What to expect from stocks in 2025
1 week, 1 day ago

What to expect from stocks in 2025

CNN  

New York CNN — Stocks had a blockbuster 2023 and 2024. US stocks surged last year as strong economic growth, cooling inflation, a series of Federal Reserve rate cuts and enthusiasm for President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory boosted investor optimism. “I am bullish on stocks for 2025, though with valuations high and the bull market maturing, I don’t think investors should expect quite such spectacular returns next year as we have seen this past year,” Jurrien Timmer, director for global macro at Fidelity Investments said in a December 18 note. Wall Street expects continued stock market gains because it forecasts strong economic growth, corporate earnings and an incoming business-friendly administration under Trump. “The Fed’s admitted uncertainty as to monetary policy actions in 2025, combined with the expectation of only two cuts in 2025 amplified investor uncertainty and concern, triggering profit taking this year versus delaying into the new year,” said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA Research.

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Wall Street opens 2025 with more modest losses
1 week ago

Wall Street opens 2025 with more modest losses

LA Times  

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York’s Financial District on Jan. 2, 2025. U.S. stock indexes slipped Thursday as Wall Street’s weak end to last year carried into 2025. Consider a measure tracked by Bank of America of how heavily Wall Street analysts are recommending stocks, which recently hit its highest level since …

What to expect from stocks in 2025
1 week, 1 day ago

What to expect from stocks in 2025

CNN  

New York CNN — Stocks had a blockbuster 2023 and 2024. US stocks surged last year as strong economic growth, cooling inflation, a series of Federal Reserve rate cuts and enthusiasm for President-elect Donald Trump’s election victory boosted investor optimism. “I am bullish on stocks for 2025, though with valuations high and the bull market maturing, I don’t think investors …

Stock market today: Wall Street indexes lose ground as market closes another record-breaking year
1 week, 2 days ago

Stock market today: Wall Street indexes lose ground as market closes another record-breaking year

Associated Press  

Stock indexes closed mostly lower Tuesday as the market delivered a downbeat finish on the final day of another milestone-shattering year on Wall Street. The stock market’s record-breaking turn in 2024 was “certainly much better that what most people on Wall Street, myself included, thought we would get this year,” said Sam Stovall, chief investment strategist at CFRA. Receding inflation, …

Stocks just did something they haven’t done in nearly three decades
1 week, 2 days ago

Stocks just did something they haven’t done in nearly three decades

CNN  

New York CNN — US markets wrapped up a blockbuster 2024 by marking an achievement so rare that it’s only ever happened a handful of times. Despite US stocks closing lower Tuesday in a disappointing December that saw the Dow drop over 2,000 points, or about 5%, and the S&P 500 slide 2.5%, this was a stellar year for stocks. …

Wall Street indexes lose ground as market closes another record-breaking year
1 week, 2 days ago

Wall Street indexes lose ground as market closes another record-breaking year

LA Times  

A sign outside the New York Stock Exchange marks the intersection of Wall and Broad Streets, Dec. 12, 2024, in New York. Stock indexes closed mostly lower Tuesday as the market delivered a downbeat finish on the final day of another milestone-shattering year on Wall Street. The stock market’s record-breaking turn in 2024 was “certainly much better that what most …

Stock market in January 2025: Will investors face a tough start to the year?
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1 week, 2 days ago

Stock market in January 2025: Will investors face a tough start to the year?

India Today  

Stock markets have seen a downward trend in the latter part of December 2024 and Dalal Street's performance in January 2025 is under close watch as a series of major global and domestic events are expected to influence investor sentiment. INVESTOR CAUTION AHEAD OF MAJOR EVENTS Market experts are advising caution for January 2025, given the confluence of global and …

Stock market today: Wall Street slips in final days of a banner year for US stocks
1 week, 3 days ago

Stock market today: Wall Street slips in final days of a banner year for US stocks

Associated Press  

U.S. stocks closed broadly lower Monday as a banner year on Wall Street looked set to finish on a sour note. Wall Street expects companies within the S&P 500 to report broad earnings growth of more than 9% for the year, according to FactSet. Wall Street was encouraged by cooling inflation throughout the year that had brought the rate of …

Stock market today: Wall Street slips in final days of a banner year for US stocks
1 week, 3 days ago

Stock market today: Wall Street slips in final days of a banner year for US stocks

LA Times  

The New York Stock Exchange is shown in New York’s Financial District on Dec. 23, 2024. U.S. stocks closed broadly lower Monday as a banner year on Wall Street looked set to finish on a sour note. Wall Street expects companies within the S&P 500 to report broad earnings growth of more than 9% for the year, according to FactSet. …

Wall Street rises to turn a dismal week into just a bad one
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Wall Street rises to turn a dismal week into just a bad one

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks rose Friday to turn what would have been one of the market’s worst weeks of the year into just a pretty bad one. The threat of higher inflation was one of the reasons Fed Chair Jerome Powell gave this week when the central bank hinted it may deliver fewer cuts to interest rates next year …

Stock market today: Wall Street gets back to climbing, and the Nasdaq tops 20,000
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Stock market today: Wall Street gets back to climbing, and the Nasdaq tops 20,000

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — U.S. stock indexes got back to climbing on Wednesday after the latest update on inflation appeared to clear the way for more help for the economy from the Federal Reserve. Stocks got a boost as expectations built that Wednesday’s inflation data will allow the Fed to deliver another cut to interest rates at its meeting next week. …

Wall Street parties like it’s 1998 as AI fuels gains unmatched since dot-com era
1 month ago

Wall Street parties like it’s 1998 as AI fuels gains unmatched since dot-com era

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — The S&P 500 is on track to close 2024 with a gain of nearly 27%, after setting 50 record highs this year. That’s on top of its 24.2% spurt the year before, a spectacular two-year run unmatched since the dot-com boom. But perhaps more importantly, it’s so far avoided a recession that many on Wall Street worried …

Stock market today: Rising tech stocks pull Wall Street to another record
1 month, 1 week ago

Stock market today: Rising tech stocks pull Wall Street to another record

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Technology stocks pulled Wall Street to another record amid a mixed Monday of trading. Intel is looking for Gelsinger’s replacement, and its chair said it’s “committed to restoring investor confidence.” Intel recently lost its spot in the Dow Jones Industrial Average to Nvidia, which has skyrocketed in Wall Street’s frenzy around AI. Economists expect Friday’s headliner report …

Wall Street drifts as Target tumbles
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Wall Street drifts as Target tumbles

LA Times  

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index finished Wednesday virtually unchanged after erasing a loss of 1% from the morning. Target’s performance stood in stark contrast to rival Walmart, which reported another quarter of stellar sales Tuesday and released optimistic projections for the holiday season. It’s grown so fast, with its stock nearly tripling for the year through Tuesday, that pressure …

Wall Street rises following last week’s slide
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Wall Street rises following last week’s slide

LA Times  

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 0.4% for its first gain in three sessions. Stocks of banks, smaller companies and other areas of the market seen as the biggest winners from Trump’s preference for lower tax rates, higher tariffs and lighter regulation did particularly well. That could tie the Federal Reserve’s hands, when the central bank is trying to …

Stock market today: Wall Street weakens as its post-election boom slows some more
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Stock market today: Wall Street weakens as its post-election boom slows some more

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks slipped Thursday as the market’s big burst following Donald Trump’s election continued to cool. Cisco Systems’ 2.1% drop weighed on the market, even though the tech giant reported stronger profit for the latest quarter than analysts expected. It’s a turnaround from the election’s immediate aftermath, when the thought was that an “America First” president would …

Wall Street weakens as its post-election boom slows some more
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Wall Street weakens as its post-election boom slows some more

LA Times  

The Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell 0.6%, though it’s still near its all-time high set Monday. Cisco Systems’ drop of 2.1% weighed on the market, even though the tech giant reported stronger profit for the latest quarter than analysts expected. It’s a turnaround from the election’s immediate aftermath, when the thought was that an “America first” president would benefit …

JPMorgan Traders See Stronger S&P Year-End Rally Than in 2016
1 month, 4 weeks ago

JPMorgan Traders See Stronger S&P Year-End Rally Than in 2016

Live Mint  

-- The stock market could rally stronger into the end of the year following Republican Donald Trump’s presidential election victory than it did when he won the US presidency eight years ago, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s trading desk. With Treasury yields back on the rise, they could put a lid on future equity gains, as the S&P 500 …

Wall Street continues to roll higher in wake of Trump victory
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Wall Street continues to roll higher in wake of Trump victory

LA Times  

U.S. stocks rose Monday, led by those seen as benefiting the most from Donald Trump’s election as president, but drops for some high-profile Big Tech stocks kept indexes in check. Several pieces of what’s known as the “Trump trade” also helped drive the market, as investors try to identify which companies will be winners under a second Trump term. Stocks …

Wall Street week ahead: Investors to closely watch inflation, retail sales data
1 month, 4 weeks ago

Wall Street week ahead: Investors to closely watch inflation, retail sales data

Live Mint  

In past few days, Wall Street witnessed stock indices climbing to records after Republican candidate and former president Donald Trump resoundingly won the US election against Vice President Kamala Harris. Among the economic data, investors will closely watch consumer inflation and retail sales numbers next week. On November 15, separate reports on Empire State manufacturing survey for November, US retail …

Trump tax cuts come at the right time for stocks. Further ahead, it gets murky.
2 months ago

Trump tax cuts come at the right time for stocks. Further ahead, it gets murky.

Live Mint  

For stock markets, the short-term and long-term outcomes of the “Trump trade" won’t necessarily be the same. The S&P 500 rose 2.5% to a record close Wednesday, buoyed by Trump’s stated intentions to, among other tax cuts, take the corporate-tax rate from 21% to 15% for companies that manufacture in the U.S. View Full Image Graphic: WSJ Much might depend …

Wall Street rallies on election day as economy remains solid
2 months ago

Wall Street rallies on election day as economy remains solid

LA Times  

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Tuesday. U.S. stocks rallied Tuesday as voters headed to the polls on the last day of the presidential election and as more data piled up showing the economy remains solid. The S&P 500 ended up rising 69.6% from election day 2020 through Monday, following President Biden’s win. In …

Earnings Outlook: S&P 500 Set for Record Milestone as Election Looms
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Earnings Outlook: S&P 500 Set for Record Milestone as Election Looms

Live Mint  

The S&P 500 Index is expected to reach 6,000 by year-end, with the majority of respondents expecting the tech giants to take the lead in the earnings season. Despite the upcoming US presidential election, the strength of earnings is seen as more crucial for the stock market's performance than the outcome of the election itself.

Wall Street rises as tech stocks and oil prices steady themselves
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Wall Street rises as tech stocks and oil prices steady themselves

LA Times  

The Standard & Poor’s 500 gained 0.5% to recover much of the slide from its all-time high the day before. U.S. stocks rose Wednesday following better-than-expected profit reports from Morgan Stanley, United Airlines and other big companies. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index gained 0.5% to recover much of the slide from its all-time high the day before because of …

Stock market today: Wall Street rallies near its record heights as ‘time has come’ for cuts to rates
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Stock market today: Wall Street rallies near its record heights as ‘time has come’ for cuts to rates

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks rallied close to their records Friday after the head of the Federal Reserve finally said out loud what Wall Street has been expecting for a while: Cuts to interest rates are coming soon to help the economy. The S&P 500 rose 1.1% after Fed Chair Jerome Powell said in a highly anticipated speech that the …

Stock market today: Wall Street pulls closer to records after retailers top profit forecasts
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Stock market today: Wall Street pulls closer to records after retailers top profit forecasts

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks ticked higher Wednesday after more big companies delivered profit reports that topped analysts’ expectations. The hope is he’ll offer clues about how deeply and quickly the Fed will begin cutting interest rates next month after it jacked them to a two-decade high to beat inflation. Most Federal Reserve officials agreed last month that they would …

Wall Street rallies to its best day since 2022 on encouraging unemployment data; S&P 500 jumps 2.3%
5 months ago

Wall Street rallies to its best day since 2022 on encouraging unemployment data; S&P 500 jumps 2.3%

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks rallied Thursday in Wall Street’s latest sharp swerve after a better-than-expected report on unemployment eased worries about the slowing economy. Treasury yields also climbed in the bond market in a signal investors are feeling less worried about the economy after a report showed fewer U.S. workers applied for unemployment benefits last week. “Today’s jobless claims …

US stock market update: S&P 500 hits 30th record of 2024
6 months, 3 weeks ago

US stock market update: S&P 500 hits 30th record of 2024

Hindustan Times  

A rally in several large technology companies drove stocks to all-time highs, with some prominent Wall Street strategists rushing to boost their targets even as many hedge funds grow increasingly cautious. “We believe the S&P 500 can reach 6,000 by year-end as the combination of better earnings and one or two rate cuts is like a turbo booster for stock …

Wall Street barely budges as S&P 500 remains just shy of its record
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Wall Street barely budges as S&P 500 remains just shy of its record

LA Times  

Stocks have broadly rallied this month after a rough April on revived hopes that inflation may ease enough to convince the Federal Reserve to cut its main interest rate later this year. GameStop soared 74.4% in a swing reminiscent of its maniacal moves from three years ago, when hordes of smaller-pocketed investors sent the stock’s price way above what many …

Stock market today: Wall Street falls sharply to close out its worst week since October
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Stock market today: Wall Street falls sharply to close out its worst week since October

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks tumbled Friday following a mixed start to earnings reporting season. The S&P 500 sank 1.5% to close out its worst week since October, when a huge rally on Wall Street began. The nation’s largest bank gave a forecast for a key source of income this year that fell below Wall Street’s estimate, calling for only …

S&P 500 sets a record after Wall Street breaks out of its lull
9 months, 1 week ago

S&P 500 sets a record after Wall Street breaks out of its lull

LA Times  

People walk past the New York Stock Exchange. The U.S. economy has remained remarkably resilient despite high interest rates meant to get inflation under control. Plus, the Federal Reserve looks set to start lowering interest rates this year because inflation has cooled from its peak. Stocks generally tend to do the best when more than half the world’s central banks …

Stock market today: Asian shares track Wall Street’s rebound
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Stock market today: Asian shares track Wall Street’s rebound

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Shares rose in Asia on Thursday after Wall Street stocks recovered much of their sharp losses from a day before. Its nominal GDP totaled $4.2 trillion last year, or about 591 trillion yen, putting it behind the U.S., China and Germany as the world’s fourth largest economy. DaVita jumped 8.6% for one of the S&P 500’s larger gains …

Stock market today: Wall Street waltzes past its latest milestone as S&P 500 closes above 5,000
11 months ago

Stock market today: Wall Street waltzes past its latest milestone as S&P 500 closes above 5,000

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — More gains for U.S. stocks on Friday sent Wall Street to its latest record, milestone and winning week. Milestones like the S&P 500 at 5,000 don’t carry much weight for a market that’s supposed to move on hard numbers like interest rates, profits and revenue. Wall Street’s rally got going with hopes that cooling inflation would get …

Optimism about the U.S. economy sends stocks to a new record
11 months ago

Optimism about the U.S. economy sends stocks to a new record

NPR  

Optimism about the U.S. economy sends stocks to a new record Enlarge this image toggle caption Spencer Platt/Getty Images Spencer Platt/Getty Images Stocks are on a record-setting run. "I think it's a psychological threshold," says Stovall, noting that Wall Street has a fondness for round numbers, and investors see these "millennial levels" as key milestones. That would juice the economy …

US Market: Wall Street rises on strong GDP data, S&P 500 sets a new record
11 months, 2 weeks ago

US Market: Wall Street rises on strong GDP data, S&P 500 sets a new record

Live Mint  

US Market News: Thursday saw gains in most US stock as a result of the most recent indication that the economy is still far better than anticipated. With robust consumer spending driving faster-than-expected growth in the fourth quarter, the US economy defied grim forecasts of a recession following the Federal Reserve's aggressive hike in interest rates. The US Federal Reserve …

Wall Street week ahead: Investors eye economic growth indicators, key earnings
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Wall Street week ahead: Investors eye economic growth indicators, key earnings

Live Mint  

On Wall Street in the week ahead, stock market investors’ major focus will be on the economic growth indicators such as pace of inflation, manufacturing PMI and the economy. In addition, investors will also be watching key earnings that include Tesla, Netflix, American Airlines, Abbott Laboratories, and IBM. Earnings Following companies are due to declare their quarter results in the …

The S&P 500 surges to a record high as hopes about the economy — and Big Tech — grow
11 months, 3 weeks ago

The S&P 500 surges to a record high as hopes about the economy — and Big Tech — grow

NPR  

The S&P 500 surges to a record high as hopes about the economy — and Big Tech — grow Enlarge this image toggle caption Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images The S&P 500 set a fresh record on Friday as shares of big tech companies rallied and as hopes about the economy continue to grow. The index, a …

S&P 500 index is up 24 percent in 2023 as markets close for final time this year - in major boost for 401(K) savers
1 year ago

S&P 500 index is up 24 percent in 2023 as markets close for final time this year - in major boost for 401(K) savers

Daily Mail  

The Dow Jones and Nasdaq indices have also ended the year on highs The so-called Magnificent 7 stock companies have led the S&P 500 gains Stocks have rallied this year after a rough 2022, in a surprise for investors The S&P 500 index of America's biggest companies has ended the year up 24.2 percent, in a major boost for many …

Stock market today: U.S. futures are little changed as Wall Street wraps up surprisingly good year
1 year ago

Stock market today: U.S. futures are little changed as Wall Street wraps up surprisingly good year

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — U.S. stock futures are little changed Friday as the market puts the wraps on a year of surprisingly robust gains. The so-called Magnificent 7 companies — Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Nvidia, Meta Platforms and Tesla — accounted for about two-thirds of the gains in the S&P 500 this year, according to S&P Dow Jones Indices. It gained …

Stock market today: Asian shares jump on Wall Street’s return to its highest level in over a year
1 year, 5 months ago

Stock market today: Asian shares jump on Wall Street’s return to its highest level in over a year

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Asian shares rose Thursday, boosted by Wall Street’s return to its highest level in more than a year after a report showed U.S. consumer inflation cooled a bit more than expected last month. The U.S. government’s latest update on inflation showed that consumers paid prices for gasoline, food and other items that were 3% higher overall in June …

Stock market today: Asia markets higher ahead of US inflation, Fed rates decision
1 year, 6 months ago

Stock market today: Asia markets higher ahead of US inflation, Fed rates decision

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Asian stock markets were mostly …

Stock market today: Wall Street’s best week since March stalls amid debt worries
1 year, 7 months ago

Stock market today: Wall Street’s best week since March stalls amid debt worries

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Wall Street’s best week since March ran out of steam Friday as worries rose about the U.S. government’s efforts to avoid a potentially disastrous default on its debt. Some people believe we are heading for or are in a recession, like I believe, and some don’t.” A default on the U.S. debt would almost surely cause a …

Asian shares rise, track Wall St gains as earnings ramp up
1 year, 11 months ago

Asian shares rise, track Wall St gains as earnings ramp up

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Stocks were higher in Asia on Tuesday after a tech-led rally on Wall Street as investors bet the Federal Reserve will trim its rate hikes to tamp down inflation. Tech stocks in the S&P 500 rose 2.3% Monday, with chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices leading the pack with a 9.2% gain. After soaring through the pandemic thanks to super-low …

Wall Street falls after strong service-sector data feeds hawkish Fed fears
2 years, 1 month ago

Wall Street falls after strong service-sector data feeds hawkish Fed fears

Live Mint  

Wall Street's main indexes fell on Monday after better-than expected service-sector activity added to jitters that the U.S. Federal Reserve might continue on its aggressive policy tightening path despite fears of a recession next year. The rate-setting Federal Open Market Committee meets on Dec. 13-14, the final meeting in a volatile year, which saw the central bank attempt to arrest …

Global stocks to grind higher, lacklustre year ahead
2 years, 1 month ago

Global stocks to grind higher, lacklustre year ahead

Live Mint  

The global economy needs to find a more solid footing before most stock markets to break out of their torpor, according to market strategists polled by Reuters who have broadly cut their 2023 forecasts compared with three months ago. Much will depend on how much longer central banks persist with their current mantra that interest rates, while perhaps rising in …

Wall Street update: Tech leads stocks lower as treasury yields climb
2 years, 1 month ago

Wall Street update: Tech leads stocks lower as treasury yields climb

Live Mint  

Stocks fell, with some of the world’s largest technology companies leading losses as Treasury yields climbed. “The Fed has hiked enough -- and quickly enough -- to make recession a base-case scenario in our book,” said Lauren Goodwin, economist and portfolio strategist at New York Life Investments. “Volatility and risk premia are likely to remain elevated as long as the …

Wall St falls as close race for Congress raises uncertainty
2 years, 1 month ago

Wall St falls as close race for Congress raises uncertainty

Live Mint  

US stock indexes fell on Wednesday as uncertainty around the outcome of a tightly contested midterm election weighed on the mood, with investor focus shifting to Thursday's inflation data for clues on the path of future interest rate hikes. the general rule of thumb as far as markets are concerned is gridlock is good - fewer policy changes and less …

Wall St gains as upbeat corporate forecasts boost sentiment
2 years, 2 months ago

Wall St gains as upbeat corporate forecasts boost sentiment

Live Mint  

Wall Street's main indexes jumped on Thursday as upbeat results and forecasts from IBM, AT&T and Dow Inc brought back cheer to the markets that were briefly taken aback by the political turmoil in the United Kingdom. This comes after upbeat results from banks, Netflix Inc, Procter & Gamble Co and Travelers Companies Inc prompted analysts to raise third-quarter profit …

Wall Street surges as BofA gains on earnings beat; S&P 500 jumps 2.5%
2 years, 2 months ago

Wall Street surges as BofA gains on earnings beat; S&P 500 jumps 2.5%

Live Mint  

Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Monday, following better-than-expected results from Bank of America that were underpinned by the Federal Reserve's rapid rate hikes. "BAC benefited from a higher interest rate environment in both the yields on the newly issued loans and the growth of the number of depositors," said Siddharth Singhai, chief investment officer of New York-based investment …

Wall St falls on worries of lower third-quarter corporate profit; Amgen jumps
2 years, 2 months ago

Wall St falls on worries of lower third-quarter corporate profit; Amgen jumps

Live Mint  

US stocks fell on Tuesday in the run-up to third-quarter results from companies as profit expectations drop amid rising interest rates and stubborn inflation, while gains in drugmaker Amgen limited declines on the Dow. With recent data on labor market and inflation suggesting more big rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve, Wall Street's main indexes have been on a …

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