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US Stock Market Highlights: The S&P 500 eked out a modest gain on Monday (May 19) as easing Treasury yields helped investors look past Moody’s downgrade of the US credit rating. The benchmark index rose 0.09% to close at 5,963.60, while the Nasdaq Composite was nearly flat, edging up 0.02% to 19,215.46. The Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced 137.33 points, or 0.32%, ending at 42,792.07, boosted by an 8% rebound in UnitedHealth following recent heavy losses.US Stock Market Highlights: The S&P 500 eked out a modest gain on Monday (May...

May 19, 2025 6:17 PM ISTUS Stock Market LIVE Updates: Despite Backlash From Trump, DEI Hasn’t Disappeared at US CompaniesWalmart Inc. stunned civil-rights activists in November by saying it was pulling back on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. The world’s largest retailer said it would stop using the term “DEI” in official communications, remove some LGBTQ products from its website and no longer consider race and gender to boost diversity when granting supplier contracts, among other changes.   Six months later, the company’s moves seem less like a reversal and...

US Stock Market Live: US stock futures slid on Sunday evening as Moody’s downgraded the US credit rating from Aaa to Aa1, citing growing deficits and the challenges of refinancing debt amid higher borrowing costs. Dow futures fell by 300 points, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures dropped 70 and 300 points respectively. The downgrade followed a week in which Wall Street’s benchmark indices turned positive for the year—boosted by a temporary US–China tariff truce. Watch this space for all the Live updates.US Stock Market Live: US stock futures have...

US Stock Market Live: US stock futures have seen a slide in early trading on Sunday evening US time, as a credit rating downgrade of the world's largest economy by Moody's has hit sentiment. The Dow futures are down 280 points, while those on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq are down 50 points and 165 points respectively. Late on Friday, Moody's downgraded US' credit rating by one notch to Aa1 from Aaa, bringing the agency in-line with its peers. Watch this space for all the Live updates.US Stock Market Live:...

US Stock Market Highlights: The S&P 500 closed higher, marking a five-session winning streak with a 5.3% weekly gain. The Nasdaq rose 0.52%, up 7.2% for the week, led by tech stocks amid easing US-China trade tensions.US Stock Market Live: The S&P 500 closed higher on Friday, extending its winning streak to five sessions and posting a strong weekly gain of 5.3%. The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.52% to end at 19,211.10, surging 7.2% for the week, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 331.99 points, or 0.78%, to finish at...

US Stock Market Live: The Dow Jones opened lower but rose 50 points. S&P is up 11 points, and Nasdaq is up 50 points. Stocks gained as bond yields fell, but Fed chair warned rates may stay high. Trump announced major FDI.US Stock Market Live: The Dow Jones Industrial Average has opened Friday's trading session on Wall Street in the red, trading 80 points lower, before it ticked up into the green, rising 50 points. Meanwhile, S&P is marginally up, 11 points, and the Nasdaq Composite Index is up 50...

US Stock Market Live: Futures on Wall Street are trading with gains indicating a positive start for Wall Street on the final trading day of the week. The Dow futures are up 150 points, while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures are up 15 points and 50 points respectively. Stocks had received a boost on Thursday as bond yields fell in anticipation of more rate cuts from the US Federal Reserve, after some disappointing macro data. Watch this space for all live updates.US Stock Market Live: Futures on Wall Street...

US Stock Market Highlights: The S&P 500 rose for a fourth consecutive session on Thursday (May 15), buoyed by easing trade tensions between the US and China after both sides agreed to temporarily cut tariff rates. A dip in Treasury yields also provided support to equities. The benchmark index gained 0.41% to close at 5,916.93. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 271.69 points, or 0.65%, to finish at 42,322.75. In contrast, the Nasdaq Composite lagged, slipping 0.18% to end at 19,112.32.US Stock Market Highlights: The S&P 500 rose for a...

May 15, 2025 12:41 PM ISTUS Stock Market Live: US-Chinese Negotiators Meet For TalksUS and Chinese officials met for trade talks in South Korea on Thursday, just days after both sides met in Switzerland and agreed to pause some tariffs for 90 days. US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer sat down with China’s chief trade representative Li Chenggang in Jeju, South Korea, according to a South Korean official with knowledge of the matter. No other details have been provided yet and the US Embassy in Seoul didn’t immediately respond to a...

May 15, 2025 12:41 PM ISTUS Stock Market Live: US-Chinese Negotiators Meet For TalksUS and Chinese officials met for trade talks in South Korea on Thursday, just days after both sides met in Switzerland and agreed to pause some tariffs for 90 days. US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer sat down with China’s chief trade representative Li Chenggang in Jeju, South Korea, according to a South Korean official with knowledge of the matter. No other details have been provided yet and the US Embassy in Seoul didn’t immediately respond to a...