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Claims that North Korea is to blame for the crippling cyber attack on Sony Pictures Entertainment are “wild rumors”, state media said on Sunday.

German stocks sold off Thursday after the ECB delayed further monetary easing until the first quarter. Later reports that more monetary stimulus might come as early as January helped boost European stocks which rallied sharply on Friday. Chart 1 shows the German DAX Composite Index jumping 2.4% on Friday to reach a new record. Other eurozone stock markets jumped as well. France rose 2.2%, Spain gained 2.6%, and Italy 3.4%. Friday’s strong jobs report in the U.S. may have also improved market sentiment in global markets.

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German stocks sold off Thursday after the ECB delayed further monetary easing until the first quarter. Later reports that more monetary stimulus might come as early as January helped boost European stocks which rallied sharply on Friday. Chart 1 shows the German DAX Composite Index jumping 2.4% on Friday to reach a new record. Other eurozone stock markets jumped as well. France rose 2.2%, Spain gained 2.6%, and Italy 3.4%. Friday’s strong jobs report in the U.S. may have also improved market sentiment in global markets.

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As a student of stock market history, I’m often astonished by historical facts about market performance.  December is generally a very solid month for equities and no index benefits more from this seasonal bullishness than the Russell 2000.  Since 1987, the Russell 2000 has risen 24 of 27 years during the month of December, sporting a robust 42.45% annualized return.  It is BY FAR the best month of the year for small caps with the second best month – April – lagging way behind with an annualized return of 19.42%.

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As a student of stock market history, I’m often astonished by historical facts about market performance.  December is generally a very solid month for equities and no index benefits more from this seasonal bullishness than the Russell 2000.  Since 1987, the Russell 2000 has risen 24 of 27 years during the month of December, sporting a robust 42.45% annualized return.  It is BY FAR the best month of the year for small caps with the second best month – April – lagging way behind with an annualized return of 19.42%.

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Five former employees of Bernard Madoff, convicted in March of helping the fund manager bilk investors of billions of dollars in his massive Ponzi scheme, will be sentenced this week, with prosecutors …

Five former employees of Bernard Madoff, convicted in March of helping the fund manager bilk investors of billions of dollars in his massive Ponzi scheme, will be sentenced this week, with prosecutors …