For more than two years, the bulls have been running wild on Wall Street. The ageless Dow Jones Industrial Averagebenchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC)and growth stock-dominated Nasdaq Composite have all, respectively, reached multiple record-closing highs. But there are also reasons to believe this epic rally in equities could come to an abrupt halt. The first […]
The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is widely regarded as the best gauge for the entire U.S. stock market. The index has returned 27% year to date in one of its strongest performances of the 21st century. But warning signs are starting to appear. In November, a Conference Board survey found that 56.4% of U.S. consumers […]
The November elections ushered in a new administration and a Republican sweep of the federal government with the party winning the White House, House of Representatives, and the Senate. Investors, investment bankers, and private equity have viewed the change in Washington as heralding a possible improvement in both mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity as well […]
For months, Election Day has loomed large for America, as well as Wall Street. Although not everything that happens in the White House or on Capitol Hill has a bearing on the stock market, the votes cast by Americans across our great country ultimately determines who’ll be making our laws and shaping our fiscal policy […]
Janet Brown Contributor Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. FundX Investing Newsletter Updated Nov 1, 2024, 08:04pm EDT The S&P 500 had its first monthly loss since April, yet remains up nearly 21% year-to-date. Find out what happened in October and what to expect in the fourth quarter.
US stock futures traded mixed on Monday but held near record highs as investors prepared for the next batch of big bank earnings to test that rally and the chances of an economic “soft landing.” S&P 500 futures (ES=F) moved up roughly 0.2% after ending above 5,800 for the first time, while contracts on the […]
