As more cyclical areas of the stock market start to break higher while the information-technology sector struggles, investors appear to be embracing hopes that an accelerating U.S. economy could shower investors with broad-based gains and earnings growth. This was a popular theme from the 2026 year-ahead outlooks published by major Wall Street banks and investment firms, and shared with MarketWatch last month.Strategists at BofA Global Research said Friday’s data helped bolster their belief that the Fed won ...