US stocks are set for a third-straight year of stellar gains

By John Towfighi, CNN New York (CNN) — The US stock market is about to achieve something so rare that it’s only happened five times since the 1940s: three consecutive years of double-digit gains. The S&P 500 is set to rise 17% this year, after rising 23% in 2024 and 24% in 2023. That gain