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Dow ends just shy of record after touching new intraday high, as Buffett gives Wall Street a boost
The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended nearly flat on Friday after hitting a record high in morning action — riding a wave of market optimism and a timely push from the “Oracle of Omaha.”
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks edged back from their record levels on Friday in a quiet finish to another winning week.
Stock futures were slightly lower Monday morning as investors prepare for a slew of retail sector earnings reports in the coming days and a major speech from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell at the end of the week.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Friday was set for its first record close of the year, riding a wave of recent market optimism and seeing a brief upward push from someone who hardly needs an introduction: Warren Buffett.
Wall Street's main indexes were mixed on Thursday with S&P 500 edging up to a closing high, while the Dow Jones and Nasdaq were flat, after a hotter-than-expected producer prices report dampened expectations of potential interest-rate cuts.
PM Eastern Time, the S&P 500 edged down by 0.1%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.3%, and the Nasdaq Composite was mostly unchanged.
The consumer price index for July will come out on Tuesday, and Wall Street expects a 0.2% monthly overall increase and a 0.3% uptick in the core CPI.
NEW YORK (AP) — A rally for Apple led Wall Street higher on Wednesday as U.S. stocks reclaimed more of their sharp losses from last week. The S&P 500 rose 0.7%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 81 points, or 0.2%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 1.2%.
PM Eastern Time, the S&P 500 slipped 0.2%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2%, and the Nasdaq Composite was down 0.3%.
Although President Trump's tariff and trade policy is headline news, another factor is of far greater importance to the stock market.
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InvestorsHub on MSNDow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq, Wall Street Futures, Trump-Zelensky Meeting Looms, Fed Rate Outlook Captures Investor Attention
U.S. stock futures showed little movement ahead of a critical Washington meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. Investors are also watching the Federal Reserve closely,