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Wall Street surged on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 posting its largest one-day gain in two months after President Trump announced a framework agreement on Greenland and cancelled planned tariffs for February 1st on European nations. Major indices rallied sharply: the Dow jumped 588 points (1.2%), while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq each rose 1.2%, […]

The S&P 500 and Dow registered record closing highs on Monday as technology stocks and Walmart gained, with investors largely dismissing concerns about the Justice Department’s criminal investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Stocks opened lower on the Powell news. The Justice Department’s threat of indictment, ostensibly focused on Powell’s congressional testimony regarding a […]

US Markets remain cautiously positioned amid geopolitical developments, upcoming Supreme Court tariff decisions, and the early stages of Q4 earnings season. American stocks fluctuated throughout the trading day on Wednesday before ending the relatively lacklustre session mixed. Energy stocks declined sharply, with Exxon Mobil falling 3% and Chevron dropping 4%, after oil prices retreated following […]

US stocks closed at fresh records on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 rising 0.6% to surpass its late December high, the Nasdaq 100 gaining 0.9%, and the Russell 2000 advancing 1.4%. The rally reflects investor optimism regarding AI developments and expectations of more accommodative Federal Reserve monetary policy. The Dow and S&P 500 both reached […]

Wall Street climbed on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average hitting an all-time high driven by surging energy shares after a U.S. military operation captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. Investors anticipate the move will grant U.S. companies access to the world’s largest oil reserves. The Trump administration plans to meet with oil executives this […]

Most of the global stock markets remained closed yesterday in observance of New Year’s Day. The UK’s FTSE 100 index paused near record levels in the final stretch of 2025 on Thursday, wrapping up its strongest annual gain in 16 years in a shortened trading session. The U.S. dollar made a feeble start to 2026 […]

Happy New Year! We hope 2026 brings you prosperity, good health, and success in all your endeavours. Thank you for including this commentary in your daily routine. Wall Street’s major indexes closed lower in the final trading session of 2025, yet still delivered substantial annual gains following a turbulent year shaped by President Donald Trump’s […]

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed marginally lower Tuesday amid choppy trading, as gains in communication services stocks were offset by weakness in technology and financials, with the latter also dragging down the Dow. After the previous session’s decline, stocks drifted without clear direction throughout Tuesday’s trading day, with major averages oscillating around the unchanged […]

US major indexes closed lower on Monday, beginning the year’s final week on a subdued note as heavyweight technology stocks retreated from last week’s rally that had propelled the S&P 500 to record highs. Big-name technology companies weighed on the markets, with Nvidia and Oracle posting notable declines. Following last week’s strong performance, stocks drifted […]

The S&P 500 and Dow Jones closed at record highs on Wednesday during a light-volume Christmas Eve session. The S&P 500 hit its first intraday record in over a month as investors rotated back into AI stocks, anticipating Federal Reserve rate cuts in 2025. All three major indexes posted their fifth consecutive gain, with the […]