U.S. stock indexes are starting 2025 with gains on Thursday. The S&P 500 rose 0.8% in morning trading and was on track to break a four-day losing streak that dimmed the end of its stellar 2024. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 317 points,

Stocks are skipping the ‘Santa Claus rally’ again this year. That doesn’t bode well for January. The Fed has two bad options in 2025: accept higher inflation or risk a recession. Natural-gas prices see biggest jump in nearly 3 years, leading oil higher.

U.S. stock indexes are starting 2025 with some modest moves. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% in early Thursday trading and was on track to break a four-day losing streak, its

NEW YORK — U.S. stocks closed broadly lower Monday as a banner year on Wall Street looked set to finish on a sour note. The S&P 500 fell 1.1%, its third straight decline. Roughly 90% of stocks within the index lost ground. On the second-to-last day of 2024, the benchmark index was still on track for its second straight yearly gain of more than 20%.

S&P 500 futures are up 0.6%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures are gaining 0.4%. Nasdaq 100 futures are adding 0.8%. On Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 30 points, or 0.07%, to 42,544,

U.S. stock indexes are drifting through erratic trading to start 2025. The S&P 500 rose 0.1% Thursday after flipping between earlier losses and gains. It's potentially on track to break

The stock market opened higher to kick off the first trading day of 2025. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 300 points, or 0.7%. The S&P 500 was up 0.5%. The Nasdaq Composite was up 0.5%. The yield on the 2-year Treasury note was down to 4.

Stocks opened higher in the final session of 2024 but quickly ran out of steam. At the close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.07% at 42,544, the S&P 500 was off 0.4% to 5,881, and the Nasdaq Composite was 0.