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SPX to 8,100? Dow Jones to 100,000 by 2030?
"Let's hope" peace between the U.S. and Iran can be finalized, says James Demmert, who recently predicated a sharp decline in crude oil prices helping markets rally on Wednesday. He remains very bullish on the stock market, making the case for the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DJI) to hit 100,000 by the end of the decade and the S&P 500 (SPX) to hit 8,100 by the end of the year.
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The Software Narrative Is Leaking Badly Again Thanks To Anthropic Mythos
Anthropic's Mythos AI model has triggered a sharp selloff in software stocks, intensifying uncertainty across the SaaS sector. It broke March's temporal respite.
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How bond market's private credit crisis fears are playing out in fixed-income ETFs
Fears of stress in private credit markets are rising as investors watch how liquidity risk is managed across funds as investors seek redemptions. The private credit crisis concerns come at a time when the less-liquid, non-transparent bond market has been included in ETFs for the first time.
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A Rare Event You Might Have Missed
In 1989, the first Dividend Aristocrats list was published. At the time it was just a curated list of twenty companies that had increased their dividends for 25 consecutive years.
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Why Monday, April 13 Begins A Critical Week For The Stock Market Rally
Three factors investors should watch in a critical week for the stock market
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After A Chaotic Q1, I'm Buying XLK And XLC As The Market Exhales
Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) remains fundamentally strong despite Q1 underperformance driven by macro volatility, not sector weakness. XLK's heavy concentration in top tech and semiconductor names directly ties its performance to the ongoing AI and semiconductor infrastructure boom.
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A short-covering rally has stocks on shaky footing. Here's what could happen next.
U.S. stocks have staged a blistering rebound, but who exactly has been doing the buying?
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It's been one of Wall Street's most heated AI debates — and it may be totally missing the point
Are copper cables or optical components best positioned to support the AI-networking boom? An analyst sees room for both technologies to win big.
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Trump's tariffs face a fresh legal test in federal court
The centerpiece of President Donald Trump's economic policy—sweeping taxes on global imports—is under legal assault again.
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The Crazy Math Confronting Everyday Investors in Private Markets
Private-credit fund investors keep heading for the exits, worried in part about valuations of underlying assets. Private-equity funds haven't faced such woes—but they could be next.
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Jim Cramer Flags Overbought Stocks Amid Fragile Iran Truce As Wall Street Cheers: 'Bulls Need To Pull In Their Horns A Little Bit'
On Friday, Wall Street's sharp rally following a temporary truce between Iran and the U.S. prompted caution from Jim Cramer, who warned that investors may be getting ahead of themselves.
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Higher Medicare Advantage Rates Push U.S. Managed Care Stocks Higher
US managed care insurers saw a notable bump to their stock prices this week following news of higher than anticipated Medicare Advantage rates for 2027. On April 6, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services approved a net average rate increase of 2.48%, representing more than $13 billion in additional Medicare Advantage payments to plans for calendar year 2027.
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The Importance Of The Up Days
Patience and discipline. This is the mantra we have been encouraging our clients to embrace from day one.
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Ceasefire Brings Relief, But Outlooks Remain Complex
Bond market volatility remains elevated despite ceasefire relief. Credit markets show resilience.
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Osterweis Capital Management Q2 2026 Equity Outlook
For the better part of two decades, software companies and information services firms have been rightfully viewed as the archetypal quality compounders. The five largest hyperscalers are projected to deploy over $700 billion in aggregate capital expenditure this year, an increase of over 60% from 2025.
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Can Forgotten Biotech Break Out?
After a 50%+ run from lows last April through highs in mid-January, the Biotech group has been trending sideways over the last few months. Biotech hasn't garnered much attention lately, with all the coverage of the Iran War and the AI Doom trade that's been taking down software stocks even as AI infrastructure stocks continue to surge.
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Panetta: Iran's Grip on Hormuz Puts Pressure on US Economy
Leon Panetta, Former Defense Secretary under the Obama Administration, says Tehran's control of the Strait gives it significant leverage and is driving inflation and fuel costs, making it central to negotiations. Panetta, who also served as White House Chief of Staff during the Clinton Administration, stresses the importance of restoring free passage through the Strait, questions lack of earlier military action, and warns regime change can't be achieved through air power alone.
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Review & Preview: Stocks' Stellar Week
The major indexes had their best week of the year. A fragile cease-fire plus the start of earnings season had investors buying the dip.
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Markets Weekly Outlook: Markets Brace For U.S.-Iran Talks Amid Post-Ceasefire Surge
The announcement of a tentative US-Iran ceasefire led to the "unwinding of the fear trade". The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite both enjoyed a strong recovery, finishing green for seven consecutive trading sessions.
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Are The Semis And Transports Leading The Market To New Highs?
For generations of market watchers, the Dow Jones Transportation Index was considered the ultimate leading indicator for the broader market. For today's digital economy, the "leading" torch has been handed to the semis group, which we labeled "the Transports of the 21st century" years ago.
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