S&P 500 Slips Before Fed Minutes as Meta Rises on Manus AI Deal
NEW YORK, December 30, 2025, 13:22 ET — Regular session U.S. stocks edged lower in holiday-thin trade on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq near flat as investors waited for the Federal Reserve’s meeting minutes. Meta Platforms rose after saying it will buy AI startup Manus, helping support communication services shares. At 12:00 p.m. ET, the Dow fell 0.24%,…