Desmond Lachman warns that Trump could be "setting himself up for electoral disappointment" with his brags about U.S. equities.

Q4 is expected to slow compared to the stellar 17.1% gain in Q4 '24, but 2026 should remain strong. Q1 estimates indicate 13.3% growth, which is expected to rise to an impressive 17.5% by year-end and 16.5% in early 2027.

Nvidia stock rallied 0.7% Tuesday premarket after the company launched its next-generation AI data center processor, which boasts significant performance improvements over its current-generation Blackwell chip.

The stock market faces several headwinds in 2026, but Wall Street still expects another year of double-digit gains.

Here's what you need to know about whether U.S. stock markets will be open or closed on New Year's Eve this year.

Some analysts predicted even better performance in 2026. JPMorgan Wealth Management predicted stock gains next year between 13% and 15%. BNY Wealth estimated the S & P 500 would end 2026 as high as $7,600, which would amount to about a 10% jump from where the index stood on Dec. 23. Morgan Stanley also forecasted an increase in 2026 of 10%.

By late morning, Yardeni — like others — had watched the stock market largely brush off the weekend developments that saw the US capture and arrest Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro. "The positive response in stocks is fascinating,

Investors today are cheering envudeucitinib's Phase 3 edge in oral TYK2 psoriasis as well as Alumis' plans to raise fresh capital.

Financials outperformed the broader market, with the Nifty Bank rising 74 points to 60,118, aided by gains in ICICI Bank and insurance stocks. In contrast, Reliance Industries posted its sharpest single-day fall in 10 months,