Stock market today: Indexes edge down as traders hit pause after rally to record highs
Friday could see a surge in trading activity due to triple witch option expirations and S&P index rebalance trades, NYSE's Michael Reinking said.
Stock Market Today: Dow finishes above 42,000 for first time in history after Fed's big rate cut
The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite was leading the other two major U.S. stock-market indexes higher. The Nasdaq was up 467 points, or 2.7%, near 18,043, according to FactSet data. If those gains hold, the Nasdaq would log its best daily gain since it rose 2.
Stock market today: Wall Street wavers a day after setting record highs
U.S. stocks are drifting in early trading after leaping to records the day before as part of a worldwide rally.
Stock market today: Indexes close at record highs and tech soars after Fed rate cut
Indexes rallied Thursday, with tech stocks leading the Nasdaq to rise 2.5% as investors continued to digest Wednesday's jumbo rate cut from the Fed.
S&P 500, Dow hit record highs after Fed cuts rates. What it means for your 401(k).
Good news for those building up their 401(k)s: the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 closed at record highs after the Fed's rate cuts.
Dow, S&P 500 close at record highs after Federal Reserve’s supersized rate cut
Stocks jumped Thursday as investors cheered the Federal Reserve’s eye-popping half-point interest rate cut. The Dow closed 522 points, or 1.3%, higher, reaching a new record after passing the 42,000 level for the first time.
Stock market today: Indexes edge up ahead of major Fed interest rate decision
Markets are pricing in with certainty that the Fed will deliver a rate cut this afternoon, the first in over four years.
Dow, S&P 500 close at record high after Fed interest rate cut
The Dow Jones and the S&P 500 surged to all-time highs in the wake of the Federal Reserve's announcement that it was lowering interest rates by half a percentage point.
Stock Market Today: Dow tops 42,000, pushes deeper into record territory after Fed's big rate cut
U.S. equities were making big moves higher on Thursday, reflecting the power of the Federal Reserve's move to lower interest rates. "Markets like rate cuts, especially big ones when the economy is strong,
Stocks jump Thursday after Federal Reserve’s jumbo-sized rate cut
Stocks jumped Thursday morning as investors cheered the Federal Reserve’s eye-popping half-point interest rate cut.
Nasdaq composite today: The index is up by 2.51%
The Nasdaq composite closed today at 18,013.98. Compared to yesterday’s close, the benchmark index rose by 440.68 points, or ...
Stock market today: Wall Street’s best week of 2024 closes with indexes near their records
Asian stocks are mixed after U.S. stocks pulled closer to their records on economic reports that came in close to ...
Scott Burns: Index investing, the long haul and your life
Morningstar columnist John Rekenthaler noted that index funds now account for half of all fund assets. They removed hundreds ...
5 Things to Know Before the Stock Market Opens
U.S. stock futures are mostly edging lower ahead of "triple witching," Nike jumps on new CEO, FedEx slumps on downbeat ...
Is the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Still a Great Investment Even With the Stock Market at an All-Time High?
The S&P 500 just hit a fresh all-time high, and if the current bull market continues, it probably won't be the last one in the near future. But with persistent recession fears and ...
Stock Market News: Dow Futures Slip
Stocks looked set to tick lower on Friday, with S&P 500 and Dow futures pointing to both gauges edging away from the record levels they'd set in the previous trading session.
A Stock Trader’s Guide to South Korea’s Upcoming Value-Up Index
Investors are looking for potential stock-market winners from South Korea’s launch of the Value-Up Index, a key plank of the ...
S&P 500 (SPX) today: The benchmark index dropped 0.12% this morning
The S&P 500 opened today at 5,641.68. Within 30 minutes of trading, the benchmark index fell by 6.84 points, or 0.12%, to ...