Santa Claus has really come to town — or at least Wall Street. US stocks are set to close out the year at or near record highs as investors make optimistic bets that the Federal Reserve will cut ...

The Santa Claus trading window starts December 24 and should bring a stock market rally this year. Historically, the S&P 500 gains 1.3% during this seven-day period and is positive 79% of the time.