It’s been a while since we’ve had Mr. Arithmetic here, but with Donald Trump coming back to the White House, we may need him around. The immediate reason for consulting his expertise is the projections for big stock market gains in 2025. It seems the median forecast is for the S&P 500 to rise by […]
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The global investment community is cautious about the outlook for Chinese stocks after a series of policy disappointments last year, with stimulus implementation high on investor agendas as they keep an eye on Beijing’s resolve to spur growth. Investment banks from Morgan Stanley to UBS Group expect considerable stock market volatility. They want Beijing to […]
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the US equities myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Stocks on Wall Street rallied on Friday to close out the first week of 2025 on an upbeat note amid fresh signs of manufacturing stability, bringing a halt to several days of losses. The S&P […]
Stocks delivered on the final day of the Santa Claus rally as all three main indexes and all 11 sectors closed in the green. While Tesla bounced back and other big tech names put up solid numbers as well, it was another beleaguered electric vehicle maker that led equities higher. Investors celebrated the end of […]
Key Takeaways U.S. equities were higher at midday, bouncing back from yesterday’s selloff on optimism about growing demand for nuclear power and Tesla’s recovery from its dip. The need for more and more electricity for artificial intelligence data centers drove up shares of Vistra, NRG Energy, and Constellation Energy. President Biden blocked Nippon Steel’s purchase […]
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK (Reuters) – The stock market faces its first major test of the year in the coming week, with investors counting on the U.S. jobs report to show a stable but not overheated economy that underpins expectations for equity gains in 2025. Stocks wobbled at the end of December and the […]
America’s manufacturing sector is poised for a rebound in 2025, according to Bank of America. That’s bullish for the S&P 500, which derives a high percentage of earnings from the sector. The bank predicted that manufacturing activity could expand as soon as April this year. America’s manufacturing sector is poised to get a lift this […]
Vistra Levels to Watch as Utility Powers Higher to Start 2025 39 minutes ago Shares in electric utility Vistra (VST) are on the rise in premarket trading Friday after surging more than 8% yesterday amid growing optimism about the use of nuclear capacity to serve energy-intensive artificial intelligence (AI) demand. Vistra was up nearly 2% this morning […]
Britons have the lowest appetite among their G7 peers for investing in the stock market, according to a new study that showed personal wealth in the UK was mostly tied up in housing, pensions and cash. UK savers invested just 8 per cent of their wealth directly into equities and mutual funds compared with 33 […]