Reuters – Stocks posted gains for the fourth day on Tuesday on growing hopes that Greece will avoid a debt default, adding momentum to the market’s recent rebound.
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Reuters – Stocks extended gains on Thursday after trade data showed record U.S. exports, easing concerns about a stalled economic recovery following a six-day slide that left the equities market oversold.
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AP – Signs that the U.S. economy may be struggling kept stock markets in check Thursday, while the euro pushed up towards 18-month dollar highs ahead of a keenly awaited statement from the European Central Bank.
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Reuters – U.S. stocks rose on Friday after employment notched a second straight month of solid gains while the jobless rate fell to a two-year low.
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Reuters – U.S. stocks advanced on Wednesday as materials shares rose, but rising commodities prices due to turmoil in the Middle East and North Africa could keep rallies modest.
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Reuters – Wall Street erased most of its weekly gains on Friday as fears of more geopolitical turmoil and higher oil prices threaten to stifle rallies in coming weeks.
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Read More »According to Bloomberg, the Russell 2000 Index’s record one-month gain is sending danger signals to investors who remember how similar rallies in U.S. stocks came to an end.
When small-caps have outpaced larger stocks much, both indexes erased gains and fell, according to data compiled by Birinyi Associates Inc. This boosting investor concerns that the S&P 500’s 27 percent advance since March 9 will end the same way as the 24 percent rally that fizzled in January.
Steeper jumps for small-cap stocks one month into a rally are signs of indiscriminate buying and usually come before equities fall, said Cleve Rueckert, a Birinyi analyst. The Russell 2000’s 36 percent climb since March 9 is its steepest since the index began in 1979, according to Bloomberg data.
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