NewsWatch: The bear case for stocks is ‘so obvious, it can’t be right’

Stocks look on track for a rally Thursday as trade-war fears apparently abate again. It may be time to just throw up your hands and buy ’em, suggests our call of the day from Kevin Muir, the strategist behind the Macro Tourist blog/newsletter......»»

Sector rankings show cracks in the bulls’ hopeful case, writes Mark Hulbert......»»

BlackRock makes the case for increasing allocation toward stocks and away from government bonds......»»

Citi’s global equity strategy team says the bear market, in stocks, isn’t done......»»

Stocks will face ‘long road’ back to the highs when bear market bottoms, says analyst who called 2018 swoon.....»»

Our call of the day comes from a forecaster who escaped this bear market by exiting 90% of stocks before the virus started to grip the world, and he sees more bear markets ahead......»»

Michael Wilson, Morgan Stanley’s chief U.S. equity strategist, says that it may be time to jump back into stocks after the stock market plunged into a bear market with the sharpest one-day slump since the 1987 crash......»»

Electric automaker Tesla Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) is among the most contested stocks, and the debate likely picked up momentum after the company announced a 2.65-million share offering at $767 each this week.  read more.....»»

Kevin Smith, chief investment officer at Crescat Capital, says the bear case for U.S. stocks has never been stronger” and it’s time for investors to be aware of the “gravity” of the current situation......»»

The Bear Case For Stocks Via DataTrekResearch.com, We’ve outlined pretty much the entire bull case for U.....»»

Our call of the day, from strategists at UBS, warns a big threat is lying in wait for equities: earnings expectations......»»

Profits for major U.S. tobacco companies could be cut in half if the FDA adopts a "maximum nicotine" rule within the next 15 years, according to analysts at Morgan Stanley......»»

Last week, tariffs on Mexico increased the chances the Fed would cut rates. Investors obviously like that. So, stocks rallied. This week, Trump backs off those tariffs. Investors apparently like that, too. Stocks again are rallying. What’s going on?.....»»

The Dow is trying to make it five up sessions in a row, while gold heads in the other direction. The metal’s retreat has hampered gold mining shares, but our call of the day from a “True Contrarian” suggests sticking with those stocks......»»

The bull market in U.S. stocks is by one account the longest in history. But it may not be long for this world thanks to the Federal Reserve, according to one analyst......»»

Albert Edwards, global strategist at Société Générale, cautions that the moment of reckoning for stocks is near and investors should stop buying into the fantasy of a robust economy......»»

Most FAANG stocks are in a bear market, and economically sensitive sectors have sold off dramatically......»»

U.S. stocks close lower Wednesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average logging its longest losing streak in three months, as blue-chip Apple Inc. flirted with bear-market territory......»»

For the first time, all five FAANG stocks are in bear markets......»»

Analysts are overwhelmingly positive about these companies and expect high double-digit gains for many......»»