Wall Street pointed higher early Friday as more strong earnings results trickled in along with a closely-watched report from the U.S. government showing that inflation ticked higher. Futures for the S&P 500 rose 0.

And despite historically high valuations, most Wall Street analysts expect the stock market to continue moving higher in the remaining months of the year. Here's what investors should know. Most Wall Street analysts anticipate strong returns in 2025 Shown below are year-end targets for the S&P 500 in 2025 set by various Wall Street banks and research firms.

U.S. stocks slipped after the Federal Reserve held its main interest rate steady and broke a run of cuts that began in September. The S&P 500 fell 0.5% Wednesday. The

Meta Platforms, Tesla and most other U.S. stocks are rising Thursday following a rush of profit reports from some of the country’s most influential companies.

Wall Street futures saw volatile movement Wednesday night after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady, as expected, while signaling a prolonged pause in rate cuts. U.S. stock indexes reacted negatively,