LPL Research

Stocks rose for the seventh May in the past eight years.

LPL Research discusses whether the economic recovery may look more like a V-shape than a U, a square root, checkmark, or swoosh.

The stock market is forward-looking, and what it’s seeing now provides hope for better things to come.

The rally continued as the S&P 500 Index closed out May on the positive side.

First quarter earnings season offered something for everyone.

In spite of COVID-19 and weak economic data, the S & P 500 Index has rallied, and there are signs of improvement as the economy begins to reopen.

Stocks may have been due for a pullback after gains in late March through April and could potentially have further to fall.

Stocks have had a historic run amid increasingly negative headlines.

As May began, investors continued to try to reconcile the strong rebound in stocks with the devastating economic damage from COVID-19.

Signs of recovery and an economic rebound may be sparking the stock market to look ahead.