Stock Index Futures Climb in Strong Start to 2026
“Describing 2025 as ‘resilient’ might be an understatement. The economy showed remarkable strength by overcoming higher inflation, a slowing labor market, fewer rate cuts than originally expected, and a sharp rise in the effective tariff rate. Despite these challenges, growth remained steady without slipping into recession,” said Adam Turnquist, chief technical strategist for LPL Financial.The benchmark S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 indexes finished 2025 up about +16.4% and +20.2%, respectively, marking ...