Financial markets that spent two years anticipating a recession that never came took two days to price in surging odds of a recession that might come by invitation. With one of the nastiest two-day selloffs in history following President Donald Trump’s launch of punitive tariffs on most trading partners, the stock market is in one…
An exchange-traded fund that is considered a representative gauge of the wider economy is breaking down, hinting U.S. equities could face still more pain. Investors are uneasy ahead of President Donald Trump’s long-awaited April 2 unveiling of broad tariffs on major trading partners. Monday’s sell-off brought the S & P 500 back into a correction…
A major stock market theme in December was sub-par market internals. In fact, more S & P 500 stocks declined vs. advanced every session of the first 14 trading days of the month. That’s an extremely long bearish streak. Despite that, the behemoth growth names continued to advance. And given that the S & P 500…
If the stock market’s indecisive churn in recent weeks is nothing more than some prolonged post-Thanksgiving digestion, it’s about time for the tape to prove it to ward off concerns that it’s something more serious. While the S & P 500 ‘s trend remains rather unassailable, merely pausing a hair below record highs and holding…
Wall Street is out with its 2025 outlook, and while strategists are broadly optimistic stocks can still go higher, they are also anticipating a turbulent market in the year ahead. The S & P 500 is expected to end next year at 6,630, according to the average forecast from the CNBC Market Strategist Survey released…
The S & P 500 will serve up a miniscule return over the next decade that falls far short of the booming gains from the last decade, forecasts Goldman Sachs’ equity strategy team, citing today’s high concentration in just a few stocks and a lofty starting valuation. The broad market index will produce an annualized…
Going looking for ghosts in October isn’t a great way to see one, as it turns out. At least so far. The prevailing sense among investors and market handicappers entering the month was to expect choppy, irresolute action full of potential scares. As with most consensus beliefs, this one was plausible. This time of year…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on September 04, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Stocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you a first look at tomorrow and last look at today. Sign up for free to receive it…