Shares of Walt Disney (NYSE: DIS) narrowly beat the market in 2024. The 2.2% year-to-date gain doesn't seem like much, but it means the entertainment giant is once again coasting just ahead of the S&P 500.

Shares of C3.ai (NYSE: AI) are falling on Thursday. The drop comes as the S&P 500 was flat and the Nasdaq Composite lost 0.6%. C3.ai, which helps businesses leverage artificial intelligence (AI), reported its fiscal 2025 Q3 earnings Wednesday evening,

Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-A) always make headlines in February when the firm holds its annual meeting. Among the many takeaways is what the company has been buying and selling and how invested it is in the market. A critical detail from the 2025 meeting is that Berkshire Hathaway's cash pile hit a record high, suggesting the Oracle of Omaha and his investment Colossus are on the sidelines. The risk for the stock market is the impact of Donald Trump's policies on an already-strained economic situation. His policies are expected to sustain higher-than-wanted inflation due to tariffs and increased domestic demand, likely keeping the FOMC from lowering interest rates. The question is if inflation will hold steady at its current pace or accelerate as it did in the second half of 2024. If inflation continues to accelerate, the FOMC must raise interest rates to combat inflation, which could easily tip the economy into a recession. Trump's policies also include mass layoffs. The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) is cutting government jobs by the thousands and will impact the labor market generally. That is bad news for employment data and the consumer outlook, but it may have a silver lining. Reducing government jobs may offset Trump's inflationary pressure enough to keep it from accelerating consumer-level inflation so that rate hikes come back onto the table. As it is, the CME FedWatch Tool indicates a 92% chance for one 25-basis point rate hike by year's end and about 70% chance for two. Broadening Economic Activity and Earnings Growth Are the Opportunity The opportunity for investors is that the United States will avoid recession, and Trump's policies will not significantly accelerate inflation. The U.S. economy will remain strong, and corporate earnings will grow in this scenario, a bullish environment for stocks compounded by the expectation of broadening activity. Easing regulatory and tax hurdles are expected to bolster economic activity across sectors, leading to a broader rally in stocks, another good reason for Mr. Buffett to raise cash. In that light, Berkshire's sales in 2024 were precautionary but also preparatory, raising capital for deployment into new investments. So, the S&P 500 is set up to fall but is not likely to fall far because the outlook for economic and earnings growth is dimming but still positive. A price correction in early 2025 may only fall as much as 5.5% from the all-time high, finding support at the January low, but there is a risk of a deeper correction because the forecasts could continue to decline. The critical support zone is 5,725 to 5,780; if broken, this market could retreat to 5,400 or deeper before hitting solid support. Catalysts for the market include tariff relief, easing inflation, and lower interest rates, but they are not likely to emerge until later in 2025. The S&P 500 could remain in a holding pattern until then, trending sideways within the established range. Before you make your next trade, you'll want to hear this. MarketBeat keeps track of Wall Street's top-rated and best performing research analysts and the stocks they recommend to their clients on a daily basis. Our team has identified the five stocks that top analysts are quietly whispering to their clients to buy now before the broader market catches on... and none of the big name stocks were on the list. They believe these five stocks are the five best companies for investors to buy now...

The VIX is flashing a buy signal and there are increasing signs that the market is oversold — but oversold rallies can be short-lived.

The stock market closed off session lows but with substantial losses. After being down more than 3% earlier in the day, the Nasdaq composite plunged 2.6% and closed back below the 200-day moving average.

The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite flirted with correction territory — defined as a drop of 10% from a recent high — on Tuesday, before trimming losses.

Big daily swings are back. The S&P 500 index was on pace Thursday for a sixth straight session of daily gains or losses of at least 1%, its longest such streak since the seven-session stretch ending Nov.

Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A)(NYSE: BRK.B) recently released its latest 13F filings, unveiling its recent positions, and telling investors which stocks it bought and sold since the last quarter.

Stock market investors have enjoyed strong annual returns over the past two years, but analysts caution that 2025 may not deliver a repeat performance.

We recently compiled a list of the 15 Best S&P 500 Dividend Stocks to Buy Now. In this article, we are going to take a look at where Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F) stands against the other stocks. Stock market investors have enjoyed strong annual returns over the past two years,

Stocks racked up more losses on Wall Street Tuesday as a trade war between the U.S. and its key trading partners escalated, wiping out all the gains since Election Day for the S&P 500.

The S&P 500 advanced 1.1% on Wednesday, March 5, as the White House announced it would delay tariffs affecting U.S. automakers.