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Netflix, Oracle and other technology stocks lifted U.S. indexes as their profits pile higher and excitement builds around the moneymaking prospects of artificial intelligence

Global shares are mixed in a muted reaction to the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump, while U.S. futures have advanced

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Investors have to gauge whether corporate earnings can perpetuate the stock rally. Stocks got their groove back in the days ahead of Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration, but some investors are worried that the shadow of 2022 will loom over markets this year.

U.S. stock indexes rallied to close out their best week in two months

The S&P 500 and Dow Industrials registered their biggest weekly percentage gains since early November and the Nasdaq recorded its best since early December. Data this week allayed fears that inflation would resurge while expectations have grown that the Federal Reserve will bump up the timing and magnitude of rate cuts this year.

The U.S. dollar strengthened against major peers after four days of declines, while benchmark U.S. Treasury yields — after a three-session drop — hit a two-week low before reversing course.

Federal Reserve rate cuts. A benign reading on inflation calmed fears about a renewal in price pressures and strong bank earnings helped the three major U.S. indexes notch their biggest one-day percentage gain since Nov. 6 on Wednesday.

U.S. stock indexes drifted lower following a mixed set of earnings reports from Morgan Stanley, UnitedHealth Group and other big companies

U.S. stocks ripped higher after an encouraging update on U.S. inflation

Nasdaq dipped after a volatile session on Tuesday as investors gauged inflation data and braced for quarterly earnings reports to justify stock valuations and the strength of the U.S. economy. Stocks oscillated between gains and losses throughout the day. Equities received an initial lift from a Labor Department report that showed the producer price index rose less than expected in December, although the report failed to materially affect expectations about the Federal Reserve's likely path of monetary policy this year.

Wall Street investors will be eyeing a number of factors including the lead up to Donald Trump's Inauguration Day 2025 as the US Stock Market indexes — S&P 500, Dow Jones, and Nasdaq — were down by over one per cent. On Friday, the US stocks dropped on worries that good news on the job market may prove to be bad for Wall Street by keeping inflation and interest rates high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1.6 percent to 41,938.45, and the broad-based S&P 500 Index fell 1.5 percent to 5,827.04. The tech-focused Nasdaq Composite Index retreated 1.6 percent to 19,161.63. U.S. inflation data in the coming week could test the nerves of stock investors and further inflame worries about rising Treasury yields and uncertainty over Donald Trump's policy plans, Reuters reported.

Walgreens booked a better-than-expected fiscal first quarter, but the drugstore chain lost $265 million as it closed U.S. stores and continued work to revive its business

US stock market indexes — S&P 500, Nasdaq, and Dow Jones — on Tuesday fell as Wall Street darling Nvidia, Tesla stocks tanked. This has come after a batch of upbeat economic data raised concerns that an inflation rebound could slow down the Federal Reserve's pace of monetary policy easing.

Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Tuesday ahead of a set of economic data, with investors looking for any insights on policies of the incoming Trump administration. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 103.2 points, or 0.24%, at the open to 42809.71.

According to a statement provided to the Financial Times, Carney said he «will be considering this decision closely with my family over the coming days». Over the last few months, there has been plenty of speculation regarding Carney's ambitions to take Canada's top political job, following disappointing polling figures for the Liberal party. Mark Carney's Brookfield AM raises $10bn for global net zero transition fund This intensified following Trudeau's resignation as prime minister on Monday (6 January) after more than nine years in the job, amid several calls for him to step dow...

Wall Street index S&P 500 and Nasdaq will look to keep up the momentum. There is an important event coming up in the month of January as Donald Trump is scheduled to take charge of the US Presidency.

U.S. stock indexes slipped to start 2025

U.S. stock indexes are falling to start 2025

Wall Street lost ground on Tuesday as investors closed the book on a remarkable year for equities, during which the U.S. stock market was powered to record highs by the twin engines of the artificial-intelligence boom and the U.S. Federal Reserve's first interest rate cuts in three-and-a-half years. The three major U.S. stock indexes closed in negative territory, ending a languid, low-volume session that contrasted with the tumultuous year that preceded it.