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Stock beat its targets in 2025. Will the party end in 2026?

amefika4 months ago05 mins

Last June, many stock analysts predicted that the stock market would end 2025 with no real gains. At the time, several prominent forecasters projected that the S&P 500 index would close the year in a range between 5,600 and 6,100. The S&P had started the year around 5,900 points. When a turbulent 2025 finally ended,…

This stock market rally does not let up. Could it be making investors too greedy before the end of the year?

amefika7 months ago04 mins

The S&P 500 is coming off its best mid-year run since the 1950s. Now it’s a matter of taking some profits or hoping for a year-end rally. – Getty Images/iStock With the S&P 500 on track for a 16% annual gain, investors find themselves at a familiar crossroads: Lock in gains while they’re hot, or…