23+ hour, 12+ min ago (232+ words) Nov. 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM ET The stock market continued to dig out of its November hole on Monday as the Nasdaq Composite marked its best day since May. The tech-heavy index gained 2.7%. The S&P 500 gained nearly 1.6%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 203 points, or 0.4%. The Nasdaq marked its biggest daily gain since May 12. The yield on the 2-year Treasury note dipped to 3.5%, while the 10-year yield was down to 4.04%. Traders continued to flock back to bets on a December rate cut: Odds of a quarter-point cut on Dec. 10 spiked to 85.1% on Monday from 71% on Friday and 30% at one point last week. Such optimism reinvigorated the risk-on rally. Bitcoin, artificial intelligence stocks, and other momentum plays continued to rebound. The Magnificent Seven stocks, led by Tesla and Alphabet, gave the S&P and Nasdaq a big boost, though the market's gains…...

18+ hour, 28+ min ago (219+ words) Alphabet isn't just the best performing Magnificent Seven stock today; it's the top stock in the group so far this year. Alphabet shares, up 6.2% on Monday, have surged 68% this year. At $3.825 trillion, Alphabet is less than 5% away from a $4 trillion market cap, according to Dow Jones Market Dat Alphabet isn't just the best performing Magnificent Seven stock today; it's the top stock in the group so far this year. Alphabet shares, up 6.2% on Monday, have surged 68% this year. At $3.825 trillion, Alphabet is less than 5% away from a $4 trillion market cap, according to Dow Jones Market Data. It's also within $228 billion of Apple's market cap. It's the narrowest the margin between both firms' valuations has been since Oct. 30, 2019. Alphabet isn't just the best performing Magnificent Seven stock today; it's the top stock in the group so far this year. Alphabet shares,…...

49+ min ago (270+ words) Nov. 25, 2025 at 3:55 AM ET Stock futures were edging lower on Tuesday, as investors opted to lock in some profit ahead of a flurry of economic data that ought to give the market a better sense of where interest rates may be headed. Futures tracking the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 41 points, or 0.1%. S&P 500 futures were also down 0.1%, and contracts tied to the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 fell 0.2%. The three major indexes rallied on Monday, with the Nasdaq notching its best day since May, after two more Federal Reserve policymakers signaled they would support a rate cut at the central bank's Dec. 9-10 policy meeting. Traders are pricing in an 81% chance that the Fed lowers borrowing costs by a quarter point, up from 50% a week ago, according to the CME FedWatch tool. "In large part, [the gains were] thanks to growing anticipation of…...

23+ hour, 41+ min ago (286+ words) Nov. 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM ET Updated 6 min ago A buying frenzy in Big Tech on Monday sent the Nasdaq Composite surging toward its best day since May. The tech-heavy index was up 2.7%, which would be its largest daily gain since May 12, according to Dow Jones Market Data. The S&P 500, up 1.6%, is having its best day since May 27. The Dow, up nearly 300 points, or 0.6%, had stronger showings earlier this month. Among the S&P 500s top stocks were memory chip firms, as well as momentum and riskier stocks such as Palantir Technologies. But Magnificent Seven stocks were also in the driver's seat. All the Mag 7 stocks were on the rise, led by Teslas 7% gain. Alphabet was up 5.4%; Meta Platforms was up 3.2%; Amazon.com was up 2%; Nvidia was up 1.8%; Apple was up 1.7%; Microsoft was up 0.6%. Together, the Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF was up…...

17+ hour, 11+ min ago (87+ words) Amazon announced on Monday a massive $50 billion investment to expand artificial intelligence and supercomputing capabilities for the US government, positioning the tech giant as a key player in building custom AI technology for federal customers. Amazon Says To Invest $50 Bn In US Government AI Infrastructure AFP - Agence France Presse Amazon announced on Monday a massive $50 billion investment to expand artificial intelligence and supercomputing capabilities for the US government, positioning the tech giant as a key player in building custom AI technology for federal customers....

10+ hour, 55+ min ago (87+ words) President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday establishing the "Genesis Mission," a national initiative to harness AI for scientific breakthroughs, comparing its scope to the Manhattan Project that produced the atomic bomb during World War II. Trump Launches 'Genesis Mission' To Speed AI-driven Research AFP - Agence France Presse President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday establishing the "Genesis Mission," a national initiative to harness AI for scientific breakthroughs, comparing its scope to the Manhattan Project that produced the atomic bomb during World War II....

17+ hour, 41+ min ago (130+ words) A rally in riskier stocks was starting to spread into the broader market on Monday. The S&P 500 was up 1.2%. The Dow was up 256 points, or 0.6%. The Nasdaq Composite was up 1.9%. Market breadth just turned positive, with 260 S&P 500 stocks now trading higher. The Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF, A rally in riskier stocks was starting to spread into the broader market on Monday. The S&P 500 was up 1.2%. The Dow was up 256 points, or 0.6%. The Nasdaq Composite was up 1.9%. Market breadth just turned positive, with 260 S&P 500 stocks now trading higher. The Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF, a proxy for breadth since it counts the S&P's smallest stocks the same as its largest, was up 0.5%....

49+ min ago (158+ words) Stocks wavered after Wall Street finally got a read on how retail sales and wholesale price inflation held up in September. September retail sales rose at a 0.2% monthly rate, which was below expectations at 0.4%, according to FactSet. The September producer price index rose at a 2.7% annual rate, Stocks wavered after Wall Street finally got a read on how retail sales and wholesale price inflation held up in September. September retail sales rose at a 0.2% monthly rate, which was below expectations at 0.4%, according to FactSet. The September producer price index rose at a 2.7% annual rate, compared with expectations for 2.6%. It rose at a 0.3% monthly rate, which was in line with expectations. The core producer price index, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, rose at a 0.1% monthly rate, which was below expectations at 0.3%. Dow futures were flat. S&P 500 futures were…...

18+ hour, 31+ min ago (71+ words) European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde warned Monday that a delay in embracing artificial intelligence could "jeopardise" the continent's future, urging barriers to its adoption to be swiftly lifted. AI Delay May Jeopardise Europe's Future, Says ECB Chief AFP - Agence France Presse European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde warned Monday that a delay in embracing artificial intelligence could "jeopardise" the continent's future, urging barriers to its adoption to be swiftly lifted....

6+ hour, 15+ min ago (83+ words) Asian investors on Tuesday welcomed more dovish comments from Federal Reserve officials reinforcing hopes it will cut interest rates next month, while a tech-led rally on Wall Street soothed recent AI bubble worries. Asia Markets Advance As Odds For Another Fed Rate Cut Grow AFP - Agence France Presse Asian investors on Tuesday welcomed more dovish comments from Federal Reserve officials reinforcing hopes it will cut interest rates next month, while a tech-led rally on Wall Street soothed recent AI bubble worries....