When the curtain closed on 2024, investors were all smiles. The mature stock-driven Dow Jones Industrial Average, benchmark S ...

Each of the major market indexes hit new highs in late 2024, but the recent weakness could be a harbinger of what's to come.

Over the past century, the S&P 500 has tended to see weaker returns during the first year of a new administration.

When 2024 came to a close, investors had every reason to smile. The iconic Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), ...

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is widely considered the best benchmark for the overall U.S. stock market. The index advanced ...

Recessions and stock market crashes are inevitable but history has consistently shown that rough patches are smoothed out over time, and those who invest over decades usually do well. Ever feel ...

1975–1976: Twenty years passed before large-company stocks next rose by more than 20% on back-to-back years. The 37.2% gain in 1975 and the 23.9% rise in 1976 were rebounds from the 1973–1974 stock ...

On Feb. 3, 2022, Meta Platforms set a new record for the largest single-day decline in market capitalization with a loss of $232 billion after a disappointing quarterly earnings report, eclipsing ...

Since it's the most popular benchmark option, we analyzed the average annual stock market returns using the S&P 500 index. Here is how it has performed over the years. Historical average stock ...

Thursday is a national day of mourning for President Jimmy Carter, and both the stock market and post offices are closed.

The past couple of years have been prosperous for the stock market, with the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) surging by more than 64% since late 2022, as of this writing. But as we head into 2025, many ...