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Here’s the surprising reason the tech stock rally may have room to run, says a Fidelity strategist

Denise Chisholm analyzes market history to uncover patterns and probabilities that can help inform the current outlook.

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Oil will hit $90 a barrel, says Bank of America. That may be a problem for stocks.

Rising energy costs may inflame inflationary pressures, forcing up interest rates by more than equity bulls hope.

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Inflation is heading to zero, according to the one factor Jerome Powell absolutely will not discuss

The one thing you won't hear Fed Chair Jerome Powell discuss on Wednesday is the money supply, which is falling at a precipitous rate.

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Here’s what may be the most important economic development this week — and it’s not the Fed

Now that seemingly everyone is bullish on the outlook for the economy and the stock market, a renewed wage-price spiral should be added to the worry list.

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Financial markets are upside down, says Morgan Stanley, and investors can take advantage

Morgan Stanley strategist Andrew Sheets finds many strange things happening, not just in the stock market but also in debt.

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Even this longtime bull is worried about cracks in the tech-stock rally. Here’s how Tom Lee expects the market to shake out.

Latest bout of selling is "healthy" says Tom Lee, but any pullback will be shallow

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It’s a dash for trash right now, and these lotto stocks have rocketed 86% on average

Speculative stocks have soared this year, and this is a list of the most lottery-like among them.

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What happened in Beijing? Here’s two theories on why the dollar dropped after Yellen’s visit

Why has the dollar dropped after Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen left Beijing? Here are two competing theories, and what they mean for markets.

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Extreme weather may douse sizzling stock market, warns Schwab strategist

Our call of the day from Jeffrey Kleintop, chief global investment strategist at Charles Schwab & Co. says investors need to be aware

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The ‘S&P 500 is hot, the Nasdaq is even hotter,’ says strategist. How traders are bracing for a pullback.

Our call of the day says investors need to get ready for a market pullback, but that may open to an even bigger march higher.

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The market has $11 trillion worth of ‘Magnificent 7’ questions. Bank of America has the answers.

Can the market keep rallying without more support from the $11 trillion Magnificent Seven? And what should investors do about it?

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These three EV makers, not Tesla, are about to eat everyone else’s lunch, says Morgan Stanley

Autos are at the core of three major themes for this year, says Morgan Stanley. Within that, some Chinese EVs are about to eat everyone else's lunch.

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‘Like a drunk stumbling across the highway.’ How one fund is preparing for market turmoil even as stocks have surged.

After a sensational 2022 when the world turned upside down -- the SG CTA index returned 20.1% last year -- this year that index is flat. One manager explains his strategy.

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Howard Marks says he’s made five great market calls in his career. Here’s how he did it.

Billionaire investor Howard Marks shared some investment wisdom with clients, including what he calls the "cardinal sin" of investing and how to avoid it.

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It’s time to pause on U.S. stocks, say Citigroup strategists. They say invest in these places instead.

Citigroup has gone lukewarm on U.S. stocks, saying risks of a recession are not going away and megacap growth stocks could be in for a pullback.

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Don’t fear the bond yield spike, stocks can rally more, reckons this analyst

The link between bond and equity prices has suddenly tightened so the jobs data on Friday may hold the key for markets at the end of the week.

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A generational wealth period awaits for investors ready to buy this neglected sector, says strategist

Natural resources are ignored and forgotten, but their time has come says Tavi Costa of Crescast Capital.

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This value investor lunched with Warren Buffett and cornered Bill Gates. Here’s his take on AI, Nvidia and Microsoft.

One value investor struggles to understand Nvidia's valuation as he thinks about the winners from AI.

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These stocks could be the next Magnificent Seven market leaders, says Goldman Sachs

Our call of the day, from a team at Goldman Sachs led by chief U.S. equity strategist David Kostin has some fresh ideas on how to find big market outperformers.

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These strategists say investors need quality, so sell Tesla and AMD, and buy these stocks instead.

It's time to look ahead to a new quarter and final half of the year. Piper Sandler offers some stock ideas to sell and buy.

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The stock market can rally further, but here’s why it’s too early to celebrate the bear’s demise

Apple's rise to a $3 trillion market cap and beyond can lift the market in the short term, but BCA Research fears it faces big economic and valuation headwinds

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Biden is declaring victory on the economy. Wall Street is grudgingly coming around.

Neil Dutta, head of economics at Renaissance Macro Research, fired off a note saying "the statute of limitations has now kicked in. There are several reasons to be upbeat on the U.S. economy. "

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A summer battle of the stock bulls and bears is brewing. Here’s how you play both sides of that.

Our call of the day says a battle of the bears and bulls is shaping up this summer. Here is how they say investors can hedge their

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Here’s what Wall Street’s most bullish analyst heading into the year thinks of the stock market now

Deutsche Bank's chief U.S. equity and global strategist, Binky Chadha, topped forecasts heading into 2023 with a 4,500 prediction. He spoke to MarketWatch about what's next.

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The British stock market has turned into a wasteland as pension funds recoil. Why U.S. funds may pull back, too.

Flows from the U.S. defined benefit pension system into equities may dry up, says a JPMorgan strategist.