Recent data challenges the traditional "Sell in May and go away" market adage, with evidence suggesting investors might be better off delaying portfolio adjustments.
Investors who follow the sell in May and go away adage may miss out on gains in the S&P 500, as historical trends show the market often rallies from May to July. This trend may be influenced by election cycles.
Wall Street traded lower on the final session of the month, heading for its third consecutive monthly loss as economic data began reflecting the impact of Trump tariffs.
On Jan. 20, 2025, Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the U.S., an event watched by millions of people on television and highly anticipated by investors.
Most economists agree that first-quarter GDP was "clouded" by a rush of imports as businesses increased inventories ahead of the implementation of Trump's tariff policies. However, risks to the outlook are increasing.
The U.S. economy contracted unexpectedly in Q1 of 2025 due to Trump's trade tariffs. Eurozone GDP surprised with 0.4% growth, while U.S. added only 80,000 private jobs in April.
US markets closed higher as strong earnings, trade developments, and recession concerns were weighed. DJIA up 0.75%, S&P 500 up 0.58%, Nasdaq up 0.55%.
U.S. stock futures are down Wednesday morning, despite major averages ending up on Tuesday, and the S&P 500 and Dow Jones notching their sixth-straight day in the green, the longest streak for the indexes in months.
As market volatility rises amid tariff concerns and retirement account withdrawals hit record highs, CNBC's Jim Cramer advocates for greater political consideration of investor interests, challenging the notion that stock market participants are exclusively wealthy elites.
Amazon finds itself in a catch-22 position, where it has to either absorb higher costs from tariffs, which will hurt margins, or hike prices on its platform and risk losing market share.
