Wall Street edges higher in thin post-holiday trade

Wall Street edges higher in thin post-holiday trade

By Sabrina Valle and Pranav Kashyap

Fri November 28, 2025 4:37 PM 

The high hopes for a December rate cut continue to push the indexes higher and higher as for the fifth day we’re into 3-digit gains. It was enough for all three indexes to see gains for the week from 3-5% and, despite the setbacks from the past couple weeks, the Dow and S&P still eked out modest gains for the month, the Nasdaq not so lucky with a 1.5% dip for the month showing that the concerns over a possible AI bubble are still in force. As a post-holiday and shortened trading day, volume was quite light, coming in per the CBOE at 9.2 billion vs the 19.49 average. 

DJ: 47,427.12  +314.67       NAS: 23,214.69  +189.10        S&P: 6,812.61  +46.73         11/26

DJ: 47,716.42  +289.30       NAS: 23,365.69  +151.00        S&P: 6,849.09  +36.48         11/28

Fri 11-28-25 4:37 pm Wall Street edges higher in thin post-holiday trade | Reuters

Wall St ends higher on growing bets for December Fed rate cut

Wall St ends higher on growing bets for December Fed rate cut

By Stephen Culp

Wed November 26, 2025 4:24 PM

For a fourth day the indexes shot straight up into 3-digit gains once again on the sudden and unexpected reversal of sentiment over a December rate cut. Besides the odds of a December cut now standing at 84.9%, and the S&P expected to rise 12% in the next year, a major trigger today was that in addition to Nvidia’s upbeat Q3 last week, today AI server maker Dell turned in a glowing Q4 forecast, pumping more optimism into the AI outlook and getting tech back on a buying spree.  

Wall Street ends higher as Federal Reserve rate cut bets gather momentum

Wall Street ends higher as Federal Reserve rate cut bets gather momentum

By Stephen Culp

Tue November 25, 2025 4:23 PM

For the third day, the indexes spurted straight up when still another spate of government reports confirmed weakening retail sales, weakening consumer confidence, and a weakened job market thus stoking even more optimism for a December rate cut, with odds now at 84.7% vs 50.1% a week ago vs half of that two weeks ago. Also encouraging market sentiment was the likely successor to Powell at the Fed being the dovish Kevin Hassett creating greater hopes for more cuts throughout 2026.  

Wall Street ends higher on tech rebound, rising rate cut bets

Wall Street ends higher on tech rebound, rising rate cut bets

By Stephen Culp

Mon November 24, 2025 4:16 PM

The indexes went straight up today when a slew of new government data showed a weakening labor market and spiking inflation, igniting new hopes that there may very well be a December rate cut. Several Fed officials donning more dovish positions very much encouraged this speculation and shot the odds up to 85% vs 42 a week ago. A good deal more data coming later this week.  

Wall Street indexes jump as rate cut bets increase but post losses for week

Wall Street indexes jump as rate cut bets increase but post losses for week

By Caroline Valetkevitch

Fri November 21, 2025 5:32 PM

After two days of serious pullbacks, the market had quite a rally today when sentiment regarding a December rate cut changed drastically when the NY Fed Prez stated that rates could be cut without hurting inflation. Even though this was counteracted by Boston Fed Prez stating skepticism about the need for a cut, investors still reacted with great enthusiasm with the odds for a December cut in one day suddenly doubling from 39% to 72%. Though the day saw solid gains, because of the big drawdowns of the past few days, all the indexes were down for the week anywhere from 2 to 2.7%. Volume came in at 21 billion, a bit above the 20 billion average. 

DJ: 45,752.26  -386.51         NAS: 22,078.05  -486.18         S&P: 6,538.76  -103.40        11/20

DJ: 46,245.41  +493.15        NAS: 22,273.08  +195.04        S&P: 6,602.99  +64.23         11/21

Fri 11-21-25 5:32 pm Wall Street indexes jump as rate cut bets increase but post losses for week | Reuters

Wall Street indexes end lower after sharp reversal, tech leads drop

Wall Street indexes end lower after sharp reversal, tech leads drop

By Caroline Valetkevitch   Thu November 20, 2025 5:17 PM

 

Today was a grand example of why Wall Street is so much fun. Everyone thought the market was going to soar today given Nvidia’s surprising and wonderful Q3 report that was released right after the bell and resulted in a big jump in their stock price. But that’s not what happened. Even though all the indexes started the day way up, the Dow up some 800, the Nasdaq some 600, it only lasted until about 11:00 a.m. when it began plunging and went straight down the rest of the session with all three closing into serious 3-digit losses again. Even the S&P was down 3-digits.  

Wall Street indexes end rocky session higher ahead of Nvidia earnings

Wall Street indexes end rocky session higher ahead of Nvidia earnings

By Caroline Valetkevitch

Wed November 19, 2025 4:03 PM

Speak of a rocky day, all the indexes were way up in the morning, the Dow up some 200, the Nasdaq 400, before beginning another drastic plunge around 10:30 a.m., possibly reflecting changing sentiment that maybe enough tech had been sold off enough and that maybe Nvidia’s report won’t be all that bad. The plunge was attributed to the Fed once again making statements that another rate cut would hurt inflation. A further sell off had been expected pending the AI giant’s after-hours report and the report did come in after-hours – just barely! It was actually at 4:15 pm, 15 minutes after close, that Nvidia’s stock began to soar when the report revealed that they handily beat expectations.  

S&P 500 ends down for a 4th day as valuation worries weigh, Home Depot drops

S&P 500 ends down for a 4th day as valuation worries weigh, Home Depot drops

By Caroline Valetkevitch

Tue November 18, 2025 5:14 PM

 

For the fourth straight day, fears of over-stretched valuations, being at their highest since 2000, once again brought all the indexes way down, creating the longest S&P losing streak in three months and moving the index below its 50-day moving average for the first time seven months. Also weighing heavily on sentiment is Home Depot lowering its annual profit forecast and with corresponding Q3 earnings that disappointed. There’s also the damper of private labor reports showing a sharp uptick in the number of people on unemployment in September and October.  

Wall Street ends sharply lower, Treasury yields slip as investors eye Nvidia results, data onslaught

Wall Street ends sharply lower, Treasury yields slip as investors eye Nvidia results, data onslaught

By Stephen Culp

Mon November 17, 2025 6:19 PM

Everything was swimming along fine right along flat until about 12:30 when massive panic-selling came out of nowhere. Though no explanations were given as to what exactly transpired at that hour, the explanation that was given was that uncertainties regarding stretched valuations, a possible AI bubble, and a weakened labor market which began last Thursday has now stretched into a third day of very serious sell-offs with both the Dow and Nasdaq into serious 3-digit losses. Today the added trigger is the coming later this week of those long awaited government labor reports which have been on hold due to the shutdown.  

Wall Street ends mixed; traders look to Nvidia report

Wall Street ends mixed; traders look to Nvidia report

By Noel Randewich

Fri November 14, 2025 6:40 PM

The Dow took another real beating today with inflation concerns and labor market fears haunting investors. The index dipped as low as 600 points in the morning but recovered more than half of that by close. Tech finally caught a break though at least in terms of trimming losses as both indexes enjoyed modest gains during the day but closed pretty close to flat as investors sit on the fence awaiting Nvidia’s results next week. As today’s expert put it, “We’ve got a huge event next week with Nvidia. If Nvidia disappoints, they will be punished.”  At 20.1 billion shares traded, volume almost exactly matched the 20.2 billion average.  

DJ: 47,457.22  -797.60        NAS: 22,870.36  -536.10        S&P: 6,737.49  -113.43          11/13

DJ: 47,147.48  -309.74        NAS: 22,900.59  +30.23         S&P: 6,734.11  -3.38               11/14

Fri 11-14-25 6:40 pm Wall Street ends mixed; traders look to Nvidia report | Reuters

Equities, bond prices fall as hopes fade for Fed rate cut in December

Equities, bond prices fall as hopes fade for Fed rate cut in December

By Sinéad Carew and Marc Jones

Thu November 13, 2025 4:34 PM  

With news out of Washington today that it may take longer than expected to recover from the shutdown, that indeed we may not ever get any October labor data, all three indexes plunged severely, all in serious 3-digit losses. Adding to the plunge was considerably stronger hawkish Fed talk which led to the odds of a December rate cut also plunging, as the markets very much expected that rate cut. The decline began all around at open and continued a steady downward slope all day.  

Dow notches record-high close while Amazon weighs on Nasdaq

Dow notches record-high close while Amazon weighs on Nasdaq

By Noel Randewich and Twesha Dikshit

Wed November 12, 2025 5:19 PM  

Today was a carbon copy of yesterday with the Dow still going crazy with exuberance over the expected end of the shutdown but over-valuations still plaguing tech with giants Amazon, Tesla, and Oracle taking hits and Nvidia taking an especially big hit with Softbank selling a large chunk of its Nvidia stock. Even though there are still bumps in the road ahead in transitioning out of the shutdown, sentiment runs high and a December rate cut has been given 65% odds.  Volume continues well below the 20.5 billion average, coming in today at 17.2 billion.  

DJ: 47,927.96  +559.33        NAS: 23,468.30  -58.87         S&P: 6,846.61  +14.18          11/11

DJ: 48,254.82  +326.86        NAS: 23,406.46  -61.84         S&P: 6,850.92  +4.31             11/12

Wed 11-12-25 5:19 pm Dow notches record-high close while Amazon weighs on Nasdaq | Reuters

Dow notches record high close, traders bet on end to government shutdown

Dow notches record high close, traders bet on end to government shutdown

By Noel Randewich

Tue November 11, 2025 4:22 PM

Yesterday, the market reacted with great exuberance over the news that the shutdown would likely end soon and today, at least with industrials, the exuberance continued in force with the Dow rising continuously throughout the day and closing up 599 points. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough to allay the fears in tech of stretched valuations and a possible coming bubble in AI.  

Wall Street jumps, Nvidia and Palantir lead AI surge

Wall Street jumps, Nvidia and Palantir lead AI surge

By Purvi Agarwal and Noel Randewich

Mon November 10, 2025 6:37 PM  

The headlines about the likelihood of the shutdown ending soon hit the markets with great exuberance, causing all three indexes to soar into major 3-digit gains. Though it is still unclear as to when the bills will pass, the President will sign, and operations will resume, as far as investors are concerned, the handwriting is definitely on the wall. 

Wall St ends mixed on signs of shutdown progress

Wall St ends mixed on signs of shutdown progress

By Stephen Culp

Fri November 7, 2025 4:21 PM

The usual jitters concerning sky-high valuations and the government shutdown continued in full force today with all the indexes taking another major dive in the morning, the Dow down some 400 by noon, only to be rescued by afternoon optimism after reports of progress in the congressional impasse which shot the market back to near break-even by close and even a nice 74 point gain in the Dow. The lack of government data has been a big hindrance to analysts trying to gauge where we’re heading and today’s U of M consumer sentiment survey didn’t help at all as it plunged to its most pessimistic reading in the survey’s history.  

Stocks fall with tech shares; sterling up as BoE keeps rates unchanged

Stocks fall with tech shares; sterling up as BoE keeps rates unchanged

By Caroline Valetkevitch

Thu November 6, 2025 5:56 PM

After yesterday’s ebullient optimism, pessimism was once again on the front burner today as traditional worries regarding stretched valuations, the shutdown, tariff uncertainties and a downtick in Q3 earnings dominated sentiment and sent all indexes straight down into major 3-digit losses. A poor Qualcomm Q3 sent that stock down 3.6% and the overall chip index down 2.4%.  As expressed by today’s expert, “The market wants guidance and right now, with tariffs, the shutdown, and possibly peak AI, the future could be bleak.”  

Stocks climb after upbeat earnings, economic data; Treasury yields jump

Stocks climb after upbeat earnings, economic data; Treasury yields jump

By Caroline Valetkevitch

Wed November 5, 2025 6:20 PM  

The markets were spooked yesterday by changing sentiment brought on by the two big banks regarding a coming bubble and major correction predictions. All that got reversed today with a new spate of solid corporate earnings shooting the chip index back up recovering almost all of yesterday’s 4% losses. There was also a fair amount of relief in the labor markets when the private payrolls numbers came in at a very healthy 42,000 added jobs vs a 28,000 estimate, bringing renewed faith in the resiliency of the economy.  

Wall St ends lower as bank CEOs warn of possible pullback, fueling tech bubble jitters

Wall St ends lower as bank CEOs warn of possible pullback, fueling tech bubble jitters

By Stephen Culp

Tue November 4, 2025 4:21 PM  

The “glass half empty” people came out of the woodwork today. For quite some time people like Jamie Dimon have been warning of stretched valuations and the distinct possibility of a coming bubble, especially in tech being stretched so much by very heavy investment in AI.  Today Dimon was joined by the likes of the Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs CEOs stating their beliefs that a bubble was indeed possibly coming due to all the recent record highs triggered by abundant enthusiasm with AI. 

S&P 500, Nasdaq end higher on Amazon-OpenAI deal; Fed path forward grows murky

S&P 500, Nasdaq end higher on Amazon-OpenAI deal; Fed path forward grows murky

By Stephen Culp

Mon November 3, 2025 4:25 PM  

Tech had a moderately successful day but with the Dow, as industrials often do, going in the opposite direction. Amazon’s huge investment in AI was the main driver pushing up tech while the major healthcare companies suffering 2-4% losses was the main dampener on the Dow. But AI remains the major driver for market gains just as it has been throughout this entire bull market. The Fed remains murky on its outlook due to the lack of government data from the shutdown though data available from the ISM shows purchasing managers struggling with the uncertainty created by the tariffs.  

Wall Street gains on Amazon boost but rate caution tempers enthusiasm

Wall Street gains on Amazon boost but rate caution tempers enthusiasm

By Sinéad Carew and Pranav Kashyap

Fri October 31, 2025 6:38 PM  

It was another teeter-totter day with the indexes way up in the morning, then diving into the red mid-day only to rebound in the afternoon into decent if not spectacular gains. The main push today was a stellar Q3 from Amazon after yesterday’s Mag 7 disappointments. And Apple, though it beat expectations today, weighed down the market with Tim Cook’s comments about supply constraints, obviously a reference to the China conflict. The Fed’s continued comments regarding doubts of a December rate cut also dampened sentiment.