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A year ago today marked the very bottom of the Covid selloff as the S&P 500 Index (SPX) plunged below 2200. That was down more than 35% from the all-time high just a month earlier, and things looked gloomy, to say the least.  If anyone then had told you then that in a year we...

After yesterday’s dramatic “turnaround Tuesday,” the pendulum seems to be slowing a bit this morning. Plenty of potential catalysts jump into the pool today, so we’ll see what they bring. For now, there’s just not much direction.  The week moves ahead with today...

Friday’s momentum melted away like snow in the March sun. Then it appeared to come back, at least for parts of Wall Street. The Nasdaq (COMP) isn’t one of them. Things didn’t start out all over the place like they are now. Major indices initially rose in sync during the...

Remember the old days, when Walmart Inc’s (NYSE: WMT) earnings were mostly about apparel and food sales and how the world’s largest retailer was juggling its tens of thousands of stores to help consumers “Save Money. Live Better.”? When WMT opens its books on Feb. 18,...

A year ago, who would have thought the market would notch new all-time highs almost daily based on the prospect of something as elementary as vaccinations? But here we are, steadily setting fresh records mainly due to investor enthusiasm that normal times could be around the corner.  That...

As the saying goes: If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. It seems like the market is taking that to heart as early indications point to another start in the green. The question is whether the second attempt at continuing a tech-related bounce will hold after yesterday’s gains...

When Renaud Laplanche co-founded Lending Club with Soul Htite, he became responsible for overseeing the strategic direction and operation of the firm. While far from an easy task, this is not the first time that Laplanche has launched and led a successful enterprise. Before Lending Club, he was the...