Dow 50,000
The first 1,000 points took 76 years. The last 10,000 took 21 months.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average needed 76 years to climb its first 1,000 points. It needed 21 months to climb its last 10,000.
That contrast, more than anything else, is the story of Dow 50,000.
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Read MorePrediction. The S&P 500 Is So Far Above Its Moving Averages That a 10% Correction This Summer Is Not Out of the Question
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The S&P 500 has stretched 10-15% above its key moving averages, with the Nasdaq-100 surging 17.35% in one month and momentum indicators like the 14-day RSI staying above 70 overbought levels for over a week.
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Mean reversion toward 6,850-6,900 is likely as stretched valuations and extreme positioning in technology stocks have decoupled from underlying economic improvements for average Americans.
Stock Market Live May 15, 2026: S&P 500 (SPY) Deep in the Red
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Over the past year, Dell’s rally has been fueled by surging demand for AI and growing expectations that Dell will remain a major beneficiary of the AI spending boom.
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Read MoreStock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq sink as yields jump amid inflation jitters
The market is at the start of the next commodity supercycle, according to energy strategist and investor Jeff Currie of Carlyle Group.
In a thread posted to X Friday morning, Currie laid out a multipronged argument for why the market is right at the beginning of the next years-long rally cycle for commodities.
Read MoreWhy the Fed May Be Convinced to Reverse Course on Interest Rates
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Financial markets are now pricing in a greater than 50% chance of a rate hike this year.
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Read MoreThe Burst
1 Buffett Story Nobody Told You That Led to Riches
When you tune into a Warren Buffett Annual Shareholder meeting, you’ll often hear the Oracle of Omaha reference See’s Candies, but few understand why this humble confectionary retailer holds such a special place in Buffett’s heart.
Back when Buffett bought See’s he had grand plans to be the candy mogul of the world.
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Read MoreThe Ivy
Is Buffett Finally Going to Split Berkshire Stock?
Berkshire Hathaway Class A (NYSE:BRK.A) shares are far and away the most expensive shares in the American stock market. Each Class A share of Warren Buffett’s conglomerate currently trades at over $705,000.
By now, the vast majority of companies would’ve gone through many stock splits to keep their shares affordably priced for retail investors.
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Will Tesla 6x?
When Cathie Wood first bet that Tesla would hit a trillion dollar market capitalization, it was valued at around 6% of that level.
Naysayers said she was crazy.
They cited unequivocal statistics that “proved” Tesla was overvalued, like summing up the market caps of all vehicle manufacturers and pointing to Tesla’s being greater than the combination of them all.