“Overall, given the valuations, the interest rate paradigm next year should be similar to this year, in terms of a single digit return expectation. It will all depend on sector allocations and specific stocks. This year, if you were in the right stocks, you did very well. If you were in the wrong ones, you did quite badly. A similar thing should repeat next year.”
US stocks: Dow, S&P slip as investors eye Mideast talks, earnings
Major stock indexes closed lower on Thursday, pausing after a strong start to the week. Investors digested corporate earnings and looked for progress toward a
August 6, 2026