After two years of massive gains in the S&P 500, one of Wall Street's biggest bulls thinks the rally will take a "breather" in 2025 as small stocks lead the index higher.

Analysts are now warning of more headwinds for Chinese equities after turning bullish on the stocks just weeks ago.

NEW YORK — Most U.S. stocks ticked higher Monday to recover some of their sharp slide from last week. The Standard & Poor’s 500 index rose 0.4% for its first gain in three days. The Dow Jones industrial average slipped 0.1% and the Nasdaq composite gained 0.6%.

After correctly predicting the stock selloff in 2022, Wilson held a bearish outlook through 2023 as markets rallied. He finally gave in and boosted his target for the S&P 500 earlier this year, and said the benchmark could even reach 6,100 by the end of 2024.

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U.S. stocks are ticking higher as Wall Street recovers some of last week’s sharp slide. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% in afternoon trading Monday.

Most U.S. stocks are drifting higher following Wall Street’s slide to end last week. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% in Monday morning trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 31

Trading on Wall Street was quietly mixed early Monday ahead of a set of highly-anticipated earnings reports from some of the nation's biggest retailers.