The stock market slipped on Friday to close out a holiday-shortened week, erasing this year’s Santa Claus rally so far. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 334 points, or 0.8%. The S&P 500 ...
Wall Street closed mixed in thin post-holiday trading, with tech and communications stocks offsetting gains in other sectors. The S&P 500 dipped slightly, while the Dow edged up and Nasdaq declined.
The three main indexes were reversing earlier losses in late morning trading Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 52 points, or 0.1%, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were flat.
Even so, the U.S. market remains on pace to deliver strong returns for 2024. The benchmark S&P 500 is up 26.6% so far this year and remains within roughly 1% of the all-time high it set earlier this ...
After a stellar run to record highs following the November U.S. election, which sparked hopes of pro-business policies under President-elect Donald Trump, Wall Street’s rally hit a bump this month as ...