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Wall Street News 25 September 2025 - 6 October 2025

Shutdown Drags On But Wall Street Hits Records – Here’s What’s Driving Markets

Shutdown Drags On But Wall Street Hits Records – Here’s What’s Driving Markets

Key Takeaways Market Performance: Rally Continues Amid Uncertainty Wall Street extended its rally in the face of political gridlock. Last week, the S&P 500 and Dow each rose ~1.1%, and the Nasdaq gained 1.3%, with the S&P and Dow closing at record highs on Friday reuters.com. Monday’s trading opened on a strong note as well – S&P 500 futures were up about 0.3% early in the day, on track to add to those gains reuters.com. “It certainly feels like momentum is on the side of investors over the last few days,” said Mona Mahajan, head of investment strategy at Edward
6 October 2025
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Record Highs, $55 B Deals & Data Drama: Wall Street’s Wild Week (Oct 4–5, 2025)

Record Highs, $55 B Deals & Data Drama: Wall Street’s Wild Week (Oct 4–5, 2025)

Key Facts Wall Street Hits Record Highs Despite Data Delays Stocks charged into October with momentum, even as Washington’s budget impasse partially shut down the government. With federal agencies furloughed, Friday’s closely watched jobs report was no-show, but markets barely blinked. All three major indexes climbed more than 1% on the week, extending a string of gains reuters.com news.futunn.com. In fact, Wall Street set new records: the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average each closed at all-time highs for three consecutive days investopedia.com. The Dow briefly topped the 47,000 mark for the first time ever newsnow.com reuters.com, and the
5 October 2025
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Dow Soars to Record as Fed Cut Fever Grips Wall Street – Nasdaq Sags on Tech Slide – US Stock Market Today

Dow Soars to Record as Fed Cut Fever Grips Wall Street – Nasdaq Sags on Tech Slide – US Stock Market Today

Wall Street Rally Hits New Highs – With a Twist U.S. stocks extended their autumn rally on Friday as investors doubled down on hopes that the Federal Reserve’s rate-hiking cycle is finally reversing course. The Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped nearly three-quarters of a percent to finish above 46,800 – its first-ever close above the 46,000 mark – and the S&P 500 notched a modest gain to end at 6,727, also a record high close reuters.com. In fact, both the Dow and S&P set all-time intraday highs during the session investopedia.com, capping what has been a stellar week. This strength
3 October 2025
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Wall Street Hits Record Highs as Tech Stocks Soar and Shutdown Worries Melt

Wall Street Hits Record Highs as Tech Stocks Soar and Shutdown Worries Melt

In-Depth Report Market Rally: Index Performance Wall Street extended its winning streak into early October 2025. On Oct. 2 all three major U.S. indexes set new closing records: the S&P 500 rose 0.06% to 6,715.35, the Dow climbed 78.62 points (0.17%) to 46,519.72, and the Nasdaq jumped 88.89 points (0.39%) to 22,844.05 abcnews.go.com adn.com. Thursday’s session (Oct. 2) was the fifth straight day of gains. Tech shares led the way; indeed, the Nasdaq and S&P both hit intraday highs before the close abcnews.go.com. By Friday (Oct. 3) the rally continued at a more modest pace: U.S. futures and market wraps
3 October 2025
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Reddit’s Stock Explodes! 78% Revenue Surge, Google AI Deal Talks & 70% Rally 🔥

Reddit’s Stock RDDT Rockets 600%: AI Deals, Big Earnings, and Wall Street Forecasts

Current Price and Recent Performance Reddit’s stock price has climbed dramatically since IPO, but it remains volatile. After hitting all-time highs (~$282.95) in mid-September finviz.com, the shares eased back into the low $230s by month-end. On September 30, 2025 RDDT closed at $229.99 (down ~4.95% that day) finviz.com. Trading volume was about 4.9 million shares on Sept 30 finviz.com, vs an average ~6.6M. In fact, MarketBeat noted unusually light volume on Sep 30 (only ~606K shares by mid-day, ~92% below normal) marketbeat.com. The pullback came after a strong rally: over the past 3 months RDDT is up about +51% finviz.com.
1 October 2025
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Wall Street Surges: Tech Stocks Rally and Big Deals Outshine Shutdown Fears

Wall Street Surges: Tech Stocks Rally and Big Deals Outshine Shutdown Fears

Key Developments (Sept 29–30, 2025): Major U.S. stock indexes rallied into the last week of September, with the Nasdaq Composite +0.5%, S&P 500 +0.3% and Dow +0.15% on Monday reuters.com investopedia.com. Investors largely brushed off worries about a looming U.S. government shutdown (funding runs out Sept. 30), focusing instead on resilient economic data and a hoped-for Fed rate cut reuters.com reuters.com. Safe-havens like gold spiked to all-time highs (gold ≈$3,860/oz) investopedia.com, and the dollar and yields retreated as traders hedged into bonds investopedia.com reuters.com. Tech and growth sectors led gains (e.g. Nvidia +2%) investopedia.com, while blockbuster deals energized M&A sentiment:
30 September 2025
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Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Wall Street Feels the Heat (and Thrill): Fed Cuts, Tariffs & Mega-Mergers Set NYSE Buzz

Key Facts Finance & Banking Fed policy: The Fed’s Sept. 17 decision to cut rates (to 4.00–4.25%) was driven by slowing growth and job gains, though inflation has crept up federalreserve.gov. Fed Chair Powell and colleagues signaled further cuts ahead, but warned that inflation upside risks remain high federalreserve.gov reuters.com. Fed Vice Chair Bowman urged a commitment to cuts to shore up jobs reuters.com, while a strategist noted Powell was dovish but noncommittal on timing reuters.com. Bank stocks: Regional banks held mixed news. First Horizon (FHN) was downgraded by one analyst firm (citing weakening outlook), while other analysts actually raised
28 September 2025
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Wall Street Rebound: Fed Relief, Tariff Twists & Tech Surprises (NYSE Highlights Sept 26–27, 2025)

Wall Street Rebound: Fed Relief, Tariff Twists & Tech Surprises (NYSE Highlights Sept 26–27, 2025)

Key Facts Market Recap & Broad Trends Flags and tickers on the NYSE trading floor in New York City, reflecting a week of shifting market sentiment. U.S. stocks rallied into the weekend after overcoming mid-week losses reuters.com reuters.com. Wall Street finished the week with a relief rally, snapping a multi-session losing streak. On Friday, Sept. 26, the Dow Jones Industrial Average jumped about 300 points (+0.7%) to 46,247, the S&P 500 gained +0.6% to 6,644, and the Nasdaq Composite rose +0.4% to 22,484 reuters.com. This rebound followed three straight down sessions through Thursday, which had left the major indexes in
27 September 2025
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Wall Street’s Wild 48 Hours: NYSE Hit by Fed Jitters, Tariff Shocks & Earnings Surprises

Wall Street’s Wild 48 Hours: NYSE Hit by Fed Jitters, Tariff Shocks & Earnings Surprises

Key Highlights (Sept. 25–26, 2025) NYSE Market Indexes – From Record Highs to Rate Jitters After a euphoric run to all-time highs earlier in the week, U.S. equity indices hit a speed bump over the September 25–26 span. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell about 0.37% on Thursday (−171 points) to 46,121, and the S&P 500 lost ~0.5%, as nearly every sector sank rakutentrade.my reuters.com. Tech-heavy indexes like the Nasdaq Composite also slipped ~0.5%. These declines marked the third consecutive daily drop for Wall Street m.economictimes.com, ending a streak of record closes that kicked off the week. By Friday’s close,
26 September 2025
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Hot GDP Surprise Shatters Wall Street’s Rally – Stocks Slide on Fed Jitters (Sept 25, 2025)

Hot GDP Surprise Shatters Wall Street’s Rally – Stocks Slide on Fed Jitters (Sept 25, 2025)

U.S. Stock Market News and Insights on September 25, 2025 Market Indices & Sectors at a Glance Wall Street’s September rally hit a wall on Thursday as all three major indexes extended their slide. The S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, and Dow Jones Industrial Average each fell roughly half a percent, marking the third straight day of losses investopedia.com. This losing streak interrupted what had been a strong run: through Monday, the indices had climbed to record highs before momentum shifted mid-week investopedia.com. Traders used the recent high valuations as an excuse to take profits. “With the S&P pricing in 23–24
25 September 2025
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Dow Dips as Fed Fears Slam Tech Stocks – Hot Economic Data Rattles Wall Street (Sept 25, 2025)

Dow Dips as Fed Fears Slam Tech Stocks – Hot Economic Data Rattles Wall Street (Sept 25, 2025)

U.S. Stock Market News Roundup for September 25, 2025 Markets Pause as Rally Loses Steam After a torrid summer of gains, U.S. stocks hit a speed bump this week. Thursday’s session saw a hesitant recovery following two days of declines. The Dow Jones Industrial Average oscillated between modest losses and gains before ending essentially flat, around the 46,100 level. The S&P 500 likewise closed near 6,640, virtually unchanged on the day reuters.com. Early-session selling gave way to dip-buying in the afternoon, helping the blue-chip indexes finish well off their morning lows. The Nasdaq Composite was the notable laggard, slipping a
25 September 2025
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Soros and ARK Bet $2.5 Billion on Driverless Trucks – Inside Kodiak Robotics’ Bold Wall Street Debut

Soros and ARK Bet $2.5 Billion on Driverless Trucks – Inside Kodiak Robotics’ Bold Wall Street Debut

A Startup’s Journey from Silicon Valley to Wall Street Kodiak Robotics was founded in 2018 with a vision of commercializing driverless semi-trucks at scale. CEO Don Burnette, an industry veteran, previously worked on Google’s self-driving car team and co-founded Otto (the self-driving truck startup acquired by Uber) techcrunch.com. After the Otto saga, Burnette zeroed in on trucking as the “killer app” for autonomy – a sector where automating long-haul rigs could dramatically cut costs and fill chronic driver shortages techcrunch.com reuters.com. Kodiak set up operations in Mountain View, CA, but did much of its testing in Texas, taking advantage of
25 September 2025
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Stock Market Today

Compass Group PLC stock price slips to 2,125p as AI worries hang over office catering demand

7 February 2026
London, Feb 7, 2026, 09:22 GMT — Market closed Compass Group PLC (CPG.L) shares closed down 2.48% at 2,125 pence on Friday, lagging a 0.59% rise in the FTSE 100. The stock is trading ex-dividend ahead of a final payout due on Feb. 26 and sits about 26% below its 52-week high. (Hargreaves Lansdown) The move came as the market digested a busy week for the contract caterer, despite a trading update that pointed to steady demand. Investors have instead latched onto a different question: what happens to office footfall if artificial intelligence starts to bite into white-collar jobs. In
Meta stock faces an AI split: ad gains vs a $135 billion bill

Meta stock faces an AI split: ad gains vs a $135 billion bill

7 February 2026
Meta shares dropped 1.3% to $661.46 on Friday after the company projected 2026 capital spending of up to $135 billion, raising investor concerns over cash flow. Meta reported Q4 revenue of $59.89 billion, up 24% year-over-year, with ad impressions rising 18%. Analysts remain divided on whether AI-driven ad gains can offset the steep spending ramp.
IAG share price jumps toward a 52-week peak — what to watch before London reopens

IAG share price jumps toward a 52-week peak — what to watch before London reopens

7 February 2026
IAG shares rose 4.33% to 438.50 pence Friday, near their 52-week high, ahead of full-year results due later this month. The company reported 162,073,135 treasury shares and total voting rights of 4,565,128,012. Brent crude fell 2.2% Thursday to $67.93 a barrel. South Europe Ground Services logged 712,340 operations in 2025 and seeks approval to operate in Portugal.
Binance scoops up 3,600 more Bitcoin for SAFU as BTC whipsaws after brutal selloff

Binance scoops up 3,600 more Bitcoin for SAFU as BTC whipsaws after brutal selloff

7 February 2026
Binance bought 3,600 bitcoin for its Secure Asset Fund, bringing its holdings to 6,230 BTC after bitcoin rebounded above $70,000 following a sharp drop. The broader crypto market lost about $2 trillion since October, with $1 billion in leveraged bitcoin positions liquidated in 24 hours. Strategy reported a wider Q4 loss as bitcoin fell. Gemini will cut up to 200 jobs and exit the UK, EU, and Australia.
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