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The world is changing, and these three global megatrends should be a big factor powering stocks in the years ahead. Here are three ways to play them.

American International Group (AIG – yield 2.1%) reported a larger-than-expected fourth-quarter reserve charge of $5.6 billion. Also, updates on GameStop (GME) and Kraft Heinz (KHC).

With stock market volatility rising, some investors fear a bear market, but with the right stocks you can make money in any market.

Here’s how I use time and delta to evaluate my options portfolio.

AAPL stock has grown a bit stale amid a sea of iPhone updates. Now Apple appears to finally have something new in the works: its own streaming service.

This portfolio stock reported Q2 results that came in better than expected on the top and bottom lines. Another stock moves to Hold.

The bull market is alive and well, and marijuana stocks remain among the leaders, as buyers continue to flood into this hot sector in the midst of a growing trend toward legalization.

For the second straight week, it was the broad market that led the way higher while leading growth titles chopped around.

MarketWatch’s Peter Brimelow ranks Cabot Market Letter among top newsletters and quotes the Letter’s market timing calls.

Last week, Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen caused a stir by suggesting that the stock market is overvalued, saying equity valuations are “quite high.”

As we cruise into a holiday weekend, it’s (finally) been a solid week for the market—the major indexes are up in the 3% to 5% range, though most growth funds/indexes, while up, are lagging a bit behind that.

Given the shifting political winds, these catalysts could trigger profitable short-term trades in volatile cannabis stocks.

The market today is like fertilizer for grey hair. In theory, it should be stronger than it has been. After all, this morning’s manufacturing data showed prices continue to come down (i.e., supply/demand balance getting better) while new orders remain stable. We also see oil prices down. So, inflation pressures seem to be easing (still) but growth isn’t tanking (yet).

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Paul Goodwin offers his forecast for the economy in the new year.

This market has been resilient. But that resilience is being severely tested. The next couple of weeks should tell us the near-term direction of stocks.

The S&P rallied higher for five straight months. That’s long in the tooth for any rally. The market is down so far in April and the story is changing for the worse.

It’s still a bull market and a rally. But the S&P has been in a sideways funk since the middle of last month.

April has not had news that the market seems to like. There has been stronger-than-expected economic news. The manufacturing numbers were the highest in about two years, and the Fed upgraded its 2024 GDP forecast from 1.4% to 2.4%. But sometimes good news is bad news.

The market looks strong right now. The S&P 500 just made a new all-time high in a young bull market and the index is up 5.38% in just the first five weeks of this year.

Inflation is way down. The Fed is done hiking rates. The economy is still strong. And earnings are solid. That’s a good macroeconomic background for stocks. But how long will this good news last?

The market dodged a bullet. And the rally forges on.

After a 5% dip from the high, stocks started climbing again in mid-April and have regained all the losses. Last week’s inflation report had the potential to derail the recent rally. But it didn’t. And the good times are continuing.