After the best first quarter for the S&P 500 Index since 1998, the big question is: What happens next? We’ve already discussed why a good start to a year could lead to more gains, but today we will take a look at another potentially positive signal.

March’s yield curve commotion now looks like the first “false positive” of this expansion.

Seven has been a lucky number for U.S. stocks. The S&P 500 Index just notched its first seven-day winning streak since October 2017. This feat has occurred just seven other times in the current bull market.

Job growth rebounded strongly in March, allaying concerns that a February slowdown was signaling the possibility of extended economic weakness.

Wall Street is watching a litany of telling economic and market signals, but the rest of the country is watching the NCAA men’s and women’s college basketball tournaments.

What a start to 2019! The S&P 500 Index had its best first quarter since 1998—gaining 13.1%. Taking a deeper look at the data reveals another rare occurrence: The S&P 500 was higher each of the first three months of the year for the first time since 2013.