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 ...

Markets News, Dec. 12, 2025: Major Indexes Close Sharply Lower as AI Bubble Fears Batter Tech Stocks; S&P 500, Dow Retreat From Record Highs

Major stock indexes fell Friday as technology shares remained under pressure on AI bubble fears. The tech-heavy Nasdaq sank, and the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average pulled back from records.

S&P 500 closes near record high on Friday

The S&P 500 closed near its Oct. 28 record, buoyed by optimism that the Federal Reserve could cut interest rates next month.
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Dow, S&P 500 and Russell 2000 close at new highs

Thursday, December 11, 2025 That good news reaped from economic data ahead of today’s open (and from yesterday’s rate cut and ...
Morningstar

Dow's big drop after a record close is fairly rare. How doubts about December rate cut are weighing on Wall Street.

Thursday marked only the 10th time in the past 20 years that the Dow dropped 1% or more following a record finish Stocks were swept up in a broad-based selloff on Thursday. It was an unusually rough ...
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Dow Closes Down 225 as Stocks Plunge on Dour Data

Stocks posted their biggest two-day losses in around two months Thursday, with the Dow closing down more than 225 points on investor uncertainties. "A lot of uncertainty creates volatility," ...