The period from Christmas through the second trading day of January marks the traditional definition of the Santa Claus rally. Over the past century, the U.S. stock market during this period has risen ...

Wall Street rallied out of its holiday-season funk. The S&P 500 climbed 1.3% Friday, its best day in nearly two months and its first gain since Christmas. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.8%, ...

Stocks were solidly higher in mid-afternoon trading Friday, led by a rally in shares of large-cap technology companies, as ...

The major indexes looked to end Friday on a positive note after a trying week. Palantir climbed and is on track to end a losing streak.

The ICE U.S. Dollar Index, a measure of the currency versus six major rivals, was easing slightly on Friday from its highest level since November 2022 after jumping by enough to spill over into the ...

USD: Mar '25 is Down at 108.805. Energies: Feb '25 Crude is Down at 73.08. Financials: The Mar '25 30 Year T-Bond is Up 13 ...

A new year is bringing an even stronger dollar. The U.S. currency kicked off 2025 with gains, sending the WSJ Dollar Index to ...

Regardless of the outcome this year, history teaches us the time in the market is much more important than timing the market.