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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[...]
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 [...]
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,[...]
Wall St hovers near record highs in post-Christmas session
Dec 26 (Reuters) – U.S. stock indexes hovered near all-time highs in thin post-Christmas trading on Friday, supported by signs of a resilient economy and renewed investor interest in AI-related companies. The benchmark S&P 500 hit an intraday record high before pulling back slightly, while the blue-chip Dow Jones Indus[...]
Wall Street advances with broad gains, tech gains continue
NEW YORK, Dec 22 (Reuters) – U.S. stocks closed higher to kick off the holiday-shortened trading week on Monday, buoyed partly by a continued rebound by technology stocks in a broad advance that saw gains among almost all of the 11 S&P 500 sectors. The bounce in tech names began late last week and was […]
Burke & Herbert to acquire Pa. bank in $354M deal
Alexandria’s Burke & Herbert Financial Services anticipates acquiring Linkbancorp in an all-stock transaction worth about $354.2 million.
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 [...]
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.
Nasdaq seeks to extend trading hours, as Wall Street gears up for 24/7 move
NEW YORK, Dec 15 (Reuters) – Nasdaq, one of the world’s largest exchanges that is home to tech companies Nvidia, Apple and Amazon, is planning to submit paperwork with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday to roll out round-the-clock trading of stocks, as it looks to capitalize on a global demand for [...]
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 po[...]
US stocks rise after the Fed cuts rates and hopes build for more
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market rose to the edge of its record on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve cut its main interest rate to bolster the job market, and hopes strengthened for more cuts to come in 2026. The S&P 500 climbed 0.7% and finished just shy of its all-time high, which […]
