Trump is about to make dubious history. When 2024 came to a close, investors had every reason to smile. The iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI -1.63%), broad-based S&P 500 (^GSPC -1.54%), and growth stock-powered Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC -1.63%) ended…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. US hedge fund boss Boaz Weinstein has said he wants to be a “white knight” for UK investors and the…
Wall Street was closed on Thursday in observance of a National Day of Mourning for former President Jimmy Carter. U.S. stock markets closed mixed on Wednesday as market participants remained concerned regarding the forward trajectory of both inflation and interest…
It’s widely accepted the US stock market, AKA Wall Street, is currently overpriced or overvalued. That means the benchmark S&P500 index (which tracks the ups and downs of a basket or portfolio of hundreds of America’s biggest companies) is potentially…
Investing in the stock market can be a great way to build up your wealth and save for retirement. But just how much do you need to truly retire comfortably, and how much should you have invested in the market…
The Golden Arches still look like a golden investment opportunity. McDonald’s (MCD -1.60%), the world’s largest fast-food chain, is often considered a reliable stock for long-term investors. But over the past 12 months, the stock has stayed nearly flat as…
Forecasts for a near-term stock-market correction are getting more plentiful. The S&P 500’s recent performance and technical indicators suggest a possible downturn. Business Insider spoke to three equity strategies who see an S&P 500 decline of up to 16% this…
This crestfallen sector titan looks undervalued today. Semiconductor designer Nvidia (NVDA -3.00%) has been crushing the stock market in recent years. As a leading hardware provider for the artificial intelligence (AI) boom, Nvidia’s sales and profits are soaring. The stock…
It’s really not as simple as saying good news on the economy was treated as bad news on Wall Street. Yes, the S & P 500 shed 1.5% Friday, after December payroll growth of 256,000 was 100,000 above forecasts and…
Ethiopia relaunched its stock exchange, the Ethiopian Securities Exchange, on Friday after a 50-year absence. The operations of the Ethiopia Securities Exchange were stopped in 1974 following the takeover by a communist military government. Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed described the…
