To The Moon

U.S. stock index futures rose on Monday after the S&P 500 logged its worst week in more than two mon

* Indexes end: S&P 500 -0.34%, Nasdaq +0.07%, Dow -0.76%. The S&P 500 closed lower on Tuesday while the Nasdaq edged up to a record high, as investors balanced worries about the slowing pace of economic recovery with expectations that the Federal Reserve will maintain its accommodative monetary policy.Amgen Inc fell 2.2% and Merck & Co lost 1.7% after $Morgan Stanley$ cut its rating on the stocks to "equal-weight" from "overweight.". The Nasdaq was supported by Big Tech stocks that have fueled W

What a year this has been for the markets!Fueled by a torrent of monetary and fiscal stimulus, economic and earnings growth, and a mostly receding pandemic, theS&P 500stock index has rallied 20%, notching seven straight months of gains and more than 50 highs along the way. And that’s on top of last year’s 68% rebound from the market’s March 2020 lows.Tailwinds remain in place, but headwinds now loom that could slow stocks’ advance. Stimulus spending has peaked, and economic and corporate-earnin