Peter Berezin told you so — or he tried to, at least. The chief global strategist of BCA Research defied consensus wisdom by predicting late last year that US stocks would sink in 2025 as a full-blown trade war caused a global recession. A few months later, markets have been hit by one of the
Stock buybacks could counteract extended market declines, Citi said. The bank predicted $1 trillion in stock buybacks by 2025, up from 2024. Companies may shift spending from capital expenditures to buybacks amid Trump policy uncertainty. The stock market has a $1 trillion weapon to fight further price declines: stock buybacks. Analysts at Citi said in
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 are hovering near their 200-day moving averages, a key technical support level. The 200-day moving average is an important indicator of potential trend reversals in stocks. Traders believe an immediate bounceback is needed for stocks to avoid further declines. The stock market has entered the danger zone as the
You can think of the stock market as 11 separate baskets, or sectors. Getting sectors weights right … [+] is a big part of success in investment performance. getty In the first two months of this year, technology stocks fell more than 4% and consumer discretionary stocks fell about 5%. They were the only two
US stocks were little changed on Friday with the S&P 500 a stone’s throw away from a fresh record to cap a busy week of tariff hikes, inflation updates, and retail sales data which fell short of estimates. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) hovered near the flaltine while the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) was little changed. Meanwhile,
Dividend stocks were solid last year but still trailed the broader market. Cheaper valuations should help the group narrow the gap with large-cap growth. Here are four parts of the market that dividend-minded investors should consider. Last year was excellent for large, growth-oriented stocks and those who invested in them. Apart from that, results were