Nothing goes up in a straight line, not even during the holidays, so a near-term market pullback would be a healthy way to prevent a steeper correction in January.

Texas Instruments reported third-quarter earnings that grew 19.6% sequentially and 29.1% year over year.

December E-mini S&Ps (ESZ14 +0.74%) this morning are up +0.67% at a 1-week high and European stocks are up +1.61% as Apple rose 2% in pre-market trading after it reported stronger-than-expected Q4 earnings results late yesterday.

For me current momentum is one of the most important attributes of a great stock.

Pfizer (PFE) may buy AstraZeneca (AZN) for $100,000,000,000.00!!! That's a lot of money! That's also the same rumor (now more solid) that goosed the market last Monday...

As the Federal Reserve eventually allows interest rates to rise, we likely will see a rotation out of value and into growth as defensive debt-intensive companies struggle relative to companies that have lower debt burden and stronger prospective earnings growth.