Stock futures pointed sharply higher Thursday, a day after AI darling Nvidia reported quarterly results above analysts' lofty expectations.

US stocks were mixed on Wednesday, with the Dow posting a fresh record but Big Tech stocks wobbling as chances grew that the record-long US shutdown will end soon. Meanwhile, hopes are rising for a key House vote that could end the longest government shutdown in US history as soon as today.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed north of 47,000 for the first time on Friday after Wall Street finally got a taste of government data. The blue-chip index rose 472 points, or 1%. The S&P 500 rose 0.8%. The Nasdaq Composite gained 1.2%. All three ...

Hopes for an end to the government shutdown boost markets, but big tech stocks fall

In early trading on Friday, shares of JPMorgan Chase topped the list of the day's best performing Dow Jones Industrial Average components, trading up 1.4%. Year to date, JPMorgan Chase registers a 29.2% gain. And the worst performing Dow component thus far ...

The stock market snapped its three-day skid after the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge met expectations. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 300 points, or 0.7%. The S&P 500 gained 0.6%. The Nasdaq Composite was up 0.4%. Wall Street piled ...

Trump moves to lower food tariffs; jobs report to come Thursday

The three worst-performing Dow stocks of August are still up over 17% each in 2025. On July 31, Microsoft posted 18% revenue and 24% net income growth for its fourth quarter, driven by artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing. Its cloud computing ...

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