Wall Street ends mixed; Cisco rallies while UnitedHealth tumbles

Wall Street ends mixed; Cisco rallies while UnitedHealth tumbles

By Noel Randewich and Pranav Kashyap

Thu May 15, 2025 4:20 PM

All three indexes started the day in the red, the Dow down nearly 300, the Nasdaq even worse percentage-wise at nearly -200. Then they all began a recovery with the Dow ultimately going well into positive territory and the S&P in its seventh straight day of gains having now fully recovered from the dramatic April losses but still 4% below its February high. The Nasdaq spent almost all day in the red.  

While retail sales and PPI both fell indicating that inflation has not yet popped, the bigger news came from Walmart announcing likely price hikes due to tariffs and would not provide a Q2 forecast. Amazon also fell for the same reason, weighing down the Nasdaq. Inflation remains a major concern. “It’s not here yet, but we’re still waiting,” chimed in today’s expert. Volume remains elevated above the 16.8 billion 4-week average, coming in today at 17.9 billion. 

DJ: 42,051.06  -89.37        NAS: 19,146.81  +136.72      S&P: 5,892.58  +6.03          5/14

DJ: 42,322.75  +271.69     NAS: 19,112.32  -34.49         S&P: 5,916.93  +24.35        5/15

Thu 5-15-25 4:20 pm Wall Street ends mixed; Cisco rallies while UnitedHealth tumbles | Reuters