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US Stock Market Live: Futures on Wall Street have opened with a tinge of caution on Sunday evening US time after benchmark indices registered their longest winning streak in 20 years last week, recovering all the losses made from US President Donald Trump's tariff war in the process. The Dow futures are currently down 125 points, while those on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq are down 25 points and 90 points respectively. Watch this space for all the live updates.US Stock Market Live: Futures on Wall Street have opened with...

US Stock Market Live: Futures on Wall Street have opened with a tinge of caution on Sunday evening US time after benchmark indices registered their longest winning streak in 20 years last week, recovering all the losses made from US President Donald Trump's tariff war in the process. The Dow futures are currently down 125 points, while those on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq are down 25 points and 90 points respectively. Watch this space for all the live updates.US Stock Market Live: Futures on Wall Street have opened with...

To say that many people are questioning their investment strategies would be an understatement. The recent stock market turmoil brought on by the Trump administration's tariff announcements is causing investors to wonder if it's best to take their money out of the market right now. When things feel so uncertain, it can be helpful to look to the past for some insight. Over the last 150 years, there have been 19 stock market crashes (when stocks fell by 20% or more), and five of those have been very severe, according...

Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. A historic divergence is unfolding across asset classes, with gold surging to its best presidential-term start since Gerald Ford while U.S. stocks post their worst performance since the same era, and Bank of America's chief strategist Michael Hartnett says investors are increasingly betting on policy shifts to rescue the market from soft macroeconomic headwinds. In a note shared Friday, Hartnett outlined how the "second 100 days" of Donald Trump's 2025 presidency could bring...

Bill Prady is a veteran writer and co-creator/executive producer of “The Big Bang Theory.” Here he shares a memory from early in his career, when he was a staff writer for the Jim Henson Co. during a moment of global economic instability. On November 6, 1987, after a devastating stock market crash, the Muppets appeared on a special “Town Hall” edition of ABC’s “Nightline” in segments designed to explain the financial system. I wrote those segments and I hadn’t thought about them in years — until John Oliver aired one...

The Dow and S&P 500 are on track to do something they haven’t done in more than three decades.The Dow was up 545 points, or 1.3%, on Friday, while the S&P 500 was up 1.4%. They are both on pace to extend their winning streaks to nine days.The last time there were nine consecutive trading days where the S&P and Dow each gained was Jan. 3, 1992, according to Dow Jones Market Data. At the time, the S&P was riding a nine-day streak, while the Dow had risen 11 days...

US Stock Market Highlights: US stocks surged on Friday (May 2) after a stronger-than-expected April jobs report helped calm recession concerns, pushing the S&P 500 to its longest winning streak in over 20 years. US Stock Market Highlights: US stocks surged on Friday (May 2) after a stronger-than-expected April jobs report helped calm recession concerns, pushing the S&P 500 to its longest winning streak in over 20 years. The S&P 500 rose 1.47% to close at 5,686.67, marking its ninth consecutive day of gains — the longest such streak since...

US Stock Market LIVE: US stocks rose in trading on Wall Street Friday (May 2) following a stronger-than-expected report on the U.S. job market. The S&P 500 gained 1.3%, putting the index on track for a ninth straight day of gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 449 points, or 1.1%, as of 11:06 a.m. Eastern. The Nasdaq composite rose 1.4%. The gains were broad. Technology stocks were among the companies doing the heaviest lifting.US Stock Market LIVE: US stocks rose in trading on Wall Street Friday (May 2) following...

On May 2, 2025, U.S. stock markets experienced significant gains, driven by strong employment data and optimism surrounding potential easing of U.S.-China trade tensions. Investors responded positively to these developments, leading to notable movements across major indices and individual stocks.May 2, 2025 Major Index PerformancesDow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA): Closed at 41,175.36, up 1.04% from the previous day.S&P 500 Index: Finished at 5,604.14, marking a 0.6% increase.Nasdaq Composite: Ended the day at 17,710.74, rising by 1.5%.Today’s Top GainersMcCormick & Co. Inc. (MKC.V): Surged 32.9% following strong earnings reports.Exact Sciences Corp....

Daniel Zuchnik / Getty Images This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. Become an Insider and start reading now. Have an account? Log in. Warren Buffett's favorite valuation measure is flashing a buy signal. The Buffett Indicator measures total stock market value against US GDP. Investors will flock to Omaha, Nebraska, this weekend to hear Buffett speak at his firm's annual meeting. Warren Buffett's favorite gauge of stock market valuations has pulled back, indicating to investors that it might be time to buy after a month of wild...