eagerly eye U.S. foreclosure rental plan. World economy remains accident prone Risks are rising that Europe's problems could spiral out of control, leading to a severe recession in Europe and sluggish growth elsewhere, reports Rex Nutting. Read more: World economy remains accident prone. Get the latest news on our mobile site: http://www.marketwatch.com/m  MarketWatch has sent you this newsletter because you signed up to receive it. To ensure you receive this newsletter in the future, please add marketwatchmail.com to your list of approved senders. Sent to: kumaresan.selva.blogger@gmail.com Unsubscribe | Subscribe Copyright 2012 MarketWatch, Inc. All rights reserved. MarketWatch, the MarketWatch logo, and BigCharts are registered trademarks of MarketWatch, Inc. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy (updated 6/26/07). MarketWatch - Attn: Customer Service, 201 California St., San Francisco, CA 94111 |
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Personal Finance Daily: Growing audience for sports TV
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