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Three things matter to the market

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Fed's stimulus, earnings outlook and the labor picture are driving prices, LPL's Kleintop says.

What has mattered most to the market in recent years? What has explained the ups and downs and how the market got back to all-time highs? There are a lot of drivers that could be argued as critical components of the markets' rise, such as the European fiscal issues, the housing rebound, and U.S. fis

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