U.S. stocks wobbled lower as Wall Street questioned whether the U.S. job market has slowed by just enough to get the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates to help the economy, or by so much that a downturn may be on the way.
After rising to an early gain Friday, the S&P 500 erased it and fell 0.3% from the all-time high set the day before. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.5%, and the Nasdaq composite was nearly flat.
Still, more stocks rose than fell. The action was more decisive in the bond market, where yields tumbled following discouraging data on the job market.
The S&P 500 fell 20.58 points, or 0.3%, to 6,481.50.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 220.43 points, or 0.5%, to 45,400.86.
The Nasdaq composite fell 7.31 points, or less than 0.1%, to 21,700.39.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 11.43 points, or 0.5%, to 2,391.05.
The S&P 500 is up 21.24 points, or 0.3%
The Dow is down 144.02 points, or 0.3%.
The Nasdaq is up 244.84 points, or 1.1%.
The Russell 2000 is up 24.63 points, or 1%.
The S&P 500 is up 599.87 points, or 10.2%.
The Dow is up 2,856.64 points, or 6.7%.
The Nasdaq is up 2,389.60 points, or 12.4%.
The Russell 2000 is up 160.89 points, or 7.2%.
Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep the discussion civilized. Absolutely NO personal attacks or insults directed toward writers, nor others who make comments.
Keep it clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
Don't threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Anyone violating these rules will be issued a warning. After the warning, comment privileges can be revoked.