Today's Market

Why are stocks up (or down) and what does the latest Nvidia news mean? Today’s Market will answer those questions and keep you informed about big stock market movers. We’ll also tell you about the latest Fed moves, what stocks Warren Buffett is buying, and which stocks look primed for a short squeeze. Today’s Market is the perfect pairing of InvestorPlace’s expert financial advice and critical stock and crypto news.

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Utilities: Back to Hero, or Villain in Disguise?

By Michael A. Gayed
This may be a temporary period of strength or a final move before a breakdown. A downtrend could be quite telling about the second half for equities.

Has the Market Been Rescued From the Bears’ Claws?

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
Friday’s rally stabilized a rapidly deteriorating technical situation.

France’s Wacky Definition of Competitiveness

By Fisher Investments
New French President François Hollande says taxing income above €1 million at 75% will "improve our competitiveness." And that's just nuts.

The Market Is Walking on the Edge of a Cliff

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
The market is in a good news/bad news situation, with the scales tipped toward bad. If the S&P's technical floor breaks, things could get ugly in a hurry.

Forget Uncertainty: TRUST Is the Big Issue for Investors

By Jeff Reeves
With today's headlines, it isn't surprising that less people are playing the stock market. But the issue isn’t politics or economics – it’s trust.

Market Hangs on the Precipice of a Breakdown

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
The bull channel remains intact, but MACD issued a sell signal.

10 Places Where The Crowd Will Hang In 2012′s Second Half

By Traders Reserve
Looking through the data and parsing the information provides a guide on where the crowd might put their money in the second half of the years. Here are hints.

How to Handle This Listless, Go-Nowhere Market Environment

By James Brumley, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
Goldman Sachs says idiosyncratic risk is at low levels -- in short, that means stock-picking is practically like throwing darts right now. Here's what to do.

Can Stocks Challenge the Monthly Highs?

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
Wednesday’s intraday reversal may not be the strongest bullish signal, but it should be enough.

Wall Street’s Earning Warnings Bloodbath

By Dan Burrows, InvestorPlace Feature Writer
It's early on in earnings season, and we're already awash in slashed forecasts. However, there's a silver lining to all the bad news.

Spain’s New Austerity Plan: What It Means

By Charles Sizemore, Chief Investment Strategist, The Freeport Society
Spain is getting a long leash in large part thanks to its size -- so expect any proceedings with Italy, Greece and Ireland to be three different stories.

Head Fakes Galore From Mr. Market

By Richard Band
U.S. markets are moving up and down based on domestic economic data and signals from Europe on its debt crises. Stay cautious but look for opportunities

Forget Doomsday Talk — These 3 Traders Say Buy Now

By Jeff Reeves
Are equities really dead -- again? Back in 1979, BusinessWeek made that call and was dead wrong. But what about now? You won't get a "yes" here.

Nasdaq Chart Should Give the Bulls Hope

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
The recent pullback appears to be nothing more than a short-term correction.

All-Star Investing: Swing for the Hall, Not the Fences

By Marc Bastow, InvestorPlace Assistant Editor
Swinging for the fences is a high-risk, high-reward strategy in baseball and investing. And both would do better with a different mind-set at the plate.

The Death of Small-Cap Stocks: RIP 2012

By Jeff Reeves
Today's market environment is choking out small-cap stocks, and there's no immediate end in sight. Don't even try to cherry pick -- here's why you should just steer clear.

Market on Verge of Major Breakout

By Sam Collins, InvestorPlace Chief Technical Analyst
The bow tie chart pattern suggests that despite the recent correction, a big upside move is coming.

What Lies Ahead for U.S. Markets?

By Bryan Perry
With the start of earnings season comes the hope for better results that might lead to a solid rally based on corporate earnings and not economic ups and downs

“Buy the Dips” Mentality Should Extend to Earnings

By Bryan Perry
Economic news continues to move the markets, with weakness in the economy driving prices down. As earnings season starts, consider buying on earnings dips
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