Why Wall Street Expects the Stock Market to Have A Big 2025

Reader callout: what’s wrong with the London stock market?

Debate rages as key UK companies list elsewhere

Financial Times - Jan. 17

A stock market sell signal’s been turned off. The market’s more sober.

Fund-manager cash levels are rising, one of a number of indicators showing that last year’s frothy market conditions have subsided and that sentiment has become more sober, Bank of America ...

MarketWatch - Jan. 17

Wall Street Has No Clue What the Fed Will Do in 2025

Big banks and economists can’t agree on the monetary policy outlook.

Inc. - Jan. 17

The Big Question: why are people having fewer babies?

With fertility rates falling and populations of some countries shrinking, multiple causes could be behind the trend

Financial Times - Jan. 17

That big one-day stock-market surge we just had? Don’t make too much of it.

Price spikes happen in bear markets more often than in bull markets.

MarketWatch - Jan. 16

Wall Street banks had a great quarter, and the boom times are just starting

JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley easily topped estimates for the fourth quarter.

CNBC - Jan. 16

Wall Street stocks post biggest rally since Trump’s election victory

Easing underlying US inflation and strong bank earnings boost equities

Financial Times - Jan. 15

From worst to first: Last year’s stock-market laggards see strong start to 2025

The U.S. stock market has been turned on its head in the early days of January.

MarketWatch - Jan. 14

Wall Street stocks waver after robust US data puts brake on rate cut bets

Treasury yields rise to highest level since late 2023

Financial Times - Jan. 13

Retailers post early holiday results — and Wall Street isn’t impressed

Lululemon, Abercrombie & Fitch and American Eagle all hiked their holiday guidance, but Abercrombie's growth is slowing.

CNBC - Jan. 13

How to assess Broadcom's China risk — plus, an economic-proof stock gets Wall Street love

The Investing Club holds its "Morning Meeting" every weekday at 10:20 a.m. ET.

CNBC - Jan. 13

U.S. stocks are falling. Here’s why Goldman says to stay invested in 2025.

Here’s why it worth staying invested in the U.S. stock market despite the recent rout and higher bond yields, according to Goldman Sachs Group’s wealth-management business

MarketWatch - Jan. 13

Big US banks set for $31bn quarterly profit as Wall Street business booms

Trading activity boosted in final quarter of 2024 by Donald Trump’s election win

Financial Times - Jan. 13

Wall Street looks forward to a bonfire of capital and climate rules under Trump

Profits are poised to dominate in a new era shorn of years of hard-won regulatory restrictions. When some of the biggest banks on Wall Street reveal their full-year earnings this week, they will ...

The Guardian - Jan. 11

Most of the ‘Sweet 16’ stocks have dominated. They might do it again in 2025.

This group was first identified by Jefferies in September 2020 and included Nvidia long before the company’s growth explosion began.

MarketWatch - Jan. 11

Stock market plunges after better-than-expected December jobs report

The Labor Department reported Friday that 265,000 jobs were added to the U.S. economy in December, which was roughly 100,000 more than expected. The unemployment rate also fell to 4.1%. CBS News ...

CBS News - Jan. 10

Wall Street gets off to a bumpy start to 2025. How investors can prepare for more volatility ahead.

A sharp selloff in the world’s largest bond market sent shockwaves through the U.S. financial markets this week, leaving investors to ponder if that choppiness will persist throughout the new year.

MarketWatch - Jan. 10

Why these ETF bets in stocks and bonds may pay off in 2025, according to BlackRock

Heading into 2025, ETF investors appeared enthusiastic about prospects for the U.S. bull market to keep running.

MarketWatch - Jan. 10

Micron’s stock leads the S&P 500 for 2025. Here’s why more gains could follow.

An analyst sees big upside ahead, fueled by rapid growth in high-bandwidth memory for AI.

MarketWatch - Jan. 9

A $28 Trillion Corner of Wall Street Is Flashing a Warning About the U.S. Economy

Bond yields have surged since the Fed began cutting interest rates.

Inc. - Jan. 9

Wall Street names 13 of our stocks 'top picks' for 2025 — here's the list and our takes

These are names analysts say can not only weather any headwinds but will thrive in the new year.

CNBC - Jan. 9

Wall Street’s riskiest stocks are melting down as retail traders face ‘day of reckoning’

Retail traders who had developed a taste for gambling on speculative stocks were facing a day of reckoning on Wednesday as many of their favorite trades suffered a startling meltdown.

MarketWatch - Jan. 9

China steps up defence of renminbi against Wall Street bets

Currency softens over weakness in world’s second-largest economy and fear of Trump tariffs

Financial Times - Jan. 9

Tesla and Nvidia dominated the stock market last year. Why more pedestrian names can shine in 2025.

The average S&P 500 stock had a tough go of it in December. But better times could lie ahead in 2025.

MarketWatch - Jan. 8

Wall Street casts doubt on Citi chief Fraser’s bid to hit crucial target

Bank has lagged well behind rivals on important measure of profitability

Financial Times - Jan. 8

Dozens of lawmakers beat stock market in 2024: Report

The stock portfolios of more than two dozen lawmakers once again outperformed the market as bans on congressional stock trading stalled, according to a new report from the trading trackers at ...

The Hill - Jan. 7

Paul Atkins, Tapped to Lead SEC, Likely to Go Easier on Wall Street Enforcement Actions

Trump’s pick, a former top official at the Securities Exchange Commission now likely to hold its top job, has a track record of resisting penalties for compnaies and individuals.

Inc. - Jan. 7

What a Wall Street analyst gets wrong about Apple in rare sell call on the stock

MoffettNathanson downgraded shares of the iPhone maker to sell from hold Tuesday.

CNBC - Jan. 7

Is the US stock market in bubble territory?

Valuations might be frothy but don’t seem nutty

Financial Times - Jan. 7

Wall Street notches another win as Fed's Barr clears the way for gentler banking regulator

With Barr's resignation, a more precise image of incoming bank deregulation is forming.

CNBC - Jan. 7

U.S. stocks dominated global markets in 2024 — why they likely won’t in 2025

The U.S. stock market remained the envy of the world in 2024, extending its outperformance against international peers and claiming an even bigger slice of the multitrillion-dollar global equity ...

MarketWatch - Jan. 7

5 Supreme Court Cases That Could Have a Big Impact on Small Businesses in 2025

These cases will shape business decisions for years to come, according to legal experts.

Inc. - Jan. 6

Exodus by Wall Street Banks From Climate Group Worries Advocates

The end of the year saw five of the six largest U.S. banks leave the Net-Zero Banking Alliance, as conservative pressures discouraged their climate change policies.

Inc. - Jan. 6