"The downgrades just weren't as bad as investors thought they were going to be," says Andre Julian, senior market strategist at OWM Asset Management. Julian tells MarketWatch Radio's Larry Kofsky that Moody's rating cuts on several big banks were expected, so it was a classic case of "buy the rumor and sell the news."
The economy is improving, but not so much so that the Federal Reserve will rapidly scale back stimulus, says Doug Roberts, chief investment strategist, Channel Capital Research. He tells Alisa Parenti that means continued stock gains.
Wall Street's current record run could have staying power because it's more inclusive than it was in April, says Liz Miller of Summit Place Financial Advisors.
On Wall Street, there's something about Tuesday. And Scott Wren addresses a big question for investors who hesitated and missed the market's record run.
We're likely to see the impact of the restored payroll tax on retail sales in government figures this week. MarketWatch Radio's Larry Kofsky has a preview.
Philip Silverman, managing partner at Kingsview Capital, says the weak trading on Wall Street today is a much-needed pause. He joins Joan Doniger in Stock Talk.
Stocks are fading back from record highs. But Paul Pagnato, Managing Director at HighTower Advisors, tells MarketWatch Radio's Joan Doniger that this is nothing more than a little rest for the market.
Todd Horwitz, chief strategist for the Adam Mesh Trading Group, tells MarketWatch Radio's Joan Doniger it will take some greatly unexpected shock to bring on the bears.
Ryan Detrick, senior technical strategist, Schaeffer's Investment research, says investors might not quite believe it, but today's record heights for the stock averages will continue. He joins Joan Doniger for Stock Talk.
With the stock averages moving to record highs, Peter Cardillo of Rockwell Global Capital tells Joan Doniger he sees no end in sight to the bull market.
Wall Street chooses to see an "OK" April jobs report as one that confirms its own upward bias, says Jim Awad of Plimsoll Mark Capital. And he says milestones like Dow 15-thousand tend to draw investors in a time when they should be more cautious than ever.
Sell in May and go away? Ryan Detrick of Schaeffer's Investment Research takes us back to a time when investors were more interested in "making hay" than "going away."
Stop waiting for the stock market correction, says Jim Paulsen of Wells Capital Management. It might have happened already. So he thinks this May could break with its losing history of the past three years, and be surprisingly good for stocks.
What goes up, must come down. And Frank Braddock of JHS Capital Advisors is concerned that when the stock market does go down again, it will scare off a whole generation of investors. Braddock talks about the market's current emphasis on feelings over facts, and how it's necessary to be tactical.
Wall Street seems determined to confound the experts and continue to seek out record territory. And Russell Croft of the Croft Value Fund says investors who buy in now aren't making a terrible mistake if they focus on the right areas.
Investors know the factors that reined in the economy during the first quarter will remain with us for a while, says Kevin Mahn of Hennion and Walsh Asset Management. And that will rein in the stock market, too.
The investors who've taken the Dow and S&P to record highs now want to be reassured that they've done the right thing, says Chuck Carlson of Horizon Investment Services. And even though the first-quarter earnings reports are just "OK," they seem to be giving investors what they need.
Chuck Lieberman of Advisors Capital Management wonders why Wall Street is letting the bears take the lead in reacting to first-quarter earnings reports. And he thinks the minutes-long Twitter-hack crash will have a long-lasting impact on many investors.
We've certainly had an outstanding first quarter but the market has now begun to sputter, says Ted Weisberg, president of New York's Seaport Securities. Weisberg tells MarketWatch Radio's Jim Asendio that corporate results could become a problem if they continue to be a mixed bag.
Liz Miller of Summit Place Financial Advisors thinks investors are suffering from an abundance of caution - and that's why we're seeing such choppy trading. She joins Joan Doniger for MarketWatch Stock Talk.
Kevin Mahn of Hennion and Walsh Asset Management sees the wild swings the market's been making this week continuing while investors re-adjust their economic expectations. He joins Joan Doniger for MarketWatch Stock Talk.
Better than expected reports on the housing sector and companies reporting quarterly earnings are feeding today's rebound on Wall Street, according to Jim Awad of Plimsoll Mark Capital. He joins Joan Doniger for MarketWatch Stock Talk.
Already-steep losses deepened just before the closing bell as investors saw the frightening images from the Boston Marathon finish line. Hugh Johnson of Hugh Johnson Advisors tells MarketWatch Radio's Adrienne Mitchell the news from Boston made a tough day even worse.
A sharp sell-off has some wondering if this is the beginning of a pull-back. Art Hogan, chief market strategist for Lazard Capital Markets, joins MarketWatch Radio's Joan Doniger in MarketWatch Stock Talk.
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