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Stocks Settle Mixed as Chip Stock Strength Lifts the Nasdaq

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Wednesday closed down -0.27%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.50%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +0.12%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH25 ) are down by -0.29%, and March E-mini Nasdaq...

Barchart · Feb 12, 2025

Stocks Settle Mixed Ahead of Wednesday’s CPI Report

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Tuesday closed up +0.03%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.28%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.29%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH25 ) are up by +0.05%, and March E-mini Nasdaq...

Barchart · Feb 11, 2025

Dollar Declines as US Tariffs Weigh on Sentiment

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Tuesday fell by -0.35%. The dollar was under pressure from concern that President Trump's 25% tariffs on all steel, aluminum, and finished metals imports into the US will encourage retaliation that curbs US economic growth. Losses in the dollar were limited by higher T-note yields...

Barchart · Feb 11, 2025

Stocks Push Higher on Strength in Metal Producers and Chip Stocks

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.73%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.27%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +1.35%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH25 ) are up by +0.71%, and March E-mini Nasdaq...

Barchart · Feb 10, 2025

Stocks See Support from Metal Producers after Trump Slaps Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.39%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.25%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.87%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH25 ) are up by +0.35%, and March E-mini Nasdaq...

Barchart · Feb 10, 2025

London's best brutalist homes — from the Alexandra Road Estate to the Barbican

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Evening Standard · Jan 30, 2025

Stocks Fall on Hawkish Fed Pause

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Wednesday closed down -0.47%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.31%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.24%. March E-mini S&P futures (ESH25 ) are down by -0.53%, and March E-mini Nasdaq...

Barchart · Jan 29, 2025

Dollar Gains as Fed Pauses Interest Rate Cuts

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Wednesday rose by +0.10%. The dollar posted moderate gains Wednesday after the Fed kept interest rates unchanged and removed the reference in the post-FOMC meeting statement to inflation making progress, suggesting the Fed may remain on pause for longer. The dollar also found support in...

Barchart · Jan 29, 2025

Stocks Plunge on a Hawkish Fed

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) Wednesday closed down -2.95%, the Dow Jones Industrials Index ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -2.58%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -3.60%. Dec E-mini S&P futures (ESZ24 ) are down -3.14%, and Dec E-mini Nasdaq futures...

Barchart · Dec 18, 2024

Dollar Jumps to a 2-Year High on a Hawkish Fed

The dollar index (DXY00 ) Wednesday rose by +1.04% and posted a 2-year high. The dollar rallied Wednesday after the FOMC signaled only 50 bp of interest rate cuts next year, down from a September projection of 100 bp of rate cuts. The dollar also moved higher after the FOMC...

Barchart · Dec 18, 2024