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  There is no shortage of warnings about the U.S. stock market’s high valuation, but a deeper look into sectors shows quite a bit of variation.
  
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• Why Wells Fargo favors industrial stocks despite new tariffs as S&P 500 stumbles

  The industrial sector is one area of the U.S. stock market that looks favorable to Wells Fargo Investment Institute after new tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China.
  
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• AT&T’s stock bucks S&P 500 weakness as subscriber growth shines

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  MarketWatch - Jan. 27
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  S&P 500 Hits Record High Amid Strong Earnings and Easing Inflation Concerns

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  The New York Times - Jan. 24

• Technology and the AI trade drive stocks higher as the S&P 500 hits a new high

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• 13 dividend stocks selected for value at a time when the S&P 500 trades sky high

  The S&P 500 is expensive by most broad measures, but a deeper look tells a different story and presents an opportunity for long-term investors.
  
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• 10 things to watch in the stock market Thursday after the best S&P 500 gain since the election

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  CNBC - Jan. 16

• Micron’s stock leads the S&P 500 for 2025. Here’s why more gains could follow.

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  MarketWatch - Jan. 9

• This fund manager forecast a 20% S&P 500 gain last year. Now he says cash is king.

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