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Stock Market Set for More Gains in 2025, Analysts Predict

The S&P 500 is set to post back-to-back annual gains of more than 20 percent for the first time since the late 1990s. Analysts expect stocks to continue rising in 2025.

By Joe Rennison

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Wall St. Is Making Irrelevant Predictions, Again

Optimistic guesses about the future are not forecasts, our columnist says.

By Jeff Sommer

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Stocks Plunge as Fed Forecasts Fewer Rate Cuts Next Year

The Federal Reserve cut rates for a third time this year, but investors shuddered at revised forecasts suggesting only two cuts in 2025.

By Joe Rennison

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High on Hope, Wall St. Hears What It Wants From Trump

Investors and executives are often emphasizing what they like in the president-elect’s agenda, while dismissing what they don’t as mere posturing.

By Jeanna Smialek and Ana Swanson