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Is the stock market open today? Here’s what to know for Inauguration Day and MLK Day.
The two major events fall on the same day — Jan. 20 — but most closures are because of MLK Day, which is a federal holiday.MarketWatch - Jan. 20 -
Stock-market rally depends on answer to this ‘real question’ about bond yields
For stocks, much depends on whether the past week marked a peak in yields or was merely a snapback after getting technically overstretched.MarketWatch - Jan. 20 -
Here’s what stock-market investors still need to price in as Trump returns to White House
Trump has a lot planned for when he takes office, and investors are bracing for a bumpy ride.MarketWatch - Jan. 20 -
A final look at how the U.S. stock market performed under Joe Biden
U.S. stocks closed out the Biden era on a high note as the president bids farewell to the White House.MarketWatch - Jan. 19 -
The stock market’s ‘Trump bump’ will be back. Just be patient.
The stock market’s rough 2025 start should smooth out after the presidential inauguration.MarketWatch - Jan. 18 -
Trump is unpopular with many Americans. The stock market approves.
Trump’s current approval rating — 47.2% — is in the sweet spot for above-average stock market gains.MarketWatch - Jan. 18 -
Why the stock market turned around this week — plus, the portfolio winners and losers
Every weekday, the Investing Club releases the Homestretch; an actionable afternoon update just in time for the last hour of trading.CNBC - Jan. 17 -
Reader callout: what’s wrong with the London stock market?
Debate rages as key UK companies list elsewhereFinancial 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 -
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 -
10 things to watch in the stock market Thursday after the best S&P 500 gain since the election
The S&P 500 was looking at a muted open.CNBC - Jan. 16 -
The Fed Could Give the Stock Market Exactly What It Wants
A key inflation metric cooled for the first time in six months.Inc. - Jan. 16 -
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 -
Stock-market investors are getting nervous about this bond-market move that’s only happened twice in over 40 years
Stock-market investors are turning jittery over something which has apparently happened only two times in the bond market since the early 1980s: The 10-year Treasury yield has jumped by about as ...MarketWatch - Jan. 12 -
Here are the 8 things we're watching in the stock market in the week ahead
Inflation data and bank earnings will take center stage.CNBC - Jan. 12 -
US activist Weinstein wants to be ‘white knight’ of UK stock market
Saba Capital founder says aim of his firm’s campaign against seven investment trusts is a new strategy to help small investorsFinancial Times - Jan. 12 -
Tired market timers are just what stocks need to rally again
Be worried when timers are stubbornly bullish after a big downturn.MarketWatch - Jan. 11 -
Can January really tell the stock market’s future? Let us count the ways.
Looking for bullish signs from the “first five days of January indicator” and the “January barometer.”MarketWatch - Jan. 11 -
Stock market’s ‘Trump bump’ nearly erased thanks to bond selloff. What’s next.
The S&P 500 is threatening to erase the “Trump bump” investors attributed to Donald Trump’s victory.MarketWatch - Jan. 11 -
The stock market has one more chance to fight off the bears
Another S&P 500 close below 5,870 would signal more downside for the index. Plus, Amazon looks weak.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 -
Stock market gain that followed Trump's election win is close to being wiped out
The S&P 500's gain since Election Day now sits at just around 0.5%.CNBC - Jan. 10 -
What the Stock Market Could Do During Trump’s First Year, According to History
Over the past century, the S&P 500 has tended to see weaker returns during the first year of a new administration.Inc. - Jan. 10 -
Investors are on edge as Friday’s jobs report could make or break the stock-market rally
Rising Treasury yields are ratcheting up the anxiety for equity investors. Thursday’s stock-market closure offered only a brief reprieve from the mounting tension.MarketWatch - Jan. 9 -
Is the stock market open today? U.S. observes national day of mourning as Jimmy Carter’s funeral is held in Washington.
The country honors the former president, who died on Dec. 29 at age 100, with an official state funeral at the National Cathedral on Thursday. A private interment in Plains, Ga., is set to follow.MarketWatch - Jan. 9 -
The stock market is at the same valuation as when Greenspan made his ‘irrational exuberance’ comment
Stocks by one valuation measure are at the exact same place they were when former Fed Chair Alan Greenspan made his infamous “irrational exuberance” comment.MarketWatch - Jan. 9 -
We're buying more of a newer stock that is wisely pushing into a fast-growing market
We first added the company to our portfolio in October.CNBC - Jan. 8 -
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 -
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 -
Is the US stock market in bubble territory?
Valuations might be frothy but don’t seem nuttyFinancial Times - Jan. 7 -
Jim Cramer's top 10 things to watch in the stock market Tuesday
Wall Street was looking at a muted open Tuesday after the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq closed higher for a second straight sessionCNBC - Jan. 7 -
The US stock market has never been more concentrated. Does it matter?
World’s biggest game of JengaFinancial Times - 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 -
Fed official delivers a blunt message to the stock market — which ignores it
Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook gave one of the bluntest warnings an official at the central bank has ever delivered about the stock market.MarketWatch - Jan. 6 -
Vail stock struggles as strike leads to long lines at Park City Mountain
Vail Resorts shares have dropped in recent weeks as a labor dispute roiled one of America’s most prominent skiing destinations.NBC News - Jan. 6 -
Big Tech Is So Dominant the Stock Market Would Have Been Flat for 2 Years Without It
Big Tech stocks have fueled most of the S&P 500’s gains over the past several years.Inc. - Jan. 6 -
Stock market manages strong start to 2025. But watch for these potential pitfalls.
Stock-market investors are just two days into the new year but managed to halt the slide that damped the end of a still stellar 2024.MarketWatch - Jan. 5 -
Here are the 5 things we're watching in the stock market in the week ahead
Nvidia's Jensen Huang will be at CES, and investors will get a fresh batch of labor market data.CNBC - Jan. 5