Yields on cash are well off their highs as 2025 comes to an end, but there are still a few places where investors can generate some interest on money they’re holding. The Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate three times this year , bringing the target rate range to 3.5% to 3.75%. Fed funds … Read more
Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Kyle Dijamco is a proud member of Palantir Technologies‘ fast-growing retail investor base. The Los Angeles-based marketer has bet big on the defense tech stock, even increasing his exposure after a drawdown earlier this year. The 31-year-old’s position now stands at roughly $25,000. “It’s an exciting stock to … Read more
A rotation into value stocks could grow in popularity in the new year. Value stocks — businesses that are priced cheaply by the market — have underperformed in all of 2025, but have enjoyed a late-year resurgence. As of Tuesday, the iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF (IWD) has outperformed this month and this quarter, up … Read more
Here are Tuesday’s biggest calls on Wall Street: TD Cowen upgrades Ametek to buy from hold TD Cowen said the industrial company is executing well. “AME is executing well at a time when exposures broadly provide both support and optionality – markets that are doing well and should sustain (utility), ones that are strong and … Read more
Stocks are in for another double-digit gain in 2026, according to Wall Street’s top strategists. Wall Street is confident the bull market can continue for another year, albeit not as strong as this one has been, according to the 2026 CNBC Market Strategist Survey . On average, strategists expect the S & P 500 can … Read more
Christmas is around the corner, but Wall Street isn’t feeling the holiday spirit heading into the week ahead. The S & P 500 and Nasdaq Composite are lower for the month, marking an unusually weak stretch for stocks. December has historically been one of the stronger months for equities, with both benchmarks averaging a gain … Read more
As the new year draws closer, eyes are turning to Wall Street to see whether it will pull off the coveted Santa Claus rally. The so-called rally — coined by Yale Hirsch, founder of the Stock Trader’s Almanac, in 1972 — occurs between the last five trading days of the year and the first two … Read more
Bank of America Securities’ Savita Subramanian just issued the most bearish view on the Street for 2026, based on CNBC’s early calculations. The firm’s head of U.S. equity and quantitative strategy expects the S & P 500 will end next year at 7,100, a target that means the broader index will rise just 4% above … Read more
A television station broadcasts the Federal Reserve’s decision to cut rates on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Stock futures were little changed on Sunday night following a mixed week on Wall Street amid a big … Read more
The stock market will have to get through a big week of economic data ahead, as it undergoes a major rotation that could drive the market toward a year-end rally. The week ahead is stacked with big reports — including jobs and inflation data — that have been delayed because of the government shutdown. November … Read more