The article discusses S&P 500 earnings growth and market returns influenced by “P/E expansion” and “P/E contraction”. Click to read.

Stocks ended 2024 near record highs.  Over the past 12 months, the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) has rallied 30% and the S&P 500 ...

Stocks are skipping the ‘Santa Claus rally’ again this year. That doesn’t bode well for January. The Fed has two bad options ...

Stocks seemed to defy gravity again in 2024, but other areas of the market, like bitcoin and the dollar, also saw wild moves throughout the year.

The stock market defied gravity again in 2024, with the S&P 500 posting a second straight ... Bond yields go on a roller coaster ride The 10-year US Treasury yield started 2024 at just below ...

Combined sales grew by just over 10% over the past year ... The chart below shows the clear inverse correlation between nominal sales and the price to sales ratio for each of the S&P 500 ...

The S&P 500 delivered a return of some 23% in 2024, which is more than double its average annual gain of 10.6% since it was ...

Investment themes to consider for 2025 include the AI revolution, data centers, power, biotech, regional banks, defense ...

2024: S&P 500 EPS growth (est ... and deficit reduction, i.e. less spending. Here’s a weekly chart of the 10-year Treasury “yield” contract traded at the Chicago Board of Options Exchange.