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For the past five years, crisis-scarred investors have worried time and again about a negative economic or geopolitical event that would send U.S. stocks reeling just like in 2008.With virtually none of those fears -- from a breakup of the eurozone to a double-dip recession in the U.S. -- panning out, some are now raising the specter of a very different concern: red-hot stock prices could now be overcooking themselves.First floated earlier this year , talk of a melt-up that could force the Federal Reserve's hand and trigger a painful correction is growing louder in some corners."It is certainly starting to look like a melt-up in stock prices so far this year," Ed Yardeni, president of Yardeni Research, wrote in a note to clients late last week. "The problem with melt-ups is that they tend to be followed by meltdowns."Fueled by the Fed's controversial bond-buying program and improvements in the economy, U.S. stocks have achieved liftoff in 2013, with the S&P 500 soaring 17% and blowing ...
Moneynews’ Ultimate Wealth Report Editor Sean Hyman on the outlook for the markets.
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Marriott International Executive Chairman J.W. Marriott Jr. on what is needed to boost U.S. economic growth.
The unexpected 0.1% annualized decline in fourth-quarter U.S. gross domestic product was met with a yawn on Wall Street. Economists broadly said not to read too deep...
Hovering at just below 14000, the Dow Industrials are less than 300 points away from setting all-time highs, but unlike prior milestones don't expect any fireworks t...
Britain's economy shrank more than expected in the last three months of 2012, moving closer to a third recession in four years, hit by lower output from the North Se...
UBS Chief Investment Strategist Mike Ryan offers tips for creating a strategy for your portfolio.
First Trust Advisors Chief Economist Brian Wesbury on what is needed to speed up job creation.
New developments in effort to avert 'fiscal cliff'
Partnership for NYC CEO Kathryn Wylde on the potential impact on the unemployment rate in New York of tax hikes on the wealthy.
FOX Business: Capitalism Lives HereU.S. stock-index futures were little changed on Tuesday as trader digested a smattering of corporate deal-making and remained anxi...
Although the housing market seems to be on the upswing in many parts of the country, investors aren't ready to fully jump back into the sector over recovery concerns...
The plunge in the gold price in the past week may have raised a big red flag over the global economy.Some top investors say the gold sell-off, and the broader declin...
Now that the tiny island of Cyprus has narrowly avoided a calamitous exit from the eurozone, the financial world has embarked on a search for the next country to sta...
Greg Palkot reports from London
John Hlinko and David Laska on what to expect from the President’s State of the Union address
Solid trade data from both China and the U.S. spurred a risk-on sentiment across financial markets on Friday, sending European stocks higher, with banks leading the ...
Brian Talks To Dan Henninger and Dr. Keith Ablow
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