– Some see danger of ‘meltup’, while others say euphoria remains at bay – By WilliamWatts, MarketWatch No serious investor makes stock-market decisions based on big, round numbers, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average’s move through the 25,000 barrier on Thursday nonetheless is likely to attract more attention to a long-running bull market that until recently was regularly described as...
Welcome to the new trading year! If you're a little uneasy about what to expect in the wake of last year's heroic runup, you're not alone. While investors were willing to buy into stocks on hopes that earnings would improve significantly this year, such a result isn't a foregone conclusion. Through in the ongoing uncertainty of a mid-term election year,...
Welcome to the new trading year! If you're a little uneasy about what to expect in the wake of last year's heroic runup, you're not alone. While investors were willing to buy into stocks on hopes that earnings would improve significantly this year, such a result isn't a foregone conclusion. Through in the ongoing uncertainty of a mid-term election year,...
– A bigger decline may not occur until the late spring or early summer – By Avi Gilburt, MarketWatch While I was strongly bullish on the S&P 500 as 2017 began, the benchmark index has surpassed my target during the past few months by about 4 percentage points. We were looking for a rally from the 1,800-point region in the...
– A bigger decline may not occur until the late spring or early summer – By Avi Gilburt, MarketWatch While I was strongly bullish on the S&P 500 as 2017 began, the benchmark index has surpassed my target during the past few months by about 4 percentage points. We were looking for a rally from the 1,800-point region in the...
We warned you a week ago that there wasn't much of a Santa Claus rally leading up to the Christmas break, which was unusual. Rather, the brunt of the typical year-end rally materialized in the two weeks prior to the week leading up to the holiday, leaving little to no room for buying between Christmas and New Year's Day. Sure...
We warned you a week ago that there wasn't much of a Santa Claus rally leading up to the Christmas break, which was unusual. Rather, the brunt of the typical year-end rally materialized in the two weeks prior to the week leading up to the holiday, leaving little to no room for buying between Christmas and New Year's Day. Sure...
By RyanVlastelica, MarketWatch When the U.S. stock market closes at 4 p.m. on Friday, it won't just bring the week to a close, but also the month of December, the fourth quarter of 2017, and the whole year along with it. And it's a testament to how strong markets have been over the past 12 months that the major stock...
By RyanVlastelica, MarketWatch When the U.S. stock market closes at 4 p.m. on Friday, it won't just bring the week to a close, but also the month of December, the fourth quarter of 2017, and the whole year along with it. And it's a testament to how strong markets have been over the past 12 months that the major stock...
By Matt Maley, CNBC As we wrap up this year and look ahead to 2018, many investors are focused on how strong global growth might be next year. This consensus is looking for strong growth, with U.S. tax cuts leading the way, though certainly not the exclusive catalyst for global economic expansion. Of course, the consensus can frequently prove wrong;...
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