Opinion: This powerful stock-market rally isn’t ready to call it quits

The S&P 500's technical indicators remain bullish By Lawrence G. McMillan, MarketWatch Stocks continue to advance at a rapid rate. The S&P 500 has closed at all-time highs on 11 of the year's 14 trading days through Monday. The closest thing to a correction was a half-day of correction (down 40 points from high to low on Jan. 16). There...

U. S. Dollar is Hanging by a Thread.. and That’s a Good Thing

It's good news for anyone who owns oil or gold (or gold and oil stocks), and it's good news for anyone who think the U.S. sends too much money overseas in exchange for goods not made in the U.S.A. For everyone else though, it could be trouble. It's the United States dollar being discussed, of course. With Tuesday's weakness, the...

U. S. Dollar is Hanging by a Thread.. and That’s a Good Thing

It's good news for anyone who owns oil or gold (or gold and oil stocks), and it's good news for anyone who think the U.S. sends too much money overseas in exchange for goods not made in the U.S.A. For everyone else though, it could be trouble. It's the United States dollar being discussed, of course. With Tuesday's weakness, the...

Dow stock Nike is testing a key level, and it could be very bullish

By Keris Lahiff, CNBC Nike's sprint past a record high isn't done yet, according to one market watcher. On Friday, Nike raced ahead of its peers, crossing the finish line to score a new closing high. "If the stock can break above the $67 level, or $67.10 level (where we're standing right now), that's going to be very bullish on...

Dow stock Nike is testing a key level, and it could be very bullish

By Keris Lahiff, CNBC Nike's sprint past a record high isn't done yet, according to one market watcher. On Friday, Nike raced ahead of its peers, crossing the finish line to score a new closing high. "If the stock can break above the $67 level, or $67.10 level (where we're standing right now), that's going to be very bullish on...

Q4 Earnings Season Preview

Though 14% of the S&P 500's companies have already posted their fourth quarter numbers, we're really only just now getting into the thick of it. So, before moving any further down that road it might be fruitful to take a look at what's expected overall, and what sectors are going to be doing most of the driving for the next...

Q4 Earnings Season Preview

Though 14% of the S&P 500's companies have already posted their fourth quarter numbers, we're really only just now getting into the thick of it. So, before moving any further down that road it might be fruitful to take a look at what's expected overall, and what sectors are going to be doing most of the driving for the next...

This is what happens in the stock market when the government shuts down

– Historically, they have not been major occasions for selling – By Ryan Vlastelica, MarketWatch With the U.S. government partially shutting down over the weekend, will the stock market's nearly uninterrupted march higher also come to a close? The federal government shutdown is poised to stretch into a third day Monday as negotiations over immigration continued to roil Capitol Hill....
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