The recent broadening of gains across the U.S. stock market is a positive sign heading into 2026 — but it may be tough for the S&P 500 to rally without help from its technology sector.  Bespoke Investment Group analyzed the performance of the S&P 500 SPX and its 11 sectors from Oct.

U.S. stocks rose following an encouraging report on inflation that could help the Federal Reserve keep cutting interest rates next year

Stocks rose in morning trading on Wall Street Friday and further trimmed losses from earlier in the week for several major indexes. Related

Futures on the Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) are indicating a comfortably higher open as AI stocks regain their footing, while S&P 500 Index (SPX) and Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) futures hover on either side of breakeven.