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Stock market today: Wall Street drifts lower as it waits for inflation data

Dec. 10, 2024 15:20 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock indexes are drifting lower Tuesday in the runup to the highlight of the week for the market, the latest update on inflation that’s coming on Wednesday. The S&P 500 dipped by 0.2% in late trading, a day after pulling back from its latest all-time...

Nvidia's stock dips after China opens probe of the AI chip company for violating anti-monopoly laws

Dec. 09, 2024 22:55 PM EST

Shares of Nvidia fell Monday after China said it is investigating the high-flying U.S. microchip company over suspected violations of Chinese anti-monopoly laws. In a brief news release with few details, Chinese regulators appear to be focusing on Nvidia's $6.9 billion acquisition of...

Stock market today: Nvidia drags Wall Street from its records as oil and gold rise

Dec. 09, 2024 17:13 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — A slide for market superstar Nvidia on Monday knocked Wall Street off its big rally and helped drag U.S. stock indexes down from their records. The S&P 500 fell 0.6%, coming off its 57th all-time high of the year so far. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped...

How major US stock indexes fared Monday, 12/9/2024

Dec. 09, 2024 16:23 PM EST

A slide for market superstar Nvidia helped pull U.S. stock indexes down from their records. The S&P 500 fell 0.6% Monday, coming off its 57th all-time high of the year so far. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.5%, and the Nasdaq composite dropped 0.6% from its own record. ...

Stock market today: Wall Street hits more records following a just-right jobs report

Dec. 06, 2024 17:18 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rose to records Friday after data suggested the job market remains solid enough to keep the economy going, but not so strong that it raises immediate worries about inflation. The S&P 500 climbed 0.2%, just enough top the all-time high set on...

How major US stock indexes fared Friday, 12/6/2024

Dec. 06, 2024 16:41 PM EST

U.S. stocks rose to records after data suggested the job market remains solid enough to keep the economy going, but not so strong that it raises immediate worries about inflation. The S&P 500 climbed 0.2%, just enough top the all-time high set on Wednesday, as it closed a third...

Japan's Nippon Steel sets sights on a growing overseas market in its bid to acquire US Steel

Dec. 06, 2024 06:02 AM EST

KASHIMA, Japan (AP) — The signs at Nippon Steel read: “The world through steel,” underlining why Japan’s top steelmaker is pursuing its $15 billion bid to acquire U.S. Steel. “We can’t expect demand in Japan to grow as the population is declining. We need to invest in...

Stock market today: Wall Street edges back from its records as bitcoin briefly pops above $100,000

Dec. 05, 2024 17:18 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — The huge rally for U.S. stocks lost momentum on Thursday as Wall Street counted down to a big jobs report that’s coming on Friday. The crypto market had more action, and bitcoin briefly burst to a record above $103,000 before pulling back. The S&P 500 slipped...

How major US stock indexes fared Thursday, 12/5/2024

Dec. 05, 2024 16:25 PM EST

U.S. stocks slipped below their records in the runup to a big jobs report due on Friday. The S&P 500 edged down 0.2% Thursday after setting an all-time high for the 56th time this year the day before. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.6%, while the Nasdaq composite fell...

Wall Street parties like it's 1998 as AI fuels gains unmatched since dot-com era

Dec. 05, 2024 06:08 AM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — The S&P 500 is on track to close 2024 with a gain of nearly 27%, after setting 50 record highs this year. That's on top of its 24.2% spurt the year before, a spectacular two-year run unmatched since the dot-com boom. This time around, it's not dot-com stocks...