It all depends how much support they can win from other foreign shareholders, including Franklin Mutual Advisers.
Falling prices raise concerns that growth in the industry will slow, hurting earnings.
The outlook for the domestic economy this year is even better than last year's. Strong fundamentals should continue to support the stock market's advance.
Concerns the U.S. economy will slow are easing and growth seems to be going strong. That should benefit exporters, especially technology companies.
The economy is continuing to show robust growth, reflected by strong exports. The market is likely to extend its rally this month.
Intel's earnings announcement has made investors skittish about the prospects for other chipmakers and computer-related companies.
Individuals are increasing their investments in the stock market, and that kind of trend will continue.
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