The same is true of the Federal Reserve’s final rate decision of the year on Dec. 10, but outside of those two benchmarks, there appears little in the way of headline events that will stoke market gains over the final two months of the year.

With the S&P 500 on pace for a 16% yearly gain already, investors find themselves at a familiar crossroads: lock in profits while they are hot, or stay greedy and bet on a typical year-end rally that could push stocks to new highs.

The U.S. stock market was pointing lower ahead of the open Tuesday after all three main indexes closed at record highs in the previous session.

The market is finally remembering that Amazon is part of the Magnificent 7. Following a blowout earnings report, the stock climbed more than 14 percent after hours to surpass the year-to-date gains of Apple and Meta, leapfrogging both names for the first time in months.

Wall Street notes the opportunity. Ninety-three percent of analysts say buy, with a consensus target price of $47, 36% higher than today's price, over the next 12 to 18 months. Analysts at Citizens JMP have a price target of $64, or 85% higher than today's price.

The U.S. stock market pushed further into record heights. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% Tuesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.3%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 0.8%.

The relationship between job openings and stock market performance has been called "the scariest chart in the world."

This year has been notably better. The company has benefited from the hype and excitement related to artificial intelligence (AI), and as of Tuesday's close of markets, its shares were up 72%. Is Supermicro's stock still a good buy, and can it continue rising higher?

Shares of specialty construction contractor company EMCOR (NYSE:EME) jumped 3.2% in the afternoon session after market optimism improved following the company's third-quarter 2025 results that surpassed analyst expectations and raised its full-year outlook.

U.S. stocks look poised to slip Thursday despite positive developments on the trade front as investors focus on tech earnings and the AI narrative.