Bank of America is betting on several stocks trading at fair value or a discount to perform well in the first quarter, even as the S & P 500 is getting more expensive, according to a recent research note. The bank noted that stocks are largely trading at a premium this year, making good investments … Read more
A range of retail, financial services and artificial intelligence stocks may soon slide, according to one of the popular yardsticks used in technical analysis. Stocks rose on Friday , advancing for a fourth straight day and approaching all-time highs as the year draws to a close. The S & P 500 added 0.3% this past … Read more
Wall Street is hoping that December continues its historical track record of proving one of the year’s seasonally strongest months of the year, sparking a stock market turnaround just in time for a year-end rally. Stocks are on pace to close out an uneven month. Although November, like December, is also usually strong, a pullback … Read more
Shoppers walk through Manhattan on Nov. 7, 2025, in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images High-income consumers are trading down, Gen Z is spending less, and low-income shoppers are still struggling, according to many consumer companies that shared their latest quarterly results in recent weeks. Those trends may not bode well for the … Read more