The stock market and Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) management appear to be taking a different tone with regard to the construction machinery giant’s outlook for 2017. The stock is up nearly 60% since the start of 2016 and now trades at a forward P/E ratio of 30. Clearly, the market is expecting a strong recovery… Read More: Is the Optimism Baked Into Caterpillar's Valuation Really Justified? »

In early trading on Monday, shares of Wynn Resorts ( WYNN ) topped the list of the day’s best performing components of the S&P 500 index, trading up 2.5%. Year to date, Wynn Resorts registers a 30.6% gain. And the worst performing S&P 500 component thus far on the day is Transocean ( RIG ),… Read More: S&P 500 Movers: RIG, WYNN »