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S&P 500 Overview: Melt-up underway, with no clear resistance until 2800. VIX lowest since early October. S&P 500 just had best month since October 2015. Next 2 weeks has positive calendar bias amid earnings. Risk may return 2/15 (shutdown), 3/1 (China...
Some big reports last week showed widening improvements for the U.S. economy. In case you missed them, let's take a look at the big themes. First, employment growth continued unabated. ADP's private-sector payrolls and the Labor Department's non-farm payrolls both...
Big tech results weren't so bad after all: That's the main takeaway from the busiest week of earnings season. Facebook (FB), Apple (AAPL), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Alibaba (BABA) rallied 7 to 16 percent after reporting. Not all beat estimates, but each...
Earnings remained strong in the last week, led by economically sensitive industries like semiconductors, transports and financials. Chip stock Xilinx (XLNX) is the S&P 500's biggest gainer today and in the last week after beating estimates across the board. Some...
A forgotten financial stock exploded higher yesterday, the latest positive surprise in the sector. Synchrony Financial (SYF) surged 11 percent to its highest level in almost three months. It was the sharpest rally in the history of the stock and the biggest gain for...
Earnings season began on a strong foot, thanks to financials and a handful of other key stocks. Bank of America (BAC), Goldman Sachs (GS) and Citigroup (C) led the charge. Stronger banking activity was the big driver, also lifting smaller regionals like Comerica (CMA)...
Biotechnology stocks are ripping in 2019, fueled by some high-profile takeovers. It was only the second trading session of the year that Bristol Myers Squibb (BMY) gobbled up Celgene (CELG) in a record $74 billion deal. Loxo Oncology (LOXO) accepted an $8 billion bid...
Click here to register for the webinar, which begins at 4:30 p.m. ET. S&P 500 Overview: Direction Unclear at Key Level S&P 500 at potential resistance but internals have improved amid hunt for value. Market hoping for best-case outcomes with Brexit, U.S....
Last year was a busy year for initial public offerings, and several of those new names are rallying in 2019. A list of 37 recent IPOs generated an average gain of more than 9 percent since the start of January. That's more than twice the gain of the broader S&P...