Dow, S&P 500 end at records because investors feel good about the economy — beyond the AI boom

Investors were moving away from tech stocks, and using that money to push other parts of the market to new records ...

Dow gains almost 500 points, S&P 500 ends shy of record high after Fed’s final rate cut of 2025 bolsters case for early start to ‘Santa Claus rally’

The S&P 500 index narrowly missed a fresh record close Wednesday and the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished with strong ...

Dow on track for weekly gain despite falling Friday

The Dow Jones Industrial Average remained on pace to post a weekly gain, despite falling on Friday. The Dow was down 0.4% in ...

Dow transports surge to within striking range of the first record in 13 months

The Dow Jones Transportation Average shot up 2.6% toward a one-year high, amid hopes that the latest rate cut will help boost ...

Dow's intraday record gets a boost from stocks that could benefit from a reignited economy

The Dow Jones Industrial Average got a boost to intraday record territory Thursday as investors piled into stocks that could ...

Dow clings to daily gain as major indexes hit session lows

U.S. stocks have been moving lower all morning. While the Dow has clung to a daily gain, the S&P 500 has erased its advance from earlier in the week. Here's where things stood in recent trade: The Dow ...

S&P 500 ends just shy of record high, Dow surges 1.1% after Fed cuts interest rates by a quarter-point

The S&P 500 ended just shy of a fresh record on Wednesday as stocks jumped after the Federal Reserve cut interest rates for ...

Dow, S&P 500 score record closes despite return of AI jitters

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 index both swooped to record closes on Thursday, a day after the Federal Reserve gave investors the rate cut they wanted. The Dow added about 646 points, ...

Dow on pace for biggest daily gain since late November

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was on pace not only for a record close but also for its best daily climb since late November. The blue-chip Dow was up about 660 points, or 1.38%, near 48,717. If ...

Dow rises 0.5% in late-morning trading, but S&P 500 and Nasdaq are lagging

It has been a quiet trading session Wednesday morning, but the Dow Jones Industrial Average was still outpacing the ...

Caterpillar, NVIDIA Corp. share losses lead Dow's nearly 300-point drop

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is trading down Friday afternoon with shares of Caterpillar and NVIDIA Corp. facing the biggest declines for the blue-chip average.

Dow turns lower, but still on track to outperform Nasdaq by widest margin since January

After a strong start on Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has given up its early gains and joined its peers in the red. But the blue-chip index was still on track to outperform the Nasdaq ...