Asia markets are mostly higher on Friday following gains on Wall Street driven by Tesla, IBM and Meta Platforms after strong profit reports. U.S. futures and oil prices rose. Japan's core inflation rate,

And despite historically high valuations, most Wall Street analysts expect the stock market to continue moving higher in the remaining months of the year. Here's what investors should know. Most Wall Street analysts anticipate strong returns in 2025 Shown below are year-end targets for the S&P 500 in 2025 set by various Wall Street banks and research firms.