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Wall Street’s Most Optimistic Firm Just Shared Where It Thinks Stocks Will Go in 2025

What Oppenheimer, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and other banks expect for stocks next year.

Inc. - Dec. 10

Syrians react to the fall of the Assad regime

In Syria, the rebels who seized power have appointed a transitional government with a temporary prime minister. On Monday, crowds gathered as some Syrians continued to celebrate the takeover. ...

CBS News - Dec. 10

Wall Street’s complex debt bonanza hits fastest pace since 2007

Banks sell bonds backed by revenues from chicken wings, music catalogues and oil wells

Financial Times - Dec. 10

The last major Wall Street S&P 500 forecast has arrived. Here’s what Citi expects.

Citigroup is predicting the S&P 500 will reach 6,500 for 2025, but that comes with a warning that investors face more volatility.

MarketWatch - Dec. 9

Syrians celebrate in the streets after Assad government falls

DAMASCUS, Syria — Jubilant Syrians waving flags clambered Monday onto a government tank abandoned in the capital city's main square and took selfies.

NBC News - Dec. 9

Syrians celebrate in the streets of Damascus after the fall of the Assad regime

NBC News’ Richard Engel reports from Damascus, Syria, where celebrations have broken out following the fall of the regime of Bashar Al-Assad. Questions remain over how rebel factions will begin to ...

NBC News - Dec. 9

Wall Street has a new high bar for the S&P 500 in 2025. Here’s what’s driving that.

Oppenheimer Asset Management’s chief investment strategist, John Stoltzfus, predicts the S&P 500 will reach 7,100 in 2025, thanks in part to a resilient economy.

MarketWatch - Dec. 9

How to Avoid Pickpockets and Street Scams When Traveling

Staying aware, keeping your valuables close and employing “layers of security” are among the ways to improve your street savvy.

The New York Times - Dec. 9

‘It’s about total freedom’: Jeff Wall on his photographs of fallen horse riders and flooded graves

A new exhibition displays 40 years of work by the artist who stages scenes to painstakingly replicate the images in his mind – and some, he says, are definitely easier than others. Jeff Wall has ...

The Guardian - Dec. 9

With Assad’s Fall, Iran’s ‘Axis of Resistance’ Unravels

Tehran’s main regional allies are weakened or collapsing: Syria’s president, Bashar al-Assad, has fled his country, Hezbollah is battered by conflict with Israel, and Hamas is still at war.

The New York Times - Dec. 9

Bashar al-Assad of Syria Falls to Rebels

President Bashar al-Assad had kept opposition forces at bay for a decade with help from Russia and Iran. But rebels struck at a moment of weakness for those countries.

The New York Times - Dec. 9

Biden responds to fall of Assad regime

President Biden expressed cautious optimism over the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, but also noted the situation presents a "moment of considerable risk." Charlie D'Agata has more on the U.S. ...

CBS News - Dec. 8

'You can breathe': BBC hears of hope and worry on the streets of Damascus

The BBC spoke to people in the Syrian capital after the end of the Assad family's five decades in power.

BBC News - Dec. 8

Steve Rosenberg: Fall of Assad is a blow to Russia's prestige

Russian firepower helped keep the Syrian president in power - but in a matter of days, Moscow's Syria project unravelled.

BBC News - Dec. 8

Top Wall Street analysts tout these energy stocks for attractive dividends

TipRanks' analyst ranking service spotlights three dividend-paying stocks, including Chevron and Energy Transfer.

CNBC - Dec. 8

What is next for Syria after Assad’s fall?

The real test for the country and Middle East will come when triumphant but disparate rebel factions divide the spoils — and whether they can share power

Financial Times - Dec. 8

My wife’s noisy eating is driving me up the wall

In some ways it’s not really about the chewing, Philippa Perry suggests. The question My wife’s eating habits drive me crazy. What can I do? We’ve been married for 30 years and we are a good ...

The Guardian - Dec. 8

10 of Wall Street’s favorite dividend stocks for 2025 with yields of at least 4%

Short-term interest rates are still high enough for you to get a yield of more than 4% on a savings account. But stocks with attractive dividend yields might also be appropriate for you, depending ...

MarketWatch - Dec. 7

Wall Street isn’t worried about a stock-market crash. That’s why you should be.

Stock traders have become even more bullish and complacent — and that’s a bearish sign.

MarketWatch - Dec. 7

Cheap dates and close contact: How people are falling in love on climbing walls

Climbers say they didn't start bouldering to find a partner - but it ended up happening along the way.

BBC News - Dec. 7

Wall Street veteran David Rosenberg offers up apology for his stock-market pessimism

The bears are capitulating — first Morgan Stanley, then JPMorgan, and now David Rosenberg, the former Merrill Lynch strategist who runs his own firm, Rosenberg Research.

MarketWatch - Dec. 6