U.S. Stock Market Climbs as Hotter Inflation and Trade Worries Take Center Stage

U.S. Stock Market Climbs as Hotter Inflation and Trade Worries Take Center Stage

U.S. Stocks rose on Thursday as traders weighed slightly hotter-than-expected inflation data against ongoing global trade tensions. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 122 points, or 0.3%, while the S&P 500 climbed 0.5% and the Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.9%. The producer price index (PPI) reported a 0.4% increase for Januaryabove the consensus estimate of 0.3%and…

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What to know this week

What to know this week

Stocks ended the first week of February little changed as investors digested corporate earnings from Big Tech companies, a hotter-than-expected January jobs report, and continuing updates on President Trump’s tariff policies. For the week, the S&P 500 (^GSPC) was roughly flat, while the Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) and Dow Jones Industrial Average fell about 0.4%. In…

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Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures sell off as government shutdown looms, Fed's preferred inflation gauge on deck

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures sell-off as government shutdown looms, inflation data improves but still sticky

US stock futures pointed to another rough day on Wall Street Friday after the House of Representatives voted against a Trump-backed spending bill, further increasing the odds of a US government shutdown this weekend. Investors also digested key inflation data that showed a deceleration in price increases during the month of November after the Federal…

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Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq in holding pattern with key CPI inflation data on deck

Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq climb as CPI inflation meets the mark

US stocks opened higher on Wednesday as investors digested another month of sticky inflation data that met economists’ expectations and likely pointed to a Federal Reserve interest rate cut next week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) increased about 0.2%, while the S&P 500 (^GSPC) jumped nearly 0.5%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) also added…

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