Stocks today are slightly higher in quiet holiday trade, with the markets closed on Wednesday for the New Year’s Day holiday. Chip stocks are moving higher today, recovering some of Monday’s ...

The stock market in the United States was open for a shortened trading day on Christmas Eve, but it will be closed for Christmas Day. Traders and investors will be taking the day off Wednesday ...

Data going back to 1950 show that the first five trading days of the year on the S&P 500 can sometimes be indicative of the index's performance for the full year, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

The period from Christmas through the second trading day of January marks the traditional definition of the Santa Claus rally. Over the past century, the U.S. stock market during this period has ...