Wall Street ended Thursday with the Dow and S&P 500 looking like they’d just discovered compound interest, while the Nasdaq nursed an AI hangover and small caps quietly joined the advance. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged about 1.3% to a fresh…
Markets leaned into the Fed’s latest cut with the kind of cautious enthusiasm usually reserved for a long‑overdue bonus.
Major indexes
U.S. stocks spent Wednesday strutting rather than sprinting, as the S&P 500 rose about 0.7% to roughly 6,887, just shy of…
In a week when markets were supposed to be focused on holiday retail and year-end dot plots, the real action was happening in places that do not show up on Black Friday traffic Chinese export control offices and a Western Australian gallium…
Wall Street spent Tuesday marking time and watching the clock, as markets drifted in tight formation ahead of Wednesday’s Fed decision, with just enough sector rotation and deal drama to keep traders from checking out entirely.
Indexes and macro tone
The major…
Wall Street opened the week in a cautious mood Monday, with the major averages edging lower as investors stared down a data‑thin calendar and a Fed meeting that promises more intrigue than drama. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped around six‑tenths of…
U.S. stocks tiptoed higher into the week ending Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, with investors behaving less like adrenaline junkies and more like cautious connoisseurs, nudging major indexes toward record territory while pretending not to look too excited. The S&P 500 added roughly…
Wall Street tiptoed into Thursday’s close with the air of a market that would very much like to keep making new highs, just not all at once. The S&P 500 inched higher, the Nasdaq put in a slightly stronger showing, the Dow…
Wall Street tiptoed toward euphoria on Wednesday as weak jobs data rekindled rate‑cut hopes, sending the Dow to another record while tech leaders mostly took a breather and hard assets reminded everyone who really owns the inflation narrative.
Indexes and macro backdrop…
U.S. stocks staged a measured rebound on Tuesday, with the major averages dusting themselves off after Monday’s wobble and heading modestly higher while small caps sat out the party. The S&P 500 edged up about 0.25% to 6,829.37, the Dow added roughly…
Wall Street opened December in a distinctly un-festive mood, with the Santa rally stuck in traffic behind tariffs, Bitcoin, and a still-wonky macro tape. The Dow slid roughly 0.9%, the S&P 500 lost about 0.5%, the Nasdaq eased 0.4%, and small caps…
