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Old 12-24-2014, 12:10 PM
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I agree that, basically, it's earnings that drives the market. But I would just like to add that low interest rates, among other restructuring measures, helps to increase earnings. Many companies have restructured their debt and are now paying a lot less interest.

Of course some will complain that interest rates are "artificially low", but there's nothing artificial about better earnings.
That makes a lot of sense. Thanks.