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New All-Time Highs; Bull Market Confirmed
After falling 9.9% from its last all-time high in January to its low eleven trading days ago on March 30th, the S&P 500 closed at a new all-time high today. Today's new high reconfirms the current bull and extends its length to 1,281 calendar days.
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The market is seeing a feverish rotation. Here's Cramer's advice on how to play it
CNBC's Jim Cramer said the market is rotating out of former winners into previously lagging stocks. Rotations are "tricky" to navigate, the "Mad Money" host said.
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Stock Market Enjoys Large-Cap Buying; Will These 5 Growth Stocks Form Bullish Handles?
Reactions to earnings results for the country's biggest banks have been relatively sanguine so far.
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The ‘ultimate contrarian trade' is starting to pay off for investors. Why it might have more room to run.
After a long stretch of sharp underperformance, software stocks may be poised to catch up to semiconductor names, as the gap between the two groups has become so extreme that it may be ripe for a reversal.
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Gold Vs. Debt: Navigating The Historical Shift In Global Central Bank Reserves
Foreign central banks are reallocating, not abandoning, US Treasuries—partially shifting custody from the NY Fed to Euroclear and Clearstream for diversification and risk mitigation. Total foreign official holdings of US Treasuries remain near all-time highs, but the pace of accumulation has slowed, with a marked preference for gold since 2022.
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This Rally Won't End Well
The S&P 500's resilience near 7,000 is driven by hedged positioning, CTA flows, liquidity tailwinds, and continued AI trade momentum. Despite supportive flows, I expect significant downside in the next two to three months due to geopolitical risks, persistent inflation, and adverse seasonality.
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S&P, Nasdaq Hit Records on Ceasefire Hopes | Closing Bell
Comprehensive cross-platform coverage of the U.S. market close on Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, and YouTube with Romaine Bostick, Katie Greifeld, Carol Massar and Tim Stenovec. -------- More on Bloomberg Television and Markets Like this video?
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Wall Street scales fresh record high as investors bet on end of Iran war
The S&P breached 7,000 points for the first time in history, in a rally that erased stark losses incurred at start of war
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Wall Street's Big Banks Signal The Next Credit Risks
The six largest U.S. banks—Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, and Wells Fargo—delivered broadly solid first-quarter 2026 results. Trading revenues benefited from elevated market volatility, and consumer credit remained resilient at the surface.
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Trading stocks as they approach new highs
The Investment Committee debate how to trade the market as it approaches new highs.
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No justification for Fed to raise interest rates into a supply shock: Harris Financial's Jamie Cox
Jamie Cox, managing partner at Harris Financial Group, to discuss oil prices, market themes, and more.
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Inflation: A Molehill, Not a Mountain
Apart from the current energy shock, prices are looking pretty good Late last week, investors were hit with news of the worst inflation spike in nearly two years. But a closer look “under the hood” reveals that price pressures aren't nearly as bad as some headlines suggest.
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Iran: A Game Theory Analysis Of The Hormuz Siege
Markets are underestimating the risk of a prolonged Strait of Hormuz (SoH) closure, which threatens 11% of global oil supply and could trigger recession. Current equity valuations reflect optimism for a quick SoH resolution, but game theory and history suggest a drawn-out, attritional conflict is likely.
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Does High Short Selling And Put Buying Still Point To Big Tech Rally?
Current high levels of put buying and short selling in technology stocks signal excessive bearishness, indicating a strong contrarian buy opportunity. Directional put buying in 661 technology stocks recently surged to all-time highs, historically something that precedes major market rallies.
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Fed Beige Book Says Iran War Driving New Wave of Uncertainty
US economic activity continued to increase at a slight-to-modest pace across most regions as the war with Iran generated a new wave of uncertainty and higher energy costs, the Federal Reserve reported in its Beige Book survey of regional business contacts. Mike McKee reports.
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Regulators are reportedly zeroing in on suspicious trades ahead of market-moving Trump post
Regulators are examining a handful of unusual oil futures trades that took place minutes before a surprise announcement by President Trump last month, according to Bloomberg News. The investigation is spearheaded by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, which is scrutinizing activity on trading venues run by CME Group and Intercontinental Exchange.
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Iran war is a major source of uncertainty for U.S. businesses, Fed's ‘beige book' says
U.S. businesses are pulling back from making major decisions due to uncertainty stemming from the war with Iran, according to the Federal Reserve's latest report on regional economies, known as the “beige book.”
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Retail Investors Keep Getting Burned in the Stock Market. They're Piling In Again Now.
The little guy tends to invest in stocks in bull markets and get crushed in bear markets.
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Industrial Stocks Are Getting Hammered. Here's Why.
Tariff fears have flared up again, sending shares of BRP down 37%.
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U.S. stocks may be moving past the Iran conflict — but these markets aren't sending the ‘all clear' just yet
No matter how you slice it, U.S. stocks seem to be already moving past the Iran conflict. But commodity markets and other financial assets aren't ready to turn the page just yet.
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