"Everyone is worried...we are sure to peak and crash from here but I don't think retail investors getting back into stocks will mark a major top," one trader said.
The Bank of Japan's two-day meeting which begins Wednesday will arguably be the most closely-watched in years given expectations for a radical monetary policy.
Shares of Nuance Communication closed almost 6 percent higher on Tuesday after activist investor Carl Icahn disclosed a 9.27 percent passive stake in the software company. So what's the appeal for Icahn?
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Aggregate dividends per share for S&P 500 companies grew nearly 16 percent year-over-year at the end of last year, and the number of companies paying a dividend over the trailing month period hit a new, 13-year high, according to Factset.
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The stock market appears to be in the early phase of a "long-term bull market," Scott Minerd, chief investment officer at Guggenheim Partners, told CNBC.