News Snapshot:
Some of the biggest questions for market performance in 2023 may find answers in the first quarter of the year. Investors are wondering if the economy will sink into a recession, and whether the stock market will continue to sell off and set a new low. Then importantly, the big question: Will the Federal Reserve pause its rate hiking? Heading into the new year, there's an unusually high level of consensus among Wall Street strategists in their stock market outlooks. The common view is that the stock market will perform poorly in the first quarter and probably the second, carving...