The Stock Market Just Did Something It Hasn't Done Since the Dot-Com Bubble in 1998. Here's What Could Happen in 2025.

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) delivered a total return (including dividends) of 25% in 2024, which followed a gain of 26% in 2023. The index only delivered back-to-back annual returns of at least 25% on one other occasion since it was established in 1957. It soared by 33% in 1997 and then by 29% in 1998, fueled by the dot-com internet bubble, which drove technology stocks to astonishing valuations. The stock market is more rational this time around, but emerging themes like artificial intelligence (AI) are driving substantial gains in some pockets of the tech sector once again. Based on a mixture of historical data and a series of coming events, here's what might be in store for the S&P 500 this year.Continue readingWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei MotleyFool