Stock market today: Dow ekes out gains, bitcoin slumps as 'Santa Claus' rally takes a pause
According to the latest Labor Department data, weekly jobless claims fell to 219,000 compared with expectations of 223,000. However continuing claims pointed to a cooling labor market, jumping by 46,000 in the week ending Dec. 14 to 1.91 million, the highest level since November 2021.
Stock market today: Indexes close mixed as traders hold out hope for a Santa Claus rally
The Dow closed slightly higher on Thursday while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 closed lower in the second day of a so-called Santa Claus rally period.
Stock market today: Wall Street drifts to a mixed close in thin trading following a holiday pause
Stock indexes drifted to a mixed finish on Wall Street Thursday, as some heavyweight technology and communications sector stocks offset gains elsewhere in the market. The S&P 500 fell less than 0.1% after spending the day wavering between small gains and losses.
Is the stock market open or closed on Christmas Day 2024? See holiday schedule
The Nasdaq and New York Stock Exchange will both close at 1 p.m. ET on Christmas Eve. The U.S. bond market will also have an early closure on Dec. 24, with markets set to close at 2 p.m. ET and remain closed on Christmas Day, according to the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.
Stock market today: Indexes edge lower in first trading day after Christmas
Indexes fell in their first trading day after Christmas as traders hope for a so-called Santa Clause rally to propel markets higher into the new year.
Stock market today: Asian shares advance after a mixed finish on Wall Street
Asian shares were mostly higher on Friday, with Japan’s benchmark registering strong gains for a second straight day. Oil prices and U.S. futures declined. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index climbed 1.4% to 40,
Stock Market Today: Asian Shares Are Mostly Higher in Thin Post-Christmas Holiday Trading
Asian Shares Are Mostly Higher in Thin Post-Christmas Holiday Trading BANGKOK (AP) — Asian shares were mostly higher Thursday in thin post-Christmas holiday trading, while oil prices rose. Japan's Nikkei 225 index surged 0.
Wall Street drifts to a mixed close in thin trading after Christmas pause
Stock indexes drifted to a mixed finish on Wall Street as some heavyweight technology and communications sector stocks offset gains elsewhere in the market.
Stock market today: Stocks waver in thin trading after US markets reopen following a holiday pause
Stocks are wavering on Wall Street as gains in tech companies and retailers help temper losses elsewhere in the market
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Stock Market News: Dow Crawls Higher
The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq are slightly higher Thursday as the stock market reopens following the Christmas holiday.