Opinion: Stock market bulls have a new story to sell you. Don’t believe them — they’re just in the ‘bargaining’ stage of grief

Might the bear market’s losses at its recent low have gotten so bad that it was actually good news? Some eager stock bulls I monitor are advancing this convoluted rationale. The outline of their argum...

The Bulls Still Own This Market. But Cracks Are Starting to Show.

Text size Riskier and more speculative pockets of the market have led the rally, which has coincided with a decline in bond yields. NYSE If it looks like a bull market and acts like a bull market, it’...

Why stock market bulls are cheering the S&P 500’s close above 4,231

The S&P 500 index on Friday finished above a chart level that delivered a dose of encouragement to stock-market bulls arguing that the U.S. bear-market bottom is in, though technical analysts warn...

Sit Out the Next Few Months, Say These Analysts. A Recession Is Unavoidable.

Text size American flags outside the New York Stock Exchange in New York. Michael Nagle/Bloomberg The S&P 500 came close to finishing Friday’s session in a bear market, adding fuel to a rapidly in...

Cattle Ranchers Take Aim at Meatpackers’ Dominance

For years, many ranchers have blamed meatpacking giants for low cattle prices. Now, some cattlemen say they have a solution: Process the beef themselves. On 80 acres in western Nebraska, a group of ca...