The blue-chip Dow closed lower on Thursday, but stocks still were on pace to post weekly gains as a chaotic week on the tariff front was winding up. The Dow shed about 125 points, or 0.3%, closing ...
The blame for the Dow being down so much, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq are rising, can be put on two stocks, those of Honeywell and Salesforce. Honeywell's stock was the biggest percentage decliner, ...
Another seasonal trend is the four-year U.S. presidential cycle. In general, the market rises modestly in the first year after a presidential election, followed by trouble in the second year. In years ...
Even small-cap and midcap stocks, which had previously trailed their large-cap peers since the bull market began, have been climbing in 2025. The small-cap focused Russell 2000 RUT had gained nearly 4 ...