NEW YORK, United States — The year 2025 was scary good for investors. It was scary because the U.S. stock market plunged to several historic drops on worries about everything from President Donald Trump’s tariffs to interest rates to a possible bubble in artificial-intelligence (AI) technology. In the end, though, it was a good year for anyone with the stomach to stick through the swings. S&P 500 index funds, which sit at the heart of many savers’ 401(k) accounts, returned nearly 18 percent in 2025 and set a record high on Dec. 24. It was their third straight year of […]... Keep on reading: US stocks rose again in 2025 after overcoming turbulence from tariffs