No Santa Claus Rally, No Problem for the Stock Market
Wall Street remains optimistic. The consensus price target for the S&P 500 in 2025 is 6715, 14% higher than where the blue-chip barometer ended in 2024.
Stock market today: Santa Claus rally kicks off with nearly 400-point gains for Dow Jones
Some of the biggest winners were mega-cap tech stocks, with Tesla up by 6% while Broadcom, Netflix, and Amazon each gained about 2%.
Stock Market Today: S&P 500 snaps five-day losing streak but major stock indexes log weekly losses
The S&P 500’s gains were accelerating Friday afternoon, but the index’s sharp rebound still wasn’t large enough to bring about the traditional turn-of-the-year "Santa Claus rally." The Santa Claus rally period spans seven trading days ending with the close of the second stock-market session of the new year — and historically,
Santa Brought the Stock Market Coal for Christmas This Year
The U.S. stock market had a banner year, but the holiday season has been far from festive. The S&P 500 logged 57 record highs in 2024, the sixth most since 1928, while also recording consecutive 20% gains for the fifth time on record.
Stock market today: Indexes give up gains to end lower as stocks extend losing streak to 5 days
Indexes failed to hold onto early gains, with investors extending their losing streak to five days. Hope is fading for a Santa Claus rally to take shape.
Stock market today: S&P 500 rallies to its first gain since Christmas
Wall Street snapped out of its holiday-season funk on Friday. The S&P 500 rallied 1.3% for its first gain since Christmas and its best day in nearly two months. Strength for Big Tech stocks helped it break a five-day losing streak,
Stock market today: Asian stocks gain after Wall Street opens 2025 with modest losses
Asian markets have opened with gains after U.S. stock indexes slipped as Wall Street’s weak end to last year carried into 2025
Stock market today: S&P 500 heads toward its first gain since Christmas Eve
The S&P 500 may be heading for its first gain since Christmas. The main gauge of Wall Street’s health rose 0.6% Friday and was on track to break a five-day
Investors Got a Lump of Coal From Santa Claus. Is It a Warning Sign for 2025?
Ultimately, the lack of a Santa Claus rally shouldn't cause investors to sell their stocks. But it's worth keeping the ...
Forget Santa: Stock-market bulls look to ‘January barometer’ for clues on 2025
Santa Claus was a no-show on Wall Street, but stock-market bulls may be able to take their lump of coal in stride if January gets the year off to a positive start.
As Hope of Santa Claus Rally Fades, What's Next for Stocks in 2025?
Stocks fell on Thursday, further dampening investor hopes for a Santa Claus rally this year. Historically, a weak beginning ...
‘Santa Claus rally’ is here — but can the stock market avoid the ‘Grinch pinch’?
Stocks will look to rebound from a sluggish start to the "Santa Claus" rally in the final trading days of 2024.
Will We Get a 'Santa Claus Rally' After All?
Traders had hoped a banner year for the S&P 500 would end in a "Santa Claus Rally"—a run-up commonly seen over the last five ...
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Stock market ‘Santa Claus rally’ might get a late start this year
The so-called Santa Claus rally could get off to a late start this year. But better late than never. A team of strategists at Ned Davis Research pointed out that stocks have struggled ahead of ...