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 ral ...

Wall Street remains optimistic. The consensus price target for the S&P 500 in 2025 is 6715, 14% higher than where the ...

It all adds up to the "January trifecta," made up of the Santa rally period, the S&P 500's performance over the first five trading days of a new year, and the "January barometer," which is simply the ...

The last day of the so-called Santa Claus Rally period is upon us, and it's not looking good. The period—the last five sessions of a year, plus the first two of the next—has often seen a run-up in ...

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 ...

Stocks fell on Thursday, further dampening investor hopes for a Santa Claus rally this year. Historically, a weak beginning ...

The odds of a rising stock market are not significantly different whether or not there is a Santa Claus rally. The absence of ...

Indexes failed to hold onto early gains, with investors extending their losing streak to five days. Hope is fading for a ...

Stocks typically rally over the holidays, but that hasn’t happened this season.

Santa Claus is leaving investors in the lurch once again in 2024 as U.S. stocks have struggled during the typically bullish ...

Stocks are stumbling into the end of the year. After falling 1% on Friday, markets are indicated lower by another 1% in ...