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The Biggest Threats to Spark a Stock Market Correction Right Now

By , Associate Editor, Money Morning • @TaraKateClarke -

U.S. markets have been propped up by the Federal Reserve since the 2008 financial crisis.

Eventually, interest rates will rise.

And when they do, Americans could face a huge stock market correction.

The Fed is just one hazard...

Watch the following video as Money Morning Capital Wave Strategist Shah Gilani describes the biggest threats that could bring about a U.S. market correction right now...

Stock Market Today is Up, But is a Pullback on the Way?

By , Contributing Writer, Money Morning -

A handful of economic data helped the stock market today (Tuesday) resume a robust rally - but are we due for a pullback?

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed up 111.90 points, or 0.77%, at 14,559.65. The Standard & Poor's 500 Index jumped 12.08 points, or 0.78%, to 1,563.77 - just a couple points from its record high. The Nasdaq climbed 17.18 points, or 0.53%, to close at 3,252.48.

The broad-based stock market rally followed a sell-off Monday, which took the Dow down 64.28 points, or 0.4%, to close at 14,447.75. The S&P and Nasdaq both fell 0.3% as investors mulled a bailout deal for Cyprus.

But the old adage that investors have a very short memory rang true Tuesday. Shrugging off yesterday's woes, market participants instead focused on encouraging U.S. economic data.

Buoying stocks Tuesday was a Commerce Department report that showed durable goods orders surged 5.7% in February. That handily beat economists' expectations of a 0.5% rise and reversed January's 3.8% plunge.

A separate report Tuesday revealed single-family home prices began 2013 with the biggest annual increase in six-and-a-half years. The S&P/Case Shiller composite index report is a further sign of a recovery in the housing market.

But the big question is if the rally will last.

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