LAKEWOOD, Ohio — Economics students every semester at Lakewood High School are playing the market. That’s because they’re participating in the Sifma Foundation Stock Market Game, which gives students $100,000 to invest in the Stock Market. The statewide 10-week competition…
US stock futures pulled back on Friday as cautious investors waited for the crucial monthly jobs report to help shape the outlook for Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) edged down roughly 0.2%, while S&P 500…
With 2024 officially in the books, the stock market has achieved something for the first time in the 21st century. The broader benchmark S&P 500 rose 24% in 2023 and then over 23% in 2024, making it the first time…
We’ve closed the book on 2024, and it was a great year for the stock market. Overall, the S&P 500 advanced by about 25% — making 2024 an above-average year. Yet, that success does have a downside, and it could…
The S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.16%) is widely considered the best benchmark for the overall U.S. stock market. The index advanced 23% in 2024, marking the second consecutive year in which it returned more than 20%. That last happened 25 years…
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U.S. stock futures were retreating before the market opened on Monday. The bounce from the start of the year is quickly fading away. There are several reasons for the sour mood on Wall Street. The biggest is the recent surge…
The saga of a lost Bitcoin hard drive worth a staggering $770 million has come to an unfortunate end for James Howells, an IT engineer from Newport, Wales. After a prolonged and intense legal battle, a UK court has dismissed…
There are major fears of a US stock market crash in the current year, and the US Federal Reserve may have a part to play in it after all, as per reports. There are increasing fears in the minds of…
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