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These ETF strategies were big winners last year. What to expect in 2025.

Investors piled more than $1.1 trillion into the U.S. ETF universe in 2024, with total assets reaching a record of at least $10 trillion.

House speaker election looks tricky. It may spark doubts over ‘whether Congress can achieve anything market-friendly.’

The U.S. House of Representatives may again struggle to pick a speaker, and one veteran analyst is warning that a protracted election process wouldn’t bode well for market-moving matters that Congress must address later this year.

Why 2025 may not suffer from a failed ‘Santa Claus rally’

A failed “Santa Claus rally” would tell us nothing about the market in 2025.

These stock-trading moves can boost a portfolio if the ‘Santa Claus rally’ fails

Despite year-end selling, market conditions look promising for 2025.

New Orleans attack and Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion put car-rental app Turo in the spotlight 

The peer-to-peer service was used to rent vehicles used in the incidents on New Orleans’ storied Bourbon Street and at a Trump Organization–operated hotel in Las Vegas, leading investigators to probe whether the attacks were connected. They said Thursday that no link had been established.

Lululemon longtime bear is still telling investors to sell the stock

Lululemon Athletica Inc.’s stock slid 2.8% Thursday, after analyst firm Jefferies said it’s still recommending that investors sell the yoga-gear maker’s shares after they hit a second valuation peak in a year.

Why the U.S. economy is still strong despite the Fed’s 2022-23 rate hikes

Something surprising happened on the way toward the highest U.S. interest rates in more than a dozen years as the Federal Reserve increased rates in 2022 and 2023: Neither consumers nor businesses buckled under the weight of higher borrowing costs.

Carvana slammed by Hindenburg, but its stock continues its meteoric rise

Carvana Co. sidesteps a scathing short-seller report out on Thursday that called the company’s turnaround a “mirage.”

Will crypto continue to rally? Trump’s first 100 days will be the key.

For crypto’s bull run to continue, digital assets enthusiasts hope for a more friendly regulatory environment under the second Donald Trump administration and a favorable macroeconomic setup to support gains for risk assets.

Do stock holdings reflect individual risk preferences or the growing use of target-date funds?

I suspected most financial assets were in 401(k) plans and most 401(k) holdings were directed by target-date funds, but the data told a somewhat different story.

What stocks’ worst stumble since 1952 in the final days of 2024 may mean for 2025

Here’s how the S&P 500 has historically performed annually after stumbling in the final days of a year, according to Bespoke Investment Group.

Mortgage rates inch up to start the year at a near six-month high. Will the housing market become more affordable in 2025?

The 30-year mortgage rate averaged at 6.91%, Freddie Mac said in its latest weekly survey on Thursday.
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