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The S&P 500 is giving you strong reasons to stay bullish — even at these heights

S&P 500 fundamentals point to continuing gains.

Latest inflation report helps Biden. But all eyes are on his press conference tonight.

A few weeks ago, the CPI report would have been a major plus for President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign, but right now inflation isn’t the Democratic incumbent’s biggest problem.

Tech selloff may drive Magnificent Seven’s worst day since 2022 by this metric

Declines in Tesla, Nvidia and other large tech stocks could mean a $535 billion market-cap wipeout for the grouping.

Gold approaches record highs as fall in CPI gives Fed ‘ammo’ to support rate cuts

Gold futures climbed sharply on Thursday, with prices trading close to fresh record highs, as traders viewed a report that showed cooling inflation as “ammo” for the Federal Reserve to use if it cuts interest rates this year.

Home builders, flooring companies and pool maker stocks rally as CPI data boosts rate-cut hopes

The stocks of home builders were rallying across the board on Thursday, after government data showed consumer prices falling for the first time in more than four years, boosting hopes the Federal Reserve may soon start to lower interest rates.

Fed’s Daly says data now justifies cutting interest rates

“With the information we have received today, which includes data on employment, inflation, GDP growth and the outlook for the economy, I see it as likely that some policy adjustments will be warranted,” Daly said Thursday.

Yardeni: We are raising our year-end target for the S&P 500 to 5,800 from 5,400

The stock market has been in a slow-motion meltup.

Intuitive Machines’ stock climbs 9.3%, on pace for longest winning streak since March

Shares of Intuitive Machines, which is currently up seven of the last 10 days, rose on no apparent news Thursday.

Mortgage rates post biggest drop in three weeks. Expect them to fall even further, experts say.

The 30-year mortgage rate is averaging at 6.86% Freddie Mac said in its latest weekly survey on Thursday.

Social Security’s 2025 COLA is forecast to be lower than in 2024

The Social Security cost-of-living adjustment for 2025 might be lower than this year’s 3.2% increase as inflation moderates.

SoundHound’s stock pops again en route to best two-day stretch since March

The company recently announced live voice-assistant integrations with carmakers in Europe.

One S&P 500 sector has gotten less expensive — even while rising by double digits

Warnings about a high valuation for the S&P 500 are justified, but one sector has bucked the trend with a significant decline to its forward price-to-earnings ratio.
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