Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq Edge Toward Records as Fed Cut Bets Rise – December 5, 2025
U.S. stocks pushed higher on Friday, with the major indexes hovering just shy of all‑time highs as fresh inflation data reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates at its meeting next week. As of late morning in New York (around 10:40 a.m. ET), the S&P 500 was up roughly 0.5%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained about 0.5% (around 238 points), and the Nasdaq Composite rose about 0.6%, leaving Wall Street within touching distance of record levels set in late October. KOB.comFigures are based on intraday data and may shift by the closing bell. Key takeaways for December 5,