The biggest losers in the S&P 500 all faced disappointing sales and earnings. But large declines and extreme volatility can sometimes represent buying opportunities. Returning 25% in 2024, the S&P 500 delivered a record-breaking year for stock market investors.

The S&P 500 jumped 1% on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, heading into the long weekend on a high note as prospects rebounded for additional interest-rate cuts in 2025.

Today, history offers us reason to be excited about 2025, suggesting that the S&P 500 is likely to soar as it's done in previous periods. But even if it doesn't, by taking the steps I've mentioned, your portfolio still could advance this year -- and most importantly, over the long run.

US stocks jumped on Wednesday after consumer price data showed inflation continues to slow. Strong bank earnings also helped lift sentiment.

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Seven of the S&P 500's 11 sectors are expected to achieve cumulative year-over-year growth in normalized earnings per share among their constituent companies in fourth quarter 2024 earnings

The S&P 500 index’s biggest sector, information technology, was rising sharply Friday afternoon, but the gains were not quite large enough to lift it into positive territory so far in 2025. The tech sector was up 1.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq have both felt pressure as shares of major tech companies came under pressure Monday. Investors continue to keep a close eye on rising Treasury yields, which heighten worries about valuations, particularly for some of the market's most highly valued names.

The postelection rally in stocks was officially wiped out on Monday. At intraday lows, the S&P 500 was about 0.2% below its Election Day close. Investors are growing skittish about spiking bond yields and the prospect of higher inflation.

The S&P 500 has given up almost all of its post-election gains, with renewed inflation fears crimping Wall Street optimism about President-elect Donald Trump's proposed tax cuts and deregulation. Strong economic data have dashed hopes for a slew of interest-rate cuts by the Federal Reserve,

The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq rose Friday on the last trading day of Joe Biden's presidency as the stock market braces for change under Donald Trump.