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Consumer defensive stocks remain overvalued, though the excess is concentrated in 1-star-rated Walmart WMT and Costco COST, leaving many others attractive; many of the food stocks (Kraft Heinz KHC and ...

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U.S. stock markets will close early at 1 p.m. ET on Christmas Eve. The New York Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will be closed on Christmas Day. International markets, including those in London and Hong ...

The S&P 500 is projected to rise 11% in 2026, propelled by strong corporate earnings and an AI spending boom. The Federal Reserve is likely to ease interest rates to support a cooling labor market, ...

Retail investors should be aware of upcoming stock market holidays and early closures in order to plan trades and adjust settlement times. The U.S. stock market is closed for Thanksgiving Day 2025.

Financial markets will be affected this week because of Thanksgiving, a federal holiday on which banks and government offices close down. While some restaurants, grocery stores and retail shops will ...

The U.S. stock market sank sharply in early trading, with investors increasingly skittish about the strength of the artificial intelligence boom. The S&P 500, which set a record high in late October, ...

Big stock gains have always been followed by big losses. Here are tips on how to prepare. By Jeff Sommer Jeff Sommer writes Strategies, a weekly column on markets, finance and the economy. The higher ...