Author: Jessica Menton, USA TODAY

U.S. stock markets are closed Monday to observe Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday.

Americans won’t feel much of a financial reprieve from a trade truce with China. While further pain was avoided, U.S. consumers are still living with previous rounds of tariffs.

President Trump tweeted that Americans’ “409K’S” are doing great, a typo referencing 401(k) retirement accounts that was later deleted.

Asian markets tumbled and U.S. stock futures were sharply lower Tuesday evening after Iran fired a series of missiles at U.S. troops in Iraq.

Stocks fell and oil prices surged Friday after a U.S. airstrike killed Iranian general Qasem Soleimani, reigniting tensions in the Middle East.

The “Santa Claus rally” is set to come to Wall Street, but a pause may be on the horizon for the stock market in January.

Goldman Sachs is delving into a new investment: transportation solutions.

The longest-ever bull market is headed toward an 11th year. Those who sat on the sidelines in 2019 following last year’s tumult lost out on big gains.

Investors have one more full day of trading on New Year’s Eve before heading into 2020 on a high note.