{"id":23480,"date":"2023-06-16T11:09:05","date_gmt":"2023-06-16T15:09:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/news\/what-is-driving-the-new-bull-market-for-stocks\/"},"modified":"2023-06-16T11:09:07","modified_gmt":"2023-06-16T15:09:07","slug":"what-is-driving-the-new-bull-market-for-stocks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ifintechworld.com\/?p=23480","title":{"rendered":"What is driving the new bull market for stocks?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The benchmark S&P 500 index
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\n is now in a bull market, which is a far cry from what we were looking at a year ago. But what is a bull market? William Watts digs into the history of bull and bear markets and what drives them, while providing modern definitions for the terms.<\/p>\n

Over the years, you have probably read articles urging investors not to try to time stock-market cycles. The tendency of an investor moving to the sidelines to avoid a market decline is to return well after a recovery has started. But after a 24% gain in a little over six months, the most obvious question is, what is next for the market? Here\u2019s an array of coverage to help answer that question:<\/p>\n

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The Ratings Game<\/h2>\n
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The Ratings Game column tracks analysts\u2019 evolving opinions of high-profile stocks. This week one analyst said investors were looking at a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to buy shares of Netflix
\n NFLX,
\n -0.95%<\/bg-quote>,<\/span>
\n as the streaming pioneer\u2019s crackdown on password sharing had been bearing fruit. Another set a $535 price target for Netflix, which would make for a 20% gain over the stock\u2019s closing price of $445.27 Thursday.<\/p>\n

More from the Ratings Game:<\/p>\n

A related topic: <\/strong>Bank of America execs blew $93.6 billion. Here\u2019s how they did it.<\/p>\n

Another force driving inflation<\/h2>\n
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Much of the blame for the current inflation cycle has gone to the Federal Reserve and the federal government, whose policies to stimulate (or defend) the U.S. economy during the Covid-19 pandemic created trillions of new dollars to build demand and push prices higher. But some food companies are touting their ability to raise prices even as inflation cools. The applicable term is \u201cgreedflation,\u201d as Ciara Linnane reports.<\/p>\n

Mirth and insight into the world of (expensive) money management<\/h2>\n
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Brett Arends shares the simple and successful investing strategy of \u201cPariah Capital.\u201d <\/p>\n

IPO Report<\/h2>\n
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Even during a period of reduced investment-banking activity, there are companies planning on going public to raise money from investors. These are tracked in the IPO Report. Shares of Cava Group
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\n -8.45%<\/bg-quote>
\n soared during their trading debut Thursday. Right before the IPO, Ciara Linnane interviewed the Mediterranean-themed fast-casual restaurant chain\u2019s chief financial officer Tricia Tolivar, who steered clear of predicting when Cava might turn a profit.<\/p>\n

More from the IPO Report:<\/p>\n