September E-mini S&Ps (ESU14 +0.29%) this morning are up +0.28% at a record high on optimism over the U.S. economic outlook and European stocks are up +0.32%.

Stock investors entered the Fourth of July holiday on a high note, pushing the Dow Jones Industrials Index above 17,000 and the Wilshire 5000 Total Market Index above 21,000...

Well, it’s official. The old adage about selling in May didn’t apply this year. Instead, larger-cap, higher-quality, and value-oriented stocks continued to lead the market higher.