Rising jobless claims could threaten cyclical stock sectors. One contrary indicator, though, is that several Covestor managers recently bought retail stocks.
Market pessimism is at its lowest point since August 2010, based on the latest from AAII. That could help the S&P 500 possibly make a run at year highs.
Eric's an avid biker, and finds that some of his best investing ideas come while rolling on two wheels.
Maybe the market would benefit just as much if it were not to get the quantitative easing round that so many investors want.
Money managers are turning dour on the economy, based on the latest BofA poll. Yet market sentiment has not reached extremes.
The Wall Street Journal introduces a new dollar index that offers improvements over the others already out there -- at least in theory.
Any inability to keep the markets calm regarding fiscal and tax issues in the US could lead to healthy losses
The combination of political stalemate and policy making through inaction is a drag on economic growth.
Big banks allowing hedge funds to try to front-run analyst recommendation changes is akin to other practices the SEC has cracked down on just this year.