2011 Predictions: Goldman Looking for 25% From Stocks

Reader "JB" emailed a link to a Bloomberg article citing a quote by Allen Sinai, co-founder and chief global economist and strategist at Decision Economics in New York that the Fed was spreading "Happy Dust". Indeed most of the article is about "Happy Dust", that essentially everyone will live happily ever after, and Bernanke merely ran into "Bad Luck" in 2011.

StreetAuthority submits: By David Sterman We're less than a week away from a key milestone. The first half of 2011 will come to a close and investors will look ahead for what the second half of the year has in store.

Goldman Sachs is cranking up its official targets for the U.S. stock market.

U.S. economic data has been coming in surprisingly strong. And last Friday's better-than-expected income and consumer spending data has prompted many Wall Street economists to revise up their Q1 GDP forecasts.

By Richard Shaw (QVM Group): This article compares the 2012 year-end price forecasts for the S&P 500 (Proxy: SPY) from leading research sources, with where the index is today, and what various statistically generated price probabilities say about the

By Steven Kiel:This is the time of year when stock market prognosticators and economists make predictions for 2012. CNBC, Bloomberg, Barron’s and other news organizations promote these forecasts like they’re meaningful, and viewers and readers can all feel a bit better because the predictions are nearly always rosy. I like to read old Barron’s and Forbes to keep things in perspective.

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei stock average could rally nearly 30 percent in 2013 due to an aggressive push to reflate the economy under the country's new premier, the chief executive of Daiwa Securities Group told Reuters in an interview. While securities executives are known for their bullish market predictions, the comments from Takashi Hibino reflect an optimism among business leaders that the policies of Shinzo Abe will give Japan's sluggish economy a needed jolt.

By David Alton Clark: The Gist "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." - Mark Twain There has been a lot of talk stating certain old tech firms are dead money. I have been one of the culprits myself, noting the decline of the PC. Nevertheless, considering Twain's shrewd advice, I think it is time to pause and reflect on the situation.