Tired market timers are just what stocks need to rally again

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  The Fed Could Give the Stock Market Exactly What It Wants

  A key inflation metric cooled for the first time in six months.
  
  Inc. - 13h
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  Los Angeles Needs to Fireproof Communities, Not Just Houses

  After the devastation of the Los Angeles fires, officials are ready to rebuild. But defending against future fires requires thinking about more than buildings.
  
  Wired - 1d

• That big one-day stock-market surge we just had? Don’t make too much of it.

  Price spikes happen in bear markets more often than in bull markets.
  
  MarketWatch - 2h

• Stock market’s ‘Trump bump’ nearly erased thanks to bond selloff. What’s next.

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  MarketWatch - 5d
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  What the Stock Market Could Do During Trump’s First Year, According to History

  Over the past century, the S&P 500 has tended to see weaker returns during the first year of a new administration.
  
  Inc. - 6d

• Investors are on edge as Friday’s jobs report could make or break the stock-market rally

  Rising Treasury yields are ratcheting up the anxiety for equity investors. Thursday’s stock-market closure offered only a brief reprieve from the mounting tension.
  
  MarketWatch - Jan. 9
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  Is the US stock market in bubble territory?

  Valuations might be frothy but don’t seem nutty
  
  Financial Times - Jan. 7

• The stock market rarely scores hat tricks. This strategist fears what’s next.

  The S&P 500 has managed two consecutive 20%-plus years in a row, but that has rarely led to a third great year, says this strategist.
  
  MarketWatch - Jan. 2
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  Bangladesh court again rejects bail for Hindu leader who led rallies

  A court in southeastern Bangladesh has rejected a plea for bail by a jailed Hindu leader who led large rallies in the Muslim-majority country demanding better security for minority groups
  
  ABC News - Jan. 2

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