Bull Market

UBS sees indications that the U.S. bull market is reaching its late stages. Increased M&A activity and volatility are typically signs of market tops. Despite the warning signs, the firm sees little possibility of a recession in 2016. The post-crisis U.S. bull market has now become the second...

This article was originally published on Moneyball Economics, home of the world's most unique economic commentary. The San Francisco Bay Area is home to: ~10 percent of the S&P 500 6 of the top 20 companies by market capitalization 30 of the 65 Information Technology companies...

Anyone that has owned stocks recently has likely noticed that share prices are not the only things that have been on the rise: dividends and buyback hikes have been a routine occurrence. But what do the aggressive capital return programs say about the state of the bull market and the U.S....

Famed bond manager Bill Gross on Tuesday wrote a letter to his clients at Janus Capital stating that the "good times are over." Gross manages $1.2 billion for Janus Capital's Global Unconstrained Bond Fund and wrote "when the year is done, there will be minus signs in front...

U.S. stocks are once again hitting new highs and a wide range of sectors throughout the market fuels the rally. Even though the bull market is nearly six years in age, there are a large number of investors looking to put more money to work. Any type of pullback in the strongest sectors may...

With the market in the midst of one of its most impressive rallies over the last decade, identifying stocks that are outperforming the market is crucial to capitalize on the current market environment. One of the best ways to take advantage of a bull market with such strength is to identify...

Lockheed Martin Corporation (NYSE: LMT) shares have been on a strong trajectory upward since the 2011 low and easily shook off the short-term bearish vibe that developed earlier in October. With projected long-term resistance coming into play just above current levels at $192, does Lockheed...

The S&P 500 (SPX) recently closed over 2,000 for the first time ever, and so far in 2014 the index has registered more than two-dozen new highs. Many pundits are therefore proclaiming that the market is ripe for a correction. A 10 percent drop hasn’t occurred in a few years. Some are...

Even the most ardent bulls will have to admit the current joyride to the upside might be getting a little out of hand. For example, the S&P 500 has finished higher 13 of the last 16 days and 11 of the last 13. Since David Tepper made his comments about not being "too frickin long...

Much to the chagrin of those residing in the glass-is-half-empty camp (who, by the way, felt that May was definitely going to be their time), stocks have embarked on a new leg higher. The breakout to the upside and, then more importantly, the follow-through and confirmation by multiple indices...

In a recent missive, it was noted that momentum meltdowns don't necessarily lead to serious declines in the blue-chip indices. The article took a look back at history and found that there have been times (five to be exact) where the Dow and S&P weren't dragged down when the music stopped in...

During the market low of 2009, most of the companies that Tom Petruno, contributing writer for Kiplinger's Personal Finance, features on his list of “The 10 Best Stocks of the Bull Market” were all on their way to bankruptcy. This excludes the biotech companies Pharmacyclics (NASDAQ: PCYC) and...

With stocks in some sort of consolidation mode at the present time, it is natural for one's thoughts to turn to the bigger picture. Is this it? Has the bull market finally run out of gas? Are stocks overvalued? Will the economy improve? Have earnings peaked? Is Crimea a real issue? Yada,...

For about an hour on Monday morning, it felt like the #growthslowing theme was back. Germany was tanking. Shanghai had been creamed. And at 9:45 am the bears launched an attack on the S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY). Bam, the low for the day was gone. And five minutes later, Friday's intraday...