Indexes closed lower on Thursday, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq falling almost 1%, led by a slide in mega-cap tech stocks like Apple and Nvidia.

The S&P 500 gained 1% on Friday, capping off the last trading day of Biden's presidency and marking the best week since the election.

Stocks struggled to make headway after a solid rally, while bond yields dropped on dovish remarks from Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller.

Treasury yields edged lower after Federal Reserve governor Christopher Waller said that it is “reasonable” to think that the central bank could cut interest rates in the first half of the year. The move came after the 10-year yield tumbled Wednesday to ...

Stock futures are mixed Thursday morning as investors react to a barrage of earnings reports from major companies and important economic indicators.

Stocks closed lower Wednesday after the Federal Reserve left its key interest rate unchanged amid persistent inflation, as investors prepared for a slew of earnings reports from major technology companies.

The US Federal Reserve decided to hold its key interest rate steady on Wednesday (January 29), maintaining it in the range of 4.25%-4.5%. The decision by the central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) came as anticipated,

U.S. stocks finished higher on Tuesday, as the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite recovered most of their losses from the previous session after the sudden rise of Chinese AI startup DeepSeek sent shockwaves through Wall Street.

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Some "value sectors" may outperform this year, said Gordon. As long as the labor market and economy remain strong, that "creates solid ground for value to catch back up to growth," he said, after growth stocks surged last year to crush value.

The S&P 500, a gauge of U.S. large-cap stocks, notched a record closing high of 6,118.71 on Jan. 23, according to Dow Jones Market Data. Big Tech stocks have massive market values, translating into outsize weighting in the S&P 500 index.

With this being said, Wall Street's bull market is on the cusp of unwanted history. Arguably, the best valuation tool that allows for the clearest apples-to-apples comparisons is the S&P 500's Shiller price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio. You'll also find the Shiller P/E referred to as the cyclically adjusted P/E ratio ( CAPE ratio ).