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Stocks Set to Open Higher as Dip Buyers Step In After Selloff, Key U.S. Economic Data Awaited

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ25) are up +0.48%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ25) are up +0.49% this morning, signaling a partial rebound from Friday’s tech-led selloff on Wall Street as investors stepped in to buy the dip at the start of the final full trading week of…

Barchart · Dec 15, 2025

Stocks Sink as Chip Stocks Retreat and Bond Yields Climb

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Friday closed down by -1.07%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down by -0.51%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down by -1.91%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ25 ) fell -1.07%, and December...

Barchart · Dec 12, 2025

Dollar Finds Support from Higher T-Note Yields

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday rose by +0.02%. The dollar moved slightly higher on Friday, as hawkish Fed comments boosted T-note yields. Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee said that, given higher inflation, the more prudent course would have been for the Fed to wait for more information before...

Barchart · Dec 12, 2025

Dollar Falls as the US Government Reopens

The dollar index (DXY00 ) fell to a 2-week low on Thursday and finished down by -0.33%. The dollar retreated on Thursday amid speculation that the reopening of the US government would allow the release of delayed economic reports that could show a weakening US economy, prompting the Fed to...

Barchart · Nov 13, 2025

Stocks Weighed Down by Weakness in Chipmakers and Megacap Tech Stocks

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -1.10%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is down -0.68%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is down -1.55%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ25 ) are down -1.05%, and December E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Barchart · Nov 13, 2025

Dollar Retreats as the US Government Reopens

The dollar index (DXY00 ) fell to a 2-week low today and is down by -0.29%. The dollar is falling today on speculation that the reopening of the US government will allow the release of delayed economic reports that may show a weakening US economy, prompting the Fed to keep...

Barchart · Nov 13, 2025

Risk Is Off Again, Dow Falls 397 Points: Stock Market Today

Market participants are weighing still-solid earnings against both expectations and an increasingly opaque economic picture.

Kiplinger · Nov 6, 2025

Weak US Job News Undercuts the Dollar

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Thursday fell by -0.49%. The dollar retreated on Thursday after a report from Challenger showed US job cuts in October surged by 175% y/y, the most in 22 years, bolstering the outlook for the Fed to keep cutting interest rates. Also, the dollar is...

Barchart · Nov 6, 2025

Stocks Set to Extend Rally as Investors Await Key Earnings and Fed Speak

December S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESZ25) are up +0.42%, and December Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQZ25) are up +0.57% this morning, pointing to further gains on Wall Street as strong tech earnings and easing U.S.-China trade tensions continued to buoy sentiment.

Barchart · Nov 3, 2025

Stocks Finish Higher on Earnings Optimism

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Friday closed up +0.26%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.09%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.48%. December E-mini S&P futures (ESZ25 ) rose +0.27%, and December E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Barchart · Oct 31, 2025