Wall Street remains optimistic. The consensus price target for the S&P 500 in 2025 is 6715, 14% higher than where the blue-chip barometer ended in 2024.

The Santa Claus Rally didn’t materialize. According to some analysts, that might spell trouble. But we shouldn’t put too much weight on such signals.

Stocks fell on Thursday, further dampening investor hopes for a Santa Claus rally this year. Historically, a weak beginning to the year hasn't been a good sign for stocks.

The Santa Claus rally has long been attractive to investors looking to end the year on a high note. North American markets have already experienced robust growth throughout 2024, but the prospect ...

Tuesday kicks off a historically merry period for investors, a stretch known familiarly as the Santa Claus rally for the positive stock market returns typically enjoyed during the holiday season ...

Every year, investors look forward to the “Santa Claus rally,” a period that encompasses the final five trading days of December and the first two trading days of the new year. Since 1950 ...

The so-called Santa Claus rally could get off to a late start this year. But better late than never. A team of strategists at Ned Davis Research pointed out that stocks have struggled ahead of the ...

As the year winds down, a notable phenomenon captures the attention of investors and financial analysts alike: the Santa Claus Rally. This term refers to the consistent rise in stock market prices ...

This year markets turned down in mid-December, but as of Christmas Eve the Santa Claus rally seems to have arrived — the S&P 500 gained 1.1 percent that day alone, and the Nasdaq Composite Index ...

Investors look set to be disappointed as the “Santa Claus rally” has so far failed to materialize for the second year in a row. - AFP via Getty Images Santa Claus is leaving investors in the ...

Stocks fell on Thursday, dampening investors' hope for a Santa Claus rally to start 2025. The S&P 500's average return in years without a Santa Claus rally is less than half its return in years ...