Right here’s an sudden twist that would throw the stock-market rally off beam subsequent 12 months

Now that the government shutdown has officially ended, the next order of business will be a backlog of economic data. Some wariness seems to be setting in as investors ponder that.

The year has been marked by one lingering worry — that the stock market has run up too far too fast, largely due to a handful of stocks exposed to the hot AI trade. While Wednesday showed a burst of strength

for out-of-favor value stocks, fear of missing out on a stock market rally has kept investors in the market despite their valuation concerns.