Trump Rally

President Trump's administration continues to be a major catalyst to support the stock market as the economy is seeing a surge in hiring activity and unemployment is sitting at its lowest levels since 2001, CNBC's Jim Cramer argued during his daily "Mad Money" show Monday. Trump's plans to "roll...

Sorry investors, but results of a poll of 30 finance professionals across four continents aren't supportive of the continued bull run. According to a Bloomberg survey, the bull stock market run has just more than one year left and will end late next year when U.S. credit will enter its first bear...

Despite all the attention surrounding the "Trump rally" in American stocks, foreign stock markets have been delivering superior returns. Bloomberg reports that the top performing stock market among the G20 members is Argentina with a near 35 percent return, followed by Turkey just shy of...

Who cares about politics? Investors clearly don't, at least according to Morgan Stanley's Ruchir Sharma. Investors want to care about politics and use it as a factor in decision making, but at the end of the day politics in developed countries like the United States is "minimal,"...

The "Trump Rally" has made many investors richer, and as the major stock indices are trading near historical all-time highs, now is the right time to cash in on the profitable investments, right? Not necessarily, at least according to Wunderlich's chief market strategist, Art Hogan. One of the most...

Financial stocks were the initial beneficiary of the "Trump rally" but have now lost all momentum, and many notable names are even trading in the red for 2017. For example, shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) are now lower by nearly 5 percent since the start of 2017; Goldman Sachs Group...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is once again flirting with the 21,000 level, and last week's triple-digit sell-off appears to be a distant memory. Should the stock market hold on to its near-term momentum, investors could see their stocks hit new all-time highs. Unfortunately, there are many...

Economist Mohamed El-Erian was a guest on CNBC Wednesday to explain why the "Trump trade" is over and what it has been replaced with. The Trump trade refers to investors buying stocks under the assumption that President Trump's administration will implement favorable policies to...

Ralph Acampora is the director of technical research at Altaira Capital Partners and earned himself the nickname is being the "godfather of technical analysis." Needless to say, when he talks, investors should at the very least listen to what he has to say. Speaking as a guest on CNBC's "Futures...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average soared above the 21,000 mark on Tuesday, a clear indication that the "Trump rally" is back on, right? Not so fast, at least according to Tom Lee, a strategist and founder of Fundstrat Global Advisors. Speaking as a guest on CNBC's "Trading Nation" segment, Lee said...

Major equity indices were trading relatively unchanged Monday morning as many investors are unsure if the recent "Trump rally" has come to an end or still has months, if not years, remaining. CNBC's Jim Cramer said during his daily "Mad Money" show on Friday that 2017 is off to a "so far, so good"...

Jeffrey Saut, Raymond James' chief financial officer, believes the "Trump rally" has come to an end and will be immediately followed by a selloff. Saut explained to CNBC on Friday that stocks will see selling pressure on Monday as a direct result of President Donald Trump and House Speaker Paul...

For the first time in what seems like months, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was trading lower by 200 points in one day. In fact, the notable selloff is prompting some experts to suggest that the "Trump rally" has now come to an end. John Rutledge, Safanad's chief investment officer, was a guest...

2016 may have seemed like a busy year for M&A activity, but it was in fact quite muted. According to CNBC's Mike Santoli, global M&A activity last year was roughly on the same level it was back in 2007. Moreover, as a percentage of global GDP and global market cap, M&A activity last...