The Supreme Court is also set to rule on a key plank of the president’s economic strategy, his use of emergency powers to apply sweeping tariffs on U.S. imports, over the coming months. If those levies are deemed unlawful, a fresh round of tariff confusion could wash over markets in an echo of last April’s Liberation Day chaos.

Those numbers pushed stocks higher because, at this point, any new signs of deterioration in the labor market raises the odds for a rate cut from the Federal Reserve. As of Wednesday, traders assigned an 89 percent likelihood for a 25-basis-point cut on December 10, according to CME data.

Live Updates Get The Best American Airlines Group Live Earnings Coverage Like This Every Quarter Get earnings reminders, our top analysis on American Airlines Group, market updates, and brand-new stock recommendations delivered directly to your inbox.

There are seven answers in the form of tech companies like Nvidia, Apple and Microsoft. But their outsized impact could spell disaster if the AI bubble bursts.

Wall Street’s sentiment toward companies associated with artificial intelligence is shifting, and it’s all about two companies: OpenAI is down, and Alphabet Inc. is up.

Crypto had a rough November. The pain is persisting into December — and that could signal trouble ahead for the stock market.

The stock market was pointing higher in premarket trading ahead the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation metric, core PCE.

With the above being said, three catalysts stand out as viable sparks to kick-start a stock market crash in 2026. Arguably, the elephant in the room for 2026 is the historical priciness of the stock market.