This morning, stocks inched higher after another record-breaking session where the Dow and S&P 500 closed at new records. With only two trading days left in 2021, the major indices are on track for a green December and a positive end to a strong year.
Investors are holding out hope for a Santa Claus rally to close out 2021, a year in which the S&P 500 has returned an impressive 28%. If yesterday’s optimism was any indicator, they might get it. Nothing seems impossible with the S&P 500 hitting a new intraday...
Over the long run, the stock market has a history of rebounding and moving higher. That’s especially true for the stocks that have big growth potential. But along with the potential for supercharged returns from large-cap growth comes the potential for volatility. Investing in a fund fixed...
Investors were optimistic to kick off the final trading session of the holiday-shortened week. Heping boost sentiment, a report showed that the variant of concern has a lower risk of hospitalization than past variants. Reopening trades were in the green in early trading.
With...
Stocks dipped this morning, giving back some of the gains from yesterday’s relief rally as concerns over the rapidly spreading viral wave grew. So far this week, the S&P 500 has whipped more than 2% in both directions.
Usually the calmest month of the...