Google may have the answer to one of the Fed's biggest policy-setting challenges: Accessing fresh economic data.
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Investors who might have expected the Fed to make even a minor policy change were let down Wednesday by the central bank's inaction.
Stocks tend to post gains toward the latter part of election years. That may make the case for a potential rally in August and September.
Strategists are more bearish on stocks than at any point in the past 27 years, according to the latest Merrill Lynch quant research, providing a 'buy' signal.
Returns have been rebounding from multi-decade lows in the last couple of years and are now up to 51.9%.
An earlier-than-expected launch of the next iPhone could give Apple an unexpected September quarter boost, relative to low analyst expectations.
Defensive stocks have had a big run since May, but now is not the time to buy them, says Bill DeShurko, manager of the Dividend and Income Plus model.
Analysts pitched a three-way debate about the fate of U.S. Steel ahead of its earnings report Tuesday morning, spanning fundamentals, technicals and options.
