The S&P 500 ended 2025 at 6,845.5 points. Analysts at Bank of America expect the benchmark index to hit 7,100 by year-end 2026, suggesting a roughly 3.72% gain from now. Meanwhile, analysts at Deutsche Bank expect the S&P to hit 8,000 points by year-end, suggesting a gain of 16.87%.

All 11 sectors in the S&P 500 closed lower on Wednesday, though the index is still within striking distance of a record high.

Looking for steady income and bargains in a stock market trading at bubbly levels? Overlooked preferred stocks are still on sale.

With copper on pace for its best year since 2009 and long-term demand anchored by multiple tailwinds, SA Quant flags three Strong Buy copper stocks to watch.

Chinese AI and semiconductor stocks have rallied since the breakout of the China-made DeepSeek-R1 AI model in January 2025.

Wall Street’s S&P 500 is up 16.5% in 2025, beating analysts’ forecasts, after markets shrugged off trade turmoil

Investors might want to be greedy while others are fearful and buy two hard-hit S&P 500 stocks that are trading 50% and 80% below their highs right now.

Stocks began 2026 on a positive note in holiday-thinned trade as investors braced for a year set to test the AI-led rally, usher in a change of guard at the Federal Reserve and potentially more market turbulence under Donald Trump's presidency.

High-yielding Dow stocks outperformed the broader market this year. Will new Dow dogs Home Depot, Nike, and UnitedHealth keep the streak going?

Outside of energy stocks, it's hard to find other pockets of green in the final week of 2025. The S&P 500's energy sector was up 1.1% for the week through Wednesday, versus a 0.6% loss for the broader S&P 500 index and a 1.

Spanish stocks are poised for their best showing since the early 1990s and strategists predict more gains to come thanks to a brightening earnings outlook.

Analysts estimate the company will grow earnings by 9% annually over the next three to five years. The stock currently trades at 25 times its full-year earnings estimates, a solid discount to its 10-year average P/E ratio of 32. Motorola Solutions is a rock-solid business worth buying on its current dip and holding into 2026 and beyond.