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S&P 500 nears record amid mixed signals

The stock market today shows resilient gains as the S&P 500 looks to push within striking distance of its all-time high. Mixed economic signals—from slipping consumer confidence to anticipation of Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s testimony—have kept traders cautious. Investors will eye new-home sales data and corporate earnings due later today.Market overviewMajor U.S. equity benchmarks opened Wednesday near flat after a late-June rally. Futures tied to the S&P 500 traded marginally higher, while Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slipped about 12 points and Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0.1%. On Tuesday, the...
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Is the stock market closed on Juneteenth 2025?

U.S. stock markets will be closed on Thursday, June 19, 2025, in observance of Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States.The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), Nasdaq, and U.S. bond markets will not operate on Juneteenth, according to the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association. Trading will resume on Friday, June 20, with market watchers closely eyeing post-holiday volatility and investor sentiment.Why Juneteenth matters to marketsJuneteenth marks the day in 1865 when Union troops reached Galveston Bay, Texas, and declared the freedom of over...
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