Small-cap stocks are among the corners of the market could hold some of the best opportunities for investors heading into 2026, Goldman Sachs said.

The tides of investor sentiment seem to be shifting, with more investors feeling pessimistic about the future. Just under 50% of U.S. investors are "bearish" about the next six months, according to the most recent weekly survey from the American Association of Individual Investors, with only around 32% feeling "bullish."

When it comes to protecting a portfolio against a market correction, it may be better to load up on Treasuries–a lot of them–than defensive stocks.

Linda Raschke first learned about the stock market from a book in her father’s library: “A Treasury of Wall Street Wisdom,” edited by Harry D. Shultz. A copy still sits on her shelf. Raschke began her investing career at the Pacific Coast Stock Exchange before moving to the Philadelphia Stock Exchange,

AVIC Chengdu's stock is seeing a pullback following a sharp run-up in the earlier part of 2025 as the J-10 was used in a recent conflict between Pakistan — China's close defence partner — and India.

GE Vernova, the spinoff energy business of General Electric, announced its first onshore wind repower upgrade outside the United States on Wednesday, November 19. The company’s stock rose 7.3% intraday, bringing its year-to-date gain to 80%, continuing its upward trend after hours.

Sosnick told MarketWatch that the wild swings in the stock market this week underscore how fragile investor confidence has become, with Friday’s rally also appearing fleeting as the market’s underlying fundamentals have barely changed. That could spell trouble for the days ahead.

Traders at first cheered Thursday morning, sending all three major stock indexes sharply higher. At one point, the Dow was up more than 700 points. But by late morning, the rally started to wear off, and sentiment – and markets – turned sharply negative by midday.

Thursday saw a bizarre reversal of what had been a stellar stock rally. Traders left wondering what happened should look to the crypto market.