Market Skips Santa Rally Again
S&P 500 Faces Rare Back-to-Back Losses During Historically Bullish Santa Claus Rally For the second consecutive year, the S&P 500 is set to end the typically bullish “Santa Claus rally” period in the red, leaving investors without the usual holiday cheer. This streak marks a rare occurrence, as such back-to-back declines have happened only twice […]
BATMMAAN’ Stocks: Can They Lead in 2025?
After a roaring rally throughout most of 2024, the U.S. stock market has faced challenges in December, prompting investors to retreat to familiar territory: megacap technology stocks. The so-called “BATMMAAN” stocks—Broadcom, Apple, Tesla, Microsoft, Meta, Amazon, Alphabet, and Nvidia—have taken center stage. Broadcom’s recent entry into the $1 trillion market cap club reinforced the dominance […]
Market Wrap: Holiday Uncertainty Lingers
Stock indexes posted mixed results on Thursday in their first trading session following Christmas, tempering the momentum of the so-called Santa Claus rally. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added about 29 points, closing 0.1% higher, while the S&P 500 edged down slightly to finish nearly flat. The Nasdaq also declined marginally, slipping 0.1%. These mixed […]
Investor Warns: AI Nuke Trade Won’t Deliver
Modular Reactors: “Not Good Businesses,” Says Josh Wolfe The rapid growth of artificial intelligence (AI) has highlighted an insatiable demand for electricity, leaving the world scrambling for sustainable energy solutions. Among the options being explored, nuclear energy has emerged as a potential answer, drawing significant attention from tech giants and investor alike. In October, Google, […]
Stocks Eye Gains as Santa Rally Begins
S&P 500 Rebounds, Erasing December Losses in Pre-Holiday Rally The S&P 500 wiped out its December losses on Tuesday in a pre-holiday rally, buoyed by the seasonal optimism of the “Santa Claus rally” period. The index climbed 1.1% in a holiday-shortened session, marking its third consecutive day of gains and reversing losses from last week’s […]
Dollar and Bond Volatility Block Stock Gains
Treasury Yields and Dollar Levels Pose Challenges for Stocks, Analyst Says Stocks kicked off a holiday-shortened week on a positive note Monday, but the ongoing rise in Treasury yields and the U.S. dollar could hinder the stock market‘s upward momentum, according to a well-known market analyst. The bond market and the dollar continued their upward […]
