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2024-02-12 04:47:00 ET Summary For the week just past, the S&P 500 was up 1.4%. Even though Magnificent 7 stocks continue to lead the market higher, market participation is broadening out, which is a healthy sign. The ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF took the top spot on the...

2024-02-11 12:01:00 ET Summary Markets are sitting near record highs. Global conflicts, elections and AI development are all risks. Economic strength may lead to more market breadth. How should investors be thinking about the recent run higher in stocks? MoneyTalk&...

2024-02-10 00:55:00 ET Summary On the way to achieving another one of those round-number milestones so beloved by the financial media talking heads, it was the usual mega-cap stalwarts leading the way. Meta (Facebook) and chipmaker Nvidia have been particular standouts on the road...

2024-02-09 19:20:00 ET Summary The forward 4-quarter estimate for the S&P 500 rose actually increased this week to $242.77 from $241.97, probably a lot due to Amazon, Meta and Apple reporting the night of February 1. The P/E on the FFQE is 20.7x this week versus 20.5x last wee...

2024-02-08 22:35:00 ET Summary Amid an onslaught of fourth-quarter earnings reports, dividend change announcements are to the positive side in a big way. Walmart announced a 3:1 stock split – is a new wave of split activity on the way? Sentiment appears to be trending b...

2024-02-08 14:20:00 ET Summary Over the intermediate term, I believe falling inflation and moderating but not collapsing growth still favor cyclical equities and riskier credit. It’s time for our politicians to scare us into thinking that our investment accounts are in trou...

2024-02-06 11:44:00 ET Summary With the market surging higher since the beginning of the year, bullish investors are drooling over the next significant milestone for the market – S&P Index 5000. Another interesting facet about the current market is that as the S&P I...

2024-02-06 03:35:00 ET Summary The S&P 500 rose almost 1.4% over its previous week's close to set another new record-high close of 4,958.61 on Friday, 2 February 2024. Part of what made the week not boring is how stock prices reacted to the news on Wednesday that the U.S. Fede...

2024-02-05 22:35:00 ET Summary It is normal to see huge swings in bonds and stocks on a day when the Fed Chairman releases his FOMC statement and holds a press conference. What is far from normal, however – although we have seen it occasionally – is to see a sharp se...

2024-02-02 19:25:00 ET Summary The upside surprise for Q4 ’23 SP 500 EPS closed the week at +6.4%, versus the +7.2% from Q3 ’23. The revenue upside surprise this week for Q4 ’23 S&P 500 improved to +1.2%, versus Q3 ’23’s +0.9%. The forwar...