Mogavero Lee

Wall Street Will Be Listening Closely to Obama

Traders will be reading between the State of the Union's lines to see what Obama's new approach means for business and the market. And given stocks' steady rise for the past eight weeks, profit-taking and choppy action should be no surprise. [Video]

The Rally's Biggest Test Comes This Week

The strength of the market surge depends on economic news -- particularly unemployment data. Consumer confidence, personal consumption and GDP are three other big items on this week's calendar.