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The best-performing stocks of 2021 are those belonging to smaller companies, according to The Wall Street Journal. In fact, small companies are outpacing large ones at the widest margin in more than 20 years. Russell 2000 versus S&P 500 The Russell 2000 Index, a collection of 2000 small-cap stocks,…

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq weakened last trading week while the Dow Jones advanced 0.1%. Wall Street’s three main indexes continue to trade near record highs, and technically looking, there is still no sign of the correction. The current bull market broke records for the longest-lasting period, and disappointing…

The German Dax continues to trade in a bull market supported by better than expected economic data in the Eurozone. DAX index is currently trading just a few percentage points below its all-time high, and as long the DAX is above 12,000 points, there is no risk of the trend…

The S&P 500 index is up 11% since the start of last September yet three well-known and large component names have lost value over the same time period, Cornerstone Macro’s Carter Worth said Friday on CNBC’s “Fast Money.” The three laggards Since the start of September, shares of…

The U.S. stock market advanced last week as investors remain optimistic about the large U.S. stimulus package. The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq set record closing highs on Friday while the Dow Jones did earlier in the week. The prospect that more government spending will drive higher growth keeps…

S&P 500 price is still trading near the record highs after yesterday’s pullback proved to be short-lived. Fundamental analysis: Easy monetary stance to lift forgotten stocks, Jefferies say The Federal Reserve plans to maintain an accommodative policy stance, an approach that should boost the long-neglected stocks, strategists at Jefferies…

The U.S. stock market advanced in the first trading week of February, and Wall Street’s three main indexes surged, boosted by optimism over corporate earnings, stimulus talks, and progress on vaccine rollouts. As more people get vaccinated, economic activities will start to recover while the further stimulus expectations also helped…

NASDAQ Composite Index is trading about 1.2% higher on Monday to hit fresh record highs at 13,729, driven by a surge in Apple stock. Fundamental analysis: Valuations strong John Studzinski, vice chairman at asset management company PIMCO, says current market valuations are “strong” but also indicate an economic recovery…

The U.S. stock market advanced in the third trading week of 2021; the S&P 500 (SPX) rose 1.94% and closed at 3,841 points. The S&P 500 posted a new 52-week high and continues to trade in a bull market. Stock valuations are again at record levels, although new COVID-19 variants…

Joe Biden was officially sworn in as 46th president of the United States on Wednesday and investors appear to have celebrated the occasion by sending the S&P 500 index to new all-time highs. But what’s next for the index as Biden settles into the White House? ‘Best of both worlds’…

DAX Index hit new all-time highs this week as buyers are trying to clear near-term hurdles and target 15,000. Fundamental analysis: New policies? The European Central Bank (ECB) is set to make a shift in its approach, after launching the 1.85 trillion-euro aid package in December. The bank’s Governing…

The tech-dominated Nasdaq index soared more than 40% in 2020 and investors expecting more of the same in 2021 may need to revisit their thesis, BK Asset Management Managing Director of FX Strategy Boris Schlossberg wrote in a CNBC op-ed. What happened in 2020? Nasdaq’s outperformance in 2020 wasn’t without…

The U.S. stock market weakened in the second trading week of 2021, and Wall Street’s three main indexes closed in the red. New lockdowns worldwide and concerns over fresh COVID-19 outbreaks in China could add further pressure to Wall Street’s three main indexes. However, President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID relief…

S&P 500 price closed the week nearly 1.5% lower to record the biggest weekly pullback since October. On the other hand, Goldman Sachs warns that stocks and bond markets could see a short-term pullback, after hitting record highs a week earlier.  Fundamental analysis: Extreme valuation The stock market in the…

Rumours about the stock market currently being in a bubble have emerged once again as many analysts want that extreme valuation are unsustainable.  Fundamental analysis: “Epic bubble” Stocks have hit record highs amid the persistent coronavirus pandemic, driven by the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines and monetary stimulus from global central…

The U.S. stock market advanced in the first trading week of 2021, and Wall Street’s three main indexes surged to record highs. The U.S. President Joe Biden said that the economic package would be in the trillions of dollars, and investors hope that a fiscal stimulus and coronavirus vaccines will…

The U.S. stock market advanced in 2020, and Wall Street’s three main indexes surged to record highs last week. The main reason for this is that investors hope that a fiscal stimulus and coronavirus vaccines will drive a robust economic recovery in 2021. The S&P 500 (SPX) has advanced 16.3%…

Shares of fuboTV (NYSE: FUBO), Bilibili (NASDAQ: BILI), and Baidu (NASDAQ: BADU) were the biggest movers of Thursday’s trading session in the US.  Fundamental analysis: Shares tick higher Wall Street stocks ticked higher while the dollar plummeted to its lowest mark in over two years on the penultimate day…

FTSE 100 and its European counterpart Euro Stoxx 50 (SX5E) both raced higher on Wednesday and Thursday as investors rushed to price in a historic trade deal between the United Kingdom and European Union, as well as higher-than-expected UK GDP print. Fundamental analysis: Historic day; Economic recovers Two…

Electric automaker Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) was officially welcomed to the prestigious S&P 500 index last week and its inclusion was certainly an unusual case study. How Tesla fits in Tesla is among the largest companies in the world and this created a series of challenges on how a…

The U.S. stock indices have advanced on a weekly basis and reached new record highs as investors wait for a U.S. coronavirus relief package. Significant progress has been made over the weekend,  the U.S. lawmakers reached a compromise, and a $900 billion coronavirus relief package could be on the way.

The U.S. stock indices have weakened on a weekly basis as uncertainty over fresh economic stimulus dented confidence. The U.S. surpassed the 16 million coronavirus cases on Saturday, and the U.S. Congress can’t agree on a stimulus deal as regional lockdowns come into place. The virus is out of control…