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S&P 500 notches record high close driven by Broadcom, other chipmakers
S&P 500 closed at a record as chip stocks surged and a weak jobs report kept expectations for Federal Reserve rate cuts intact.
Wall Street ends mixed as tech dips, defense stocks rally
Jan 8 (Reuters) – Wall Street ended mixed on Thursday, as Nvidia and other technology stocks dipped, while defense companies advanced after President Donald Trump called for an enlarged $1.5 trillion military budget. Nvidia, Broadcom and Microsoft declined. A drop in the S&P 500 technology index left it down about 1% so far in 2026, as investors grew […]
S&P 500 reaches record high as AI trade returns
The S&P 500 hit a record high as Nvidia, Alphabet and other AI stocks climbed, while the Dow fell on JPMorgan losses.
S&P 500, Nasdaq dip to start 2026 after last year’s robust gains
Jan 2 (Reuters) – The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq pared early gains and then dipped on Friday in the first session of the new year, with declines in communications and consumer discretionary stocks dragging the indexes which notched double-digit gains in 2025. Industrials were up 1% and utilities gained 1.3%, the top boosts to […]
Berkshire Hathaway enters post-Buffett era as shares drift lower
Jan 2 (Reuters) – Berkshire Hathaway’s post-Buffett era began quietly Friday, as shares slipped slightly after the “Oracle of Omaha” handed Greg Abel the top job following six decades at the helm. The world’s most famous conglomerate now must protect its record without its chief architect, who remade modern investing and transformed the company […]
S&P 500, Nasdaq end flat in holiday-thin trade, Meta gains on deal
NEW YORK, Dec 30 (Reuters) – The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq closed little changed in choppy trading on Tuesday, as gains in communication services stocks were offset by declines in technology and financial stocks, with financials also weighing on the Dow. Communication services shares were among the biggest gainers on the S&P 500, fueled […]
US stocks end down as tech shares drop ahead of New Year
NEW YORK, Dec 29 (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes ended lower on Monday, kicking off the final week of the year on a softer note, as heavyweight technology stocks retreated from last week’s gains that had pushed the S&P 500 to record highs. The information technology sector weighed on the S&P 500, as most […]
Stocks rise on Wall Street as AI stocks turn higher again
US stocks rose Friday, with tech and AI shares lifting the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to weekly gains, even as investors weighed inflation, tariffs and slowing growth.
Wall St closes higher fueled by tech rally, soft inflation data
Dec 18 (Reuters) – Wall Street’s main indexes closed higher on Thursday as a soft inflation report fed expectations for interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve, while chipmaker Micron’s blowout forecast signaled strong AI demand. The Consumer Price Index report showed that consumer prices increased less than expected in the year to November. The […]
Wall St ends mixed after paring earlier losses
U.S. stocks closed mixed as the Nasdaq rose and the Dow fell, with investors weighing delayed jobs data and the Fed’s 2025 outlook.
Investors eager for delayed data to shed light on US economy
Delayed U.S. jobs and inflation reports will give markets fresh clarity after a government shutdown as investors assess Fed policy and year-end risks.
Dow, S&P 500 hit records despite AI stock slump
NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street set records on Thursday, even as a sell-off for Oracle and worries about a potential bubble in artificial-intelligence technology weighed on the market. The S&P 500 inched up 0.2% and eked past its prior all-time closing high, which was set in October. The Dow Jones Industrial leaped 646 points, or 1.3%, to top its […]
