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Stocks finished higher Tuesday to close out a blockbuster second quarter, with the Dow edging up nearly 0.3% to another fresh record after crossing 52,000 for the first time on Monday, the S&P 500 gaining 0.8% for its best quarter since 2020, and the Nasdaq rallying 1.6% on the back ...

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Stocks kicked off the week with a strong rally Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average crossing 52,000 for the first time ever — closing at a record — while the S&P 500 gained 1.2% and the Nasdaq surged 2%, both bouncing back after last week's sharp losses. A big catalyst for t...

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Thursday's session was a study in contrasts, with the market split between relief from Micron's blowout earnings and fresh anxiety over Big Tech's cash burn and a hotter-than-expected inflation print. The Nasdaq slipped 0.6% while the S&P 500 hugged the flat line and the Dow edged up...

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US stocks mostly failed to mount a recovery Wednesday after Tuesday's brutal tech selloff, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 slipping another 0.4% and 0.1%, respectively. The Dow managed a modest 0.3% gain, benefiting from its lighter tech exposure. Selling pressure in AI-linked names cont...

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Stocks took a beating on Tuesday as a selloff in memory chipmakers reignited doubts about AI valuations across the board. The Nasdaq led the decline with a roughly 2.1% drop, while the S&P 500 shed 1.4% and the Dow barely escaped, finishing just below flat. The pain was centered squa...

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Stocks finished Monday on a mixed note as a handful of big storylines kept traders busy. The Dow managed a gain of more than 0.2%, but the S&P 500 slipped nearly 0.4% and the Nasdaq took the hardest hit, dropping 1.3%, largely driven by a 5% slide in Alphabet. Amazon, Meta, and Nvidi...

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US stocks staged a strong recovery Thursday, bouncing back from the previous session's FOMC-driven selloff as technology and cyclical stocks led a broad-based rally. The S&P 500 rose 1.08% to close at 7,501, the Nasdaq surged 1.91% to 26,518, and the Russell 2000 led all major indexe...

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US stocks took a broad hit Wednesday after the Federal Reserve held rates steady in its first decision under new Chair Kevin Warsh, but delivered a hawkish surprise — nine of the 18 FOMC members who submitted projections now see a rate hike coming before year-end. That was enough to ...

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Wall Street turned mixed on Tuesday as enthusiasm over the US-Iran peace deal started to cool. The Dow climbed 0.6% to a fresh record, extending Monday's rally, but the S&P 500 dropped 0.6% and the Nasdaq fell 1.1% as investors began questioning how quickly the Strait of Hormuz can a...

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Futures drifted lower to start Tuesday as Wall Street shifted attention from the US-Iran deal euphoria to the Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting kicking off today. Dow futures hugged the flat line, S&P 500 futures slipped 0.1%, and Nasdaq 100 futures fell 0.3% as traders took a...

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Stocks edged higher Friday as SpaceX's blockbuster market debut dominated trading floors while investors grew increasingly optimistic about a potential US-Iran peace deal. The S&P 500 rose 0.5% to 7,431, the Dow gained 0.7% adding 354 points to close above 51,200, and the Nasdaq adva...

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US stocks staged a powerful rally Thursday after President Trump dramatically reversed course on Iran, calling off planned strikes and suggesting peace negotiations were advancing to the highest levels of Iranian leadership. The Dow surged over 900 points or 1.8%, while the S&P 500 c...