Wall Street is holding a bit steadier Wednesday, and U.S. stocks are drifting lower a day after strong reports on the economy stirred up worries that inflation and interest rates may remain higher than expected.

A soft finish to 2024 still left stocks with a second straight stellar year. The S&P 500 logged a 23.3% gain, which follows a 24% rise in 2023. The combined gains of more than 53% was the largest two-year percentage jump for the index since year-end 1998,

Asian shares mostly rose Tuesday, deriving optimism from rising technology stocks on Wall Street, led by Nvidia. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 jumped 2.4% in morning trading to 40,248.68. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index slid 0.

U.S. stock indexes are feeling pressure from better-than-expected reports on the job market and business activity.

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Asian stocks are mixed after Wall Street snapped out of a spell of holiday season blues, with markets in Tokyo and China declining

Stock indexes closed mostly lower Tuesday as the market delivered a downbeat finish on the final day of another milestone-shattering year on Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.1%,

U.S. stock indexes are drifting higher Tuesday as Wall Street’s superstar, Nvidia, rises toward another record.