The stock market ended a banner week sharply higher on the ebullience surrounding the election victory of Donald Trump. Now a fresh inflation reading and U.S. retail sales data is due. The Nasdaq composite ended Friday with a slim 0.1% gain. However, the true story was the tech-heavy index’s blockbuster weekly lift of 5.7%, the…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the other major stock indexes traded mixed Friday, as the market moved to close out a week heavy with political news, Fed policy and company earnings reports. Consumer sentiment data, including an inflation survey, are due after the market opens. DraftKings (DKNG) dived on the stock market today following…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the other major stock indexes rose Thursday, as Wall Street braced for the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision and Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s subsequent comments. Donald Trump stock Trump Media & Technology (DJT) plunged on the stock market today. Ahead of the opening bell, Dow Jones futures rose 0.1%…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell while other indexes rose ahead of the presidential election and many other ballot items. Warren Buffett-led Berkshire Hathaway (BRKB) fell as the firm sold more Apple (AAPL) shares. Nvidia (NVDA) gained amid news it is joining the Dow but other Magnificent Seven names like Tesla (TSLA) and Meta Platforms…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the other major stock indexes traded mixed premarket Monday, as Wall Street looked toward Tuesday’s presidential election as well as the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision on Thursday. Nvidia stock jumped on the stock market today after its announced inclusion in the Dow 30. Ahead of the opening bell,…
Indexes weakened in afternoon trading and closed near session lows Friday in a middling rebound to the prior day’s sell-off. But indexes held above critical chart levels. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed 0.7% higher and a fraction above its 50-day moving average. The S&P 500 trimmed its gain to 0.4% after being up about…
The stock market ended Friday higher following a weak jobs report but booked weekly losses. Now the U.S. elections as well as the next Fed decision on interest rates loom for investors. The Nasdaq composite saw early gains fade as it closed 0.8% higher. This was not enough to stop the tech-heavy index suffering a…