Wall Street lost ground on Tuesday as investors closed the book on a remarkable year for equities, during which the U.S. stock market was powered to record highs by the twin engines of the artificial-intelligence boom and the U.

Wall Street strategists see further gains for the S&P 500 in 2025 as a broadening of earnings growth and a resilient US economy continue to drive the bull market rally.

Wall Street is pointing toward more gains on the final day of trading in what’s been a banner year for U.S. markets.

Investors head into the new year believing the economy on a firm footing. That wasn’t the case at the start of 2024, when even the most bullish analysts underestimated the strength of the market.

Wall Street closed in negative territory on Monday in light volume at the top of a holiday-shortened week in the second-to-last trading session of an eventful year in which all three indexes posted strong double-digit gains.

U.S. stocks fell Monday as a strong year for the market looks set to end on a sour note. The S&P 500 fell 1.5% in morning trading. Nearly every stock within the index lost ground. With just two days left in 2024,

U.S. stocks on Tuesday faltered after a positive open, as Wall Street's inexorable bull run continues to lose a little bit of steam this month. The benchmark S&P 500 (SP500) is attempting to snap a three-day losing streak,