Asset Allocation
Bad Breadth: 5 Giants’ Market Dominance Is a Grim Sign, Goldman Says
History shows that the lofty status of Microsoft and its tech peers could lead to a deep market rout, the firm warns.
Tag: Stock Market
Market Moves
Dogs of the Dow Get Bitten
Storied value play, usually a can’t-miss strategy, falls afoul of the recession and oil bust.
Coronavirus - COVID-19
What Bear Market? Why the More Solid Stocks May Be on the Upswing
While more overall market misery likely is in store, this bunch should be headed higher, SunTrust’s Lerner says.
Coronavirus - COVID-19
The Worst Might Be Over for Stocks, JPM Says
Despite a chorus of skepticism, the bank lays out how the market may have stabilized—with caveats, of course.
Coronavirus - COVID-19
Are Stocks a Bargain Buy Worth Taking?
Value star Bill Nygren thinks so. Hey, despite that latest pop-up, the market is still way down last month’s peak.
Risk
Sam Zell Is Buying the Dips
Undeterred by the wild stock market, he is venturing into the battered energy sector.
Asset Management Culture
Ill-Starred Investing Ace Bill Miller Posts Whiz-Bang 2019 Returns
Former Legg Mason manager, slammed in crisis, sees holdings surge 120%.
Newsmakers
Mark Cuban: Stock Rally Will Continue as Long as Low Rates Do
Billionaire entrepreneur and 'Shark Tank' star, unlike Paul Tudor Jones, doesn’t see this year as a 1999 re-run, with its bursting bubble.
Newsmakers
Good Economy Means a Trump Win, Says PE Potentate Rubenstein
Incumbent presidents only lose due to recessions, Carlyle founder argues.
Asset Allocation
Defense Stocks Are Killing It, but for How Long?
Amid swelling Pentagon spending under Donald Trump, they look good. But under President Bernie Sanders?
Asset Allocation
Why Wall Street’s Ho-Hum Reaction to Iran? Déjà Vu
Stocks haven’t suffered much or taken long to recover in past conflicts.
Here’s Why Stocks Seem Set for a Mediocre 2020, if Not Worse
A so-so economy, low earnings growth, an un-inverted yield curve, and a stand-pat Fed are part of the mix for a ho-hum year.
Market Moves
Stand-Pat Fed May Get ‘Punch to the Mouth,’ Warns Top Analyst
Evoking Mike Tyson, Jim Bianco says a market dive could bring big pressure to more rate cuts.
Risk
A Warren Win Wouldn’t Necessarily Bring a Bear Market, Says Bernstein
Similar downbeat predictions about Obama and Trump came to naught, strategists point out.
Market Moves
A Nice November Portends a Great Market 2019 Finish, Says Stovall
Contrast the current situation with year-end 2018’s lousy showing.