As US stock markets (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) close for the trading week, Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre analyzes key market movements, including the absent Santa Claus rally, ...

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 ...

U.S. stocks were up in midday trading Friday, with the S&P 500 attempting to snap a five-day losing streak. The S&P 500 was ...

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

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 ...

The Santa Claus trading window ends Friday, and a negative return during the seven-day trading window could be a bad sign for ...

U.S. stock futures were higher on Friday, the slipping in first trading session of 2025. All four index futures advanced in premarket trade.

This last seasonal indicator is the "Santa Claus rally," as coined by the late market strategist Yale Hirsch. The Santa Claus rally began with the close of trading on Dec. 23, with SPX at 5,974. SPX ...

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 ...