FINANCIAL BLOG

Earnings season is underway and, thanks to the banks, it’s off to a good start.

The S&P 500 moved sharply higher this week, posting its best gains since the November election, driven by a confluence of positive factors.

As the new year officially gets underway, there’s the usual sense of renewed optimism and excitement over new opportunities.

Stocks extended last week’s slide with relatively measured losses for the second week in a row.

With 2024 fully behind us, it’s a good time to celebrate our winning calls from last year.

Stocks locked in a stellar year on Tuesday, although the brief slide to end 2024 shaved annual returns just a touch.

As 2024 draws to a close, investors have fully embraced the stock market. The S&P 500 is up more than 25% year to date.

The Federal Reserve (Fed) is moving more cautiously in adjusting policy, and markets might have a hard time resetting expectations.

A hawkish Federal Reserve (Fed) rate cut drove stocks lower on the week, although quite a few dynamics were in play.

Will 2025 be the year for fixed income? LPL examines what could be in store for fixed income markets in the year ahead.

Major U.S. indexes ended lower this week.

Before getting to the markets, let’s set the stage with some of our expectations for the economic environment in 2025.

Major U.S. indexes ended mostly higher this week after the S&P 500 capped the best month of 2024 to end November.

The dollar’s continued climb higher has been predicated on a host of factors.

U.S. stocks bounced back this week as focus turned to earnings reports, highlighted by NVIDIA’s (NVDA) much-anticipated third quarter result

One of the biggest fears for investors right now is the resurgence of inflation from adverse effects of Trump’s potential trade policy.

U.S. stocks pulled back this week as post-election momentum lost steam, paired with falling rate cut odds after hawkish remarks from Federal

Investors welcomed the news with renewed risk appetite, bidding the S&P 500 to its 50th record high of the year on Friday.

U.S. stocks returned to positive territory, powered by long-anticipated U.S. election results and the second rate cut in the Federal Reserve

As Election Day approaches, we discuss potential stock market implications of various possible outcomes.