New York CNN — Stocks had a blockbuster 2023 and 2024. Will 2025 be a three-peat? After two years of substantial gains, Wall Street expects the good times for markets to keep going this year — just not on the massive scale investors have been spoiled with lately. Wall Street forecasts reviewed by CNN show […]
Wall Street holiday: The US stock market will remain closed on Wednesday, January 1, 2025, for the New Year holiday celebrations. According to the official holiday list on the Nasdaq Stock Exchange and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the stock markets will close early on December 31. Also Read | Happy New Year 2025 LIVE: […]
The stock market is set to gain over 20 percent for the second year in a row – a remarkable feat it has not achieved since the late 1990s. The S&P 500 is on course to rise over 20 percent this year, after gaining 24 percent in 2023. Back-to-back rallies over this benchmark would be […]
CNN — New Year preparations are in full swing in the US, while dozens of countries are already welcoming 2025. In New York, around 1 million people are expected to flood Times Square to watch the ball drop despite potentially drenching rain in the forecast. Wherever you are, we hope you have a happy and […]
Henry McKenna NFL Reporter The holidays were wild for everyone, including — perhaps most of all — the folks in the NFL. There were blowouts. There was fuel for the kaleidoscopic MVP picture. There was playoff drama and there was No. 1 overall pick drama. There was something good for everyone. Except the Cleveland Browns. […]
US stocks slipped Tuesday, closing 2024 with an uncharacteristic down note after a roaring year of trading. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) fell 0.4%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) dropped just below the flatline, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) led the losses at 0.9%. Despite the sour final stretch, the benchmark S&P 500 closed […]
Stocks opened higher in the final session of 2024 but quickly ran out of steam. At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.07% at 42,544, the S&P 500 was off 0.4% to 5,881, and the Nasdaq Composite was 0.9% lower at 19,310. This week’s price action puts the so-called Santa Claus rally […]
S&P 500 Has Best Two-Year Run Since the 1990s 13 minutes ago Despite a sluggish performance in the final trading sessions of the year, the S&P 500 finished 2024 with a 23% gain. That came on the heals of a 24% rise in 2023 and marked the first time since the late-1990s that the benchmark […]
It was a wild year for markets in 2024. Bitcoin surged past $100,000 for the first time and stocks saw another year of monster returns. Other areas of markets that saw big moves include bonds and the US dollar. The stock market defied gravity again in 2024, with the S&P 500 posting a second straight […]
Buying growth stocks into a potential stock market sell-off may seem counterintuitive. After all, who wants to load up on stocks only to see them fall? But long-term investing isn’t about timing the market. Rather, the goal is to identify companies that can grow earnings over time and reward patient shareholders. Here’s why Meta Platforms […]