The recent declines in the stock market contrasted with a jump in interest rates as investors pondered the effects of stronger-than-expected economic data on the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy. While volatile interest rates historically have affected stock values,

Wall Street endured a topsy-turvy December 2024 and a rocky start to the new year, though things are looking much brighter now after this week's rally sparked by inflation data. Equities have been pressured by several reasons,

Beating the S&P 500 is a hard thing to do consistently, especially if you’re paying hefty management fees or expense ratios for a fund. Indeed, of late, odds are any “active” attempts to top the S&P 500 have been met with underperformance,

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The stock market is facing a handful of risks in 2025 that are boosting the odds investors will see a sharp correction at some point this year, according to Goldman Sachs ... the S&P 500's ...

This was the stock's third consecutive day of losses.

There are 11 stock market sectors, but only three beat the S&P 500 last year: communications, financials, and consumer discretionary. Even the technology sector underperformed the S&P 500 last year. In fact, only 148 S&P 500 components beat the index last year, meaning over 70% of components underperformed the index.

US stocks jumped on Wednesday after consumer price data showed inflation continues to slow. Strong bank earnings also helped lift sentiment.

This view of gold runs contrary to that of many portfolio managers and banks, but for the skeptics, Goldman Sachs points to gold's historic performance. Gold beat the S&P 500 by 2% in 2024.

strategist at Goldman Sachs, said in a January 17 report. “The recent S&P 500 decline mirrored almost exactly the typical experience in past episodes of sharply rising interest rates.”

Wall Street’s main indexes rose on Tuesday, with the blue-chip Dow at a more than one-month high, as investors assessed President Donald Trump’s executive orders after taking office and awaited his first move on trade policy. In morning trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 423 points, or 1%, to 43,911.