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US Stock Market Today: Dow Slips Below 50,000 as S&P 500, Nasdaq Fight to Hold Record Highs

US Stock Market Today: Dow Slips Below 50,000 as S&P 500, Nasdaq Fight to Hold Record Highs

Stocks lost ground by midday Thursday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average couldn’t hold 50,000, S&P 500 dipped after an early record attempt, and tech continued to carry much of the load as oil prices eased. Index ETFs tracked the move: SPY dropped roughly 0.2%, QQQ hovered close to unchanged, while DIA slipped 0.5% as of 12:48 p.m. ET.
Dow Jones ETF DIA rises as tech slips and Trump defense headlines jar Wall Street before payrolls

Dow Jones ETF DIA rises as tech slips and Trump defense headlines jar Wall Street before payrolls

The SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust rose 0.6% to $492.73 in afternoon trade on Thursday, tracking a gain in the Dow as investors bought steady “old economy” names and trimmed big tech. The Dow was up 304 points, or 0.6%, around midday, while the Nasdaq slipped as heavyweight tech stocks fell. “It’s too soon to call it a broadening of the rally beyond tech stocks,” said Joe Saluzzi, partner and co-founder at Themis Trading. Reuters
8 January 2026
Dow Jones today: DJIA holds near record highs as markets close for the weekend and investors brace for Fed minutes, thin year-end trading

Dow Jones today: DJIA holds near record highs as markets close for the weekend and investors brace for Fed minutes, thin year-end trading

With U.S. stock exchanges shut for the weekend, investors are heading into the final three trading sessions of 2025 watching one big question: does the year-end bid extend into the “Santa Claus rally” window—or does thin holiday liquidity turn routine headlines into outsized moves for the Dow Jones Industrial Average?
US Stock Market Today: S&P 500 Hovers Near Record Highs in Thin Post‑Christmas Trading — What to Watch Into Year‑End

US Stock Market Today: S&P 500 Hovers Near Record Highs in Thin Post‑Christmas Trading — What to Watch Into Year‑End

Wall Street is back from the Christmas break for a single, full trading session — and the tone so far has been calm, cautious, and close to record territory. With many institutional desks already “done” for the year, volume is light and price moves can look deceptively small… right up until a sudden burst of buying or selling hits thin liquidity.
Dow Jones Today After the Bell: Jobs Report, Retail Sales, and Oil Slide Shape the DJIA Outlook for Dec. 16, 2025

Dow Jones Today After the Bell: Jobs Report, Retail Sales, and Oil Slide Shape the DJIA Outlook for Dec. 16, 2025

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is navigating a volatile, headline-driven session on Tuesday, December 16, 2025, as Wall Street digests a long-delayed U.S. jobs report, flat retail sales, and fresh evidence that business activity is cooling even as price pressures re-accelerate. By late morning, the Dow’s tone has leaned risk-off, with energy and healthcare stocks weighing on the index while parts of tech stabilize after last week’s bruising selloff. Reuters+1
16 December 2025
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