Wall Street is again making irrelevant market predictions

Wall Street indexes lose ground as market closes another record-breaking year
The S&P 500 gave up an early gain to finish down 0.4%. The benchmark index, which set 57 record highs in 2024, racked up a 23.3% gain for the year. This was its second straight year with a gain of more than 20%. The last time the index had as big a back-to-back annual gain was 1998.
Stock market today: Wall Street slips in final days of a banner year for US stocks
NEW YORK — U.S. stocks closed broadly lower Monday as a banner year on Wall Street looked set to finish on a sour note. The S&P 500 fell 1.1%, its third straight decline. Roughly 90% of stocks within the index lost ground. On the second-to-last day of 2024, the benchmark index was still on track for its second straight yearly gain of more than 20%.
Wall Street is again making irrelevant market predictions | Commentary
An annual ritual is underway at the major Wall Street investment houses: predicting exactly where the S&P 500 will finish the next calendar year.
Stock market today: Wall Street points to losses in the final days of 2024
Wall Street is retreating in light premarket trading as the year draws to a close, lacking the euphoria that pushed markets to record highs in 2024
Stock market today: Tech leads US stocks lower as Wall Street gets ready to wrap up 2024
The Dow ended more than 400 points lower on Monday, clawing back some of the deepest losses from earlier in the day.
No One on Wall Street Expects the Stock Market to Go Down in 2025
As you might guess, no one on Wall Street expects stocks to fall in 2025. Among the 16 research firms and banks tracked by Opening Bell Daily, S&P 500 forecasts for the new year range between a 7 and 19 percent annual return from Friday’s closing price.
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Wall Street ends lower, capping a banner year
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Will Wall Street Get a 'Santa Claus Rally' This Year?
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Wall Street shrugs off political drama, readies for Trump 2.0
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Stock market today: Wall Street drifts to a mixed close in thin trading following a holiday pause
Stocks are drifting higher on Wall Street in light trading as U.S. markets reopen following the Christmas holiday.
A stock correction looms as recession fears will resurface in 2025, Wall Street strategist Jim Paulsen says
"Even though I don't think we're going to have a recession, but I think we're going to be worried about it again," Paulsen ...