Last week might have been a short trading week, but it was
economic nirvana. The GDP was revised up for the third quarter.
Instead of the economy growing at 7.2%, the official estimate is
now 8.2%. There will be a final revision in late December. This
means that the economy absolutely exploded in the third quarter.
We're growing as fast as Mainland China now--an amazing feat
that demonstrates how fast U.S. growth is.
And there's more. The Wall Street Journal reported that profits
for over 1,200 companies averaged up 30% according to the Dow
Jones Earnings Survey. This is as good as it can possibly get and
I'm very, very excited about the market environment we're in. I
can't imagine a better one, in fact. We have low inflation,
record growth--the strongest growth in decades--and very
strong corporate profits.
Mutual fund money continues to pour into the market, despite the
recent scandals. $24 billion entered the market in the past
month. That's the strongest level of money that has poured into
the market since the current flow of funds started in April.
Since that time, $12 billion - $24 billion per month has been
coming into the market, and the money that's pouring in now is
accelerating.
Enjoy the ride. This is as good as it can possibly get
economically, and I do think we'll see a great year-end rally in
the stock markets this year. Even the weak dollar is bullish for
large-cap stocks because it boosts the profits of many top-notch
international companies. I'm looking forward to a great Santa
Claus rally and a very strong start next year with record corporate profits.
And the #1 stock I'm recommending to my readers today to take
advantage of the big year-end rally I'm expecting is (drum roll,
please)...Amazon.com (AMZN), the online bookseller. Amazon has
posted over 25% sales growth and over 73% earnings growth in the
past four quarters. The increasing use of broadband and more
shopping on the Internet are the primary reasons I like
Amazon.com and a few other Internet retailers today (click here
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Next year, I estimate that Amazon.com will generate sales of
approximately $6 billion. That's about twice the business it did
in 2001, and 10 times the business it did in 1998. Amazon has not
only one of the best brand names on the Internet, but one of the
best in business, period. The stock recently pulled back on no
news (normal consolidation behavior) and is a strong buy up to
$60.
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