Birds of a feather Several Wall Street analysts have similar ideas about how the S&P 500 will fare this year. The consensus is that investors can look forward to another year of solid returns, albeit not at the same level enjoyed over the past two years.

U.S. stocks are recoiling on worries that good news on the job market may prove to be bad for Wall Street by keeping inflation and interest rates high.

Wall Street's most watched gauge of investor anxiety rose to a three-week high on Friday as stock indexes sold off following a an upbeat jobs report that pushed back market expectations for further Federal Reserve interest rate cuts.

U.S. stocks dropped on worries that good news on the job market may prove to be bad for Wall Street by keeping inflation and interest rates high.