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As the sun sets on 2025, the U.S. economy appears to be defying the gravity of high interest rates, positioning itself for a rare "soft landing" in the coming year. On this Christmas Eve, December 24, 2025, the S&P 500 (NYSE: SPY) and the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQ: QQQ)

The stocks were tracked during the shortened Christmas Eve session across healthcare, consumer, and banking.

NEW YORK — As the clock struck 1:00 p.m. ET on this Wednesday, December 24, 2025, the floor of the New York Stock Exchange fell silent, but the digital tickers told a story of quiet triumph. In a session characterized by "ghost town" trading volumes—estimated at barely 20%

While Trump administration officials continue to back lower rates, market expectations point to the Fed taking a pause next month.

In a week characterized by holiday-shortened trading and a renewed sense of economic optimism, the U.S. labor market once again proved its mettle. For the week ending December 20, 2025, initial jobless claims fell to 214,000, comfortably beating economist expectations of 224,000. This data, arriving just before

According to data released by the U.S. Department of Labor on Wednesday, jobless claims fell by 10,000 to 214,000 in the week ended December 20.

He argued that sustained supply-side improvements could contain inflation, despite solid GDP growth.

The New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq will be open for trading on Christmas Eve till 1 p.m. ET, with the NYSE staying open for options trading till 1:15 p.m. ET.

The strategist also pointed to strong consumer spending in the third quarter despite a cooling labor market.

Markets are moving from a record-setting close into a thin, holiday-shortened Christmas Eve session.

As the final trading days of 2025 wind down, the global financial landscape is witnessing a structural shift that many analysts are calling the "Great Rebalancing." For much of the last three years, the market’s fate was tied almost exclusively to a handful of tech titans known as the

As the final trading days of 2025 approach, the U.S. stock market is unwrapping a late-season gift for investors. The S&P 500 (NYSE:SPY) is currently hovering at 6,886.74, sitting a mere 0.3% below its all-time closing high of 6,890.89. This surge, part

The National Economic Council Director said the third-quarter GDP data signals that President Donald Trump’s trade agenda is working and that the AI productivity boom is reflected in the data.

Carson Group’s Ryan Detrick also dismissed concerns of a bear market amid a decline in volatility this month.

The car rental company could have a major play in robotaxis in the future, a new analysis predicts.

Compared to Q2, the acceleration in real GDP in the third quarter reflected a smaller decrease in investment, an acceleration in consumer spending, and an upturn in exports and government spending, the BEA stated.

The economist stated that a cooling of inflation gives the Federal Reserve more room to lower the policy rate further.

Monday’s session brought a clear improvement in short-term breadth, with advancers firmly in control and the weekly breadth picture flipping back toward neutral/positive. Participation above key moving averages remains just above the 50% line? supportive, but not the kind of broad “all-oars-in-the-water” thrust that typically powers sustained breakouts.

China’s AI industry is already expanding and appears set for continued rapid growth.

SPY and IVV track the same index, but differences in liquidity and cost make one better for trading and the other better for long holding periods

As the curtains draw on 2025, the biotechnology sector has emerged as the undisputed champion of the equity markets, staging a dramatic year-end rally that has caught even the most optimistic analysts by surprise. After years of trading in the shadow of high interest rates and regulatory uncertainty, the industry