Investors have long observed a so-called "January effect," in which stocks, especially small caps, tend to have one of their best months of the year in January. On average, stocks have returned 1.2% ...
Oil prices rose on the last day of 2024 to close out a flat performance for the year as the market braced for a global surplus in 2025. A broad gauge of Treasuries eked out an annual gain in 2024, ...