Wall Street’s main indexes inched lower in the final trading session of 2025, pressured by technology shares, but remained on track to finish the year with solid gains.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped on Wednesday, extending a late-December pullback as tech heavyweights weighed in thin New Year’s Eve trade. At 12:00 p.m. ET, the Dow fell 116.75 points, or 0.24%, to 48,243.94. Reuters
U.S. stock index futures edged lower early Wednesday, setting up a cautious start to New Year’s Eve trading as investors weighed a fresh burst of dealmaking in artificial intelligence against a late-year pullback in big tech.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended slightly lower on Tuesday as investors digested Federal Reserve meeting minutes and pared exposure to parts of the tech-heavy rally into the year’s final session. The index finished at 48,367.06, down 94.87 points, or 0.20%. Reuters
Apple Inc shares were last down about 0.2% at $273.18 in Tuesday’s regular session, after trading between $272.28 and $274.00. The iPhone maker’s market value stood near $3.0 trillion and the stock traded at about 30 times trailing earnings.
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%, the S&P 500 slipped 0.09% and the Nasdaq Composite eased 0.07%. Reuters
Apple Inc shares were up 0.1% at $273.76 in early Tuesday trading, steadying after a tech-driven dip on Wall Street to start the final week of the year.
An 82-year-old and 84-year-old Nebraska couple were scammed out of $250,000 after imposters posing as Amazon and the FBI pushed them to pay through bitcoin ATMs, Western Union transfers and Apple cards, the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office said. The office said the couple began paying in August after being told they owed $200,000 on a compromised Amazon account and did not report the loss until Dec. 17. https://www.1011now.com
Apple shares slipped 0.2% to $273.40 in premarket trading on Monday, as U.S. index futures eased at the start of the final holiday-shortened week of the year.
Wall Street’s cash equity market is closed this Sunday, but Big Tech stocks are still the center of the conversation heading into the final week of 2025—especially as investors weigh record-high index levels against a growing debate over how quickly artificial intelligence spending will translate into durable profits.
Apple Inc. heads into the final stretch of the year with U.S. markets shut for the weekend and investors preparing for a year-end Monday session that could be shaped as much by thin liquidity and positioning as by fundamentals. Apple shares last finished regular trading on Friday, Dec. 26 at $273.40, after ranging from $272.86 to $275.37 in a relatively quiet, post-holiday session. The Wall Street Journal
U.S. stock markets are shut for the weekend, but Big Tech stocks are heading into the final stretch of 2025 with momentum still intact—and fresh headlines that could shape trading when the opening bell returns Monday.
Apple Inc. stock heads into the final trading days of 2025 with investors balancing a fresh demand signal out of China against ongoing legal and regulatory headlines—all while U.S. markets sit shut for the weekend and year-end positioning amplifies sensitivity to news.
As of 7:10 p.m. ET in New York on Friday, December 26, 2025, Apple Inc. was last trading around $273.40 after U.S. markets closed for the day and headed into the weekend.