Key Takeaways UnitedHealth Group is set to report fourth-quarter earnings before the market opens Thursday.All 17 analysts tracked by Visible Alpha have a “buy” or equivalent rating and the consensus price target suggests a close to 10% rise in the shares is expected.

BMO Capital Markets forecasts the S&P 500 will reach 6,700, reflecting a gain of 13.2%. Chief investment strategist Brian Belski said he and his team "remain resolutely bullish," but expect "performance and fundamentals will more closely match the historical norms -- namely, in the high-single digit/low-double-digit percentage range in 2025."

U.S. stocks are recoiling on worries that good news on the job market may prove to be bad for Wall Street by keeping inflation and interest rates high.

A soft finish to 2024 still left stocks with a second straight stellar year. The S&P 500 logged a 23.3% gain, which follows a 24% rise in 2023. The combined gains of more than 53% was the largest two-year percentage jump for the index since year-end 1998,

U.S. stock indexes are losing ground in afternoon trading Tuesday, on pace for a downbeat finish for Wall Street as it closes out another milestone-shattering year of gains. The S&P 500 gave up an early gain and was down 0.6%. The benchmark index is coming off back-to-back declines of more than 1%.

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Wall Street held firmer on Wednesday, a day after strong reports on the economy hurt U.S. stocks by stirring up worries that inflation and interest rates may remain higher than expected. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 106 points,

Drops for Nvidia and other superstar stocks are dragging U.S. stock indexes lower on Monday and keeping Wall Street stuck in its weekslong rut. The S&P 500 fell 0.8% in early trading, coming off its fourth losing week in the last five.