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Why stock-market strategists have never been more confused in June about the year-end outlook for equities
It has been the best of times and the worst of times for U.S. equity benchmarks over the past two quarters, and that is, perhaps, why Wall Street analysts are facing their most befuddling challenge yet. The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, +0.84% and the S&P 500 SPX, +1.54% just put in their best quarterly …
Stock-market investors haven’t been this bearish since the 2008 financial crisis, says Bank of America
The S&P 500 index stands less than 1% shy of a record but investors aren’t loving the climb, based on a recent fund manager survey from Bank of America Merrill Lynch. The survey of 179 global managers overseeing some half trillion dollars in assets told BAML that pessimism has been driven by concerns over U.S.-led …
The hottest stock-market sector in the past year beats technology and real estate
It may not surprise you that utility stocks have fared well as interest rates have declined, but a closer look at the sector may genuinely shock you. As discussed when we reviewed the best-performing stocks of 2019, the utilities sector of the S&P 500 …