Mark Hulbert
Why a functional U.S. government could actually trigger a bear market
Big federal deficits are bullish for stocks — in the short-term, at least
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Corporate America loves huge and growing federal government deficits.
Few corporate leaders will admit this, but the fact is that a dramatic reduction in the federal deficit would lead to a decline of similar magnitude in corporate profit margins.
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