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After an Inauguration Day rally for the record books, what’s next for stocks?

Good morning. It may have been a somewhat subdued, socially-distanced affair in Washington yesterday—LOWEST. INAUGURATION.TURNOUT. IN. MEMORY!, someone somewhere no doubt tweeted—but investors were out there, popping champagne corks. U.S. equities hit record highs on Wednesday, and today global stocks continue to rally today. Alas, Bitcoin continues to slump. Let’s see where investors are putting […]

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What a Biden presidency could mean for your portfolio

Good morning, Bull Sheeters! The 46th president of the United States will be sworn in today, and the mood in the markets is upbeat. Cautiously upbeat. The source of investor exuberance is coming more from Wall Street than Washington, it must be said. A host of earnings beats from the likes of Netflix, Goldman Sachs […]

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Global markets climb as investors focus on bank earnings and Yellen testimony

Good morning, and welcome back! After a weak showing last week, U.S. futures and global stocks are moving higher this morning as we head into a busy stretch for corporate earnings. Below, I offer a primer on what to look for. Oh, and Postscript is back. Reader warning: it involves food. But first, let’s see […]

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The markets may be faltering, but these surprise stocks are taking off

Happy Friday, Bull Sheeters. There’s plenty of red on the screen this morning. That’s despite a flurry of headlines which the markets of yesteryear would’ve swooned over: President-elect Joe Biden plans to ask Congress for a new $1.9 trillion stimulus spending plan and Fed Chief Jerome Powell wants you to know lower-for-longer is here to […]

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Why Stimulus 3.0 + Impeachment 2.0 adds up to very little for investors

This is the web version of the Bull Sheet, Fortune’s no-BS daily newsletter on the markets. Sign up to receive it in your inbox here. Good morning, Bull Sheeters. Stocks and futures are little changed on Thursday despite reports the incoming Biden administration is planning a fresh round of stimulus spending, this one carrying a $2 […]

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Move over growth stocks. Here’s why investors are once again bullish on ETFs

Good morning. There’s little oxygen in these markets. Stocks are barely budging again on Wednesday as investors look ahead to the upcoming slate of earnings calls (Big Finance kick things off tomorrow) to see if this recovery trade has legs. In the meantime, all eyes are on Washington. Here’s the latest from the nation’s capital: […]

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As an impeachment vote gains momentum, the markets tick higher

This is the web version of the Bull Sheet, Fortune’s no-BS daily newsletter on the markets. Sign up to receive it in your inbox here. Good morning. U.S. futures are slightly higher today, but political risk hangs over the markets with the Democrats determined to push President Trump out of office before next week’s Biden inauguration, […]

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The cloud of impeachment hangs over the markets—even Bitcoin is sinking

This is the web version of the Bull Sheet, Fortune’s no-BS daily newsletter on the markets. Sign up to receive it in your inbox here. Good morning. If you were expecting a bit of a reprieve in the news flow this week, forget it. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is laying down an ultimatum to Vice President […]

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Wall Street shakes off bad jobs report, gets Biden stimulus boost

Good evening, Bull Sheeters. This is Fortune finance reporter Rey Mashayekhi, filling in for Bernhard with a special PM edition of the newsletter. It’s been a long, eventful week, to say the least—but an altogether good one for markets globally, which head into the weekend on a mostly positive note. Let’s get into the day’s […]

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Markets shrug off U.S. insurrection to rally on Biden’s confirmation

Good evening, Bull Sheeters. This is Fortune finance reporter Rey Mashayekhi, filling in for Bernard for the rest of this week with a special PM edition of the newsletter. Conventional thinking says that events like those that transpired at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday are bad for the markets. They’re supposed to wreak the sort […]