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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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