Wall Street pointed modestly higher early Tuesday ahead of new data on inflation and the kickoff to earnings season. Futures for the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average each ticked up 0.3% before the bell.

I make note of the four stocks analysts most adore, and the four they most despise. In performance over the next year, there's little difference.

Analysts might have found just the stocks to buy, too. Here are three high-yield dividend stocks Wall Street thinks will soar 41% or more in 2025. AES (NYSE: AES) ranks as the top seller of renewable power to corporate customers and operates two of the fastest-growing utilities in the U.

Key Takeaways UnitedHealth Group is set to report fourth-quarter earnings before the market opens Thursday.All 17 analysts tracked by Visible Alpha have a “buy” or equivalent rating and the consensus price target suggests a close to 10% rise in the shares is expected.

Asian shares were mixed Tuesday, echoing trading on Wall Street, where gains for oil and gas producers helped offset drops for Nvidia and other Big Tech companies. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 index slipped 2.

U.S. stock indexes were split as gains for oil-and-gas producers helped offset drops for Nvidia and other Big Tech companies

Asian shares traded mixed Tuesday, echoing Wall Street trading, where gains for oil-and-gas producers helped offset drops for Nvidia and other Big Tech companies. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 slipped 1.

Asian stocks retreated on Monday after U.S. stocks fell as good news on the job market raised inflation worries. Markets in Japan were closed for a holiday. U.S. futures dropped while oil prices surged more than $1 a barrel after President Joe Biden’s administration expanded sanctions against Russia’s critically important energy sector over its war in Ukraine.

Drops for Nvidia and other superstar stocks are dragging U.S. indexes lower and keeping Wall Street stuck in its weekslong rut. The S&P 500 fell 0.8% early Monday. The index is coming off its fourth losing week in the last five.