Stock indexes closed mostly lower Tuesday as the market delivered a downbeat finish on the final day of another milestone-shattering year on Wall Street. The S&P 500 gave up an early gain to finish down 0.

Wall Street analysts are overwhelmingly bullish on potential stock-split stock MercadoLibre; the median 12-month target price implies 35% upside. MercadoLibre operates the largest e-commerce marketplace in Latin America and is the largest retail media advertising company in the region.

Wall Street is retreating in light premarket trading as the year draws to a close, lacking the euphoria that pushed markets to record highs in 2024

Dividend stocks can be your best friend in retirement -- especially when their payouts allow you to cover your living expenses without selling shares. The company has grown its earnings at a 4.4% annualized pace over the past five years, and analysts estimate it will grow them by 3.5% annually over the next three to five years.

Investors head into the new year believing the economy on a firm footing. That wasn’t the case at the start of 2024, when even the most bullish analysts underestimated the strength of the market.

Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street on the final day of another record-setting year. The S&P 500 was up 0.3% in the first few minutes of trading Tuesday. The benchmark index is coming off back-to-back declines of more than 1%.