The S&P 500 earnings growth rate will likely come in just below the 6% mark for the third quarter.1 That's rather solid considering that analysts were expecting the Q3 EPS rate of increase to be under 5% when the reporting season began.
December is a particularly interesting month for stock market seasonality.
Difficult-to-short stocks often trade at artificially inflated, unsustainable prices.
It would seem that optimists currently see no reason to abandon their bullishness, with the benchmark S&P 500 index again inking another record close. What's more, the available data appears to justify an acquisitive posture.
David Kostin, Goldman Sachs chief U.S. equity strategist, joins 'Squawk on the Street' to discuss Kostin's price target for the S&P 500, the growth slowing in equity markets, and much more.
Lori Calvasina, RBC Capital Markets head of U.S. equity strategy, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the latest market trends, market outlook for 2025, where investors can find opportunities right now, and more.
Bank of America's Savita Subramanian joins the 'Fast Money' traders to talk her investing playbook.
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Jason Hunter, JPMorgan head of technical strategy, joins 'Closing Bell' to discuss the technical setup in the market and how to position.
Traders have been rushing in to buy stocks in the final hour of trading over the past two weeks, while a gauge of expected S&P 500 volatility has dropped sharply in the wake of the presidential election.
Jeremy Siegel, professor emeritus of finance at University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business and Wisdom Tree chief economist, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the latest market trends, President-elect Trump's tariff proposals, market outlook in 2025, and more.
Peter Berezin of BCA Research explains his bearish outlook on the S&P 500 next year, pointing to his expectations for a recession and a decline in earnings estimates.