U.S. stocks staged a dramatic rebound to kick off the first full trading week of the new year, just in time to rescue the so-called Santa Claus rally from going missing for another year.

Key Takeaways The early year boost in the benchmark S&P 500 associated with Saint Nick was a no-show for a third year in a row.The S&P 500 posted a slight loss over this season's stretch, which ended ...

History shows the year-end period is historically a strong one for stocks, regardless of how they performed earlier in December The S&P 500 was sitting on a monthly loss for December heading into the ...

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For the third straight year, the S&P 500 looks poised to fall during the “Santa Claus” period. That has never happened before.

The markets are generally in a good mood during the Santa Claus rally period. This year was a completely different story.