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2019 is already a year for the record books, with the biggest quarterly rally in almost a decade and the best job market in nearly 50 years. Investors have shaken off huge volatility while navigating unprecedented political uncertainty.
Market Insights always strives to keep you ahead of the curve, leveraging the best analytics to find trends before other news outlets. Today we’re taking a step back to review some of our most noteworthy posts so far in 2019.
The S&P 500 is due for a “Golden Cross.” Back testing suggests this pattern is usually followed by increases in the market’s value. Is momentum turning more bullish?
Volatility’s disappearing. The consumer is strong. Doomsters keep getting proven wrong about political and economic risk. Oil’s rising but inflation’s still low. The Federal Reserve is dovish. It’s like Goldilocks doing yoga.
Weakness in big pharmacy stocks may have surprised most big investors. But readers of this post had an inkling about the negative forces at work in companies like Walgreen Boots (WBA) and CVS Health (CVS).
The fourth quarter’s crude-oil glut shrinks after Saudi Arabia took barrels off the market. Riyadh moves closer to the Kremlin, rebuffing Tweets from President Trump.
Jerome Powell orchestrates one of the quickest pivots in the history of central banking. How did he go from hiking rates to hording balance-sheet assets in just four months? So much for “taking away the punch bowl just when the party’s getting started.”
After more than a year of weakness, cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum are attempting a comeback. This time some big institutions could be on their side.
Jobs, jobs and more jobs. A dovish Fed. Factories humming along. Low-income workers gaining faster than the rich. Market Insights reviews the positives.
In a sharp reversal from late 2018, safe-havens like utilities and consumer staples are falling. Meanwhile, “risk-on” parts of the market like energy and consumer-discretionary stocks have climbed the rankings. A sign of brighter sentiment?
Initial public offerings (IPOs) just had their busiest year since 2014, opening the door to some massive deals in coming months. Ride-sharing giant Uber and smaller rival Lyft are expected to lead the charge.
Money is flowing back into stocks as investors hope for a better inflation report this week. The S&P 500 rose 1.9 percent between Friday, May 3, and Friday, May 10. It was the third straight positive week. More than...
Last week's news wasn't great, but it was good enough to stop the bears. The S&P 500 rose 0.5 percent between Friday, April 26, and Friday, May 3. At one point the index was down as much as 2 percent, only to snap back in the last two sessions. Yields also fell...
Stocks have pulled back as investors brace for more hawkish news from the Federal Reserve today. The S&P 500 declined 4.2 percent in April, breaking a five-month winning streak that began in November. Selling was widespread across the index, with more than...