Low consumer spending and inflation hurts company profits, but Fed rate cuts should fuel growth.
The S&P 500 has soared over 60% since its bear-market bottom on October 12, 2022.
The latest CPI data is seen hitting the lowest rate since February 2021.
BlackRock, JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, and other giants will publish quarterly reports in the coming days.
All three of China's recent stimulus-fueled bull markets have fizzled fast.
Employment, economic growth and income data have all come in more robust than expected after the 50-basis-point rate cut.
Energy stocks have rallied with oil prices this week as Iran-Israel tensions mount.
The equal-weighted S&P 500 is flashing signs of broad investor optimism and strong market breadth.
Thousands of longshoremen across the East and Gulf Coast are on strike for a new union contract.
Five charts show how the November election is set to influence taxes, inflation, tariffs, and financial markets.
Beijing's stimulus package pushed China's stock market to a 52-week high right after it hit a 52-week low.
Bitcoin has shrugged off weak seasonal trends to ride momentum from cooling interest rates.
