NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks are at fresh records, bitcoin is soaring and investors are spurning insurance against portfolio declines as evidence that the economy is headed for a so-called soft landing whets market participants' appetite for risk. Call it the Goldilocks trade - a bet that the Federal Reserve will be able to tame inflation while keeping growth...

NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks are at fresh records, bitcoin is soaring and investors are spurning insurance against portfolio declines as evidence that the economy is headed for a so-called soft landing whets market participants' appetite for risk. Call it the Goldilocks trade - a bet that the Federal Reserve will be able to tame inflation while...

The CNN Money Fear and Greed index showed further improvement in overall market sentiment, while the index remained in the “Greed” zone on Wednesday. U.S. stocks settled higher on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 surging to a record high level during the session. On the economic data front, U.S. consumer prices rose 0.3% month-over-month in April compared to 0.4% in...

With U.S. stock futures trading higher this morning on Thursday, some of the stocks that may grab investor focus today are as follows: Wall Street expects Deere & Company ( DE ) to report quarterly earnings at $7.86 per share on revenue of $13.28 billion before the opening bell, according to data from Benzinga Pro. Deere shares rose 0.4% to...