Earnings season is winding down as we kick off the last month of 2025. Despite many headwinds — persistent inflation, slowing global growth, a record 43-day U.S. government shutdown, and geopolitical conflicts — third-quarter results were largely positive. With 95% of S & P 500 companies in, 83% have outpaced earnings expectations, while 76% have … Read more
Wall Street thinks you don’t own enough stock. Not “you,” specifically, but investors as a collective are viewed as too lightly exposed to equities given the S & P 500 is three years into a bull market and is back to within 1% of its all-time peak from a month ago. Deutsche Bank’s comprehensive investor … Read more
A few high-flying software and energy names could stumble in the near term, according to one popular technical metric. The major U.S. averages closed out a winning weak. November was a lackluster month, however, as major tech stocks were pressured by worries about high valuations and the eventual profitability of massive artificial intelligence investments. The … 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
This sure has been one tough market these past few weeks. One day, stocks are rallying on renewed hopes of a December Fed rate cut. The very next day, they’re weighed down by worries of an impending AI bubble. It’s no surprise that the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) — widely known as the “fear index” … Read more
Now that December is just around the corner, here is a list of proven winners in the final month of the year. December is historically a strong month for stocks. It’s the third-best month of the year for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S & P 500 since 1950, as well as the third-best … Read more
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Nov. 26, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The Nasdaq Composite rose on Friday following a “cooling issue” at a data center that caused a disruption in assets traded at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. The tech-heavy index advanced 0.2%, … Read more
The floor of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME)/New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) in New York City. CME Group is the world’s largest and most diverse derivatives exchange. David S. Holloway | Getty Images Trading came to a standstill on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange on Friday following a cooling issue at one of its data centers. … Read more
A key rotation away from artificial intelligence stocks may be underway in the market. According to Astoria Portfolio Advisors’ John Davi, a broader range of stocks are getting a “green light” because liquidity is returning to the system. “The Fed cut rates four times last year. They cut rates twice already. They’re going to go again … Read more
(PRO Views are exclusive to PRO subscribers, giving them insight on the news of the day direct from a real investing pro. See the full discussion above.) The S & P 500 will have to hold a key level at 6,550 for an auspicious start to December, according to New York Stock Exchange insider Jay … Read more