Wall Street steadies as chip stocks bounce back and oil prices ease

Wall Street steadied on Thursday as stocks in the artificial-intelligence industry bounced back following an encouraging report from a Taiwanese chip giant and as oil prices eased sharply.

Wall Street Expects the Market to Keep Rallying in 2026 Despite Lofty Valuations

Corporate profits and falling interest rates may be enough to lift the S&P 500 to a fourth-straight year of gains, the longest such streak in nearly two decades.

Here's the average stock market return in the last decade and what Wall Street expects in 2026

The S&P 500 increased at 13.5% annually over the last decade, but Wall Street expects slightly lower returns in 2026.
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History offers a dire warning for investors about overpriced stocks

For the better part of the last 16 years, the U.S. stock market has been unstoppable. Outside of the COVID-19 crash, which lasted five weeks, and the 2022 bear market that endured about nine months, investors have been basking in long-lasting bull markets.

Stock Market Today: Dow Rises; Chip Stocks Rally After TSMC Earnings

As bank earnings roll in, follow along for live updates on markets and the top finance, economics and business stories. Plus the latest on the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq.
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