Wall Street was mixed in premarket trading on Thursday as major U.S. airlines stumbled and health insurance companies soared. Futures for the S&P 500 lost 0.1% before the opening bell, while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average ticked up 0.
The S&P 500 ( ^GSPC) jumped over 0.5% to secure its first all-time closing high of 2025. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ( ^DJI) popped around 0.9%, while the Nasdaq Composite ( ^IXIC) recovered from earlier session losses to finish the day up about 0.2%.
Dow Jones futures rose Thursday after higher-than-expected initial unemployment claims. Nvidia stock sold off, while Tesla reversed higher.
Stocks took a step up after Trump said in a virtual address to the World Economic Forum that he would “demand that interest rates drop immediately.”
U.S. stocks traded mixed midway through trading, with the Dow Jones index gaining around 250 points on Thursday. The Dow traded up 0.58% to 44,412.35 while the NASDAQ fell 0.30% to 19,949.51. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.09% to 6,091.83.
The S&P 500 climbed to a fresh record on Thursday, driven by President Donald Trump’s calls for immediate interest rate cuts and cheaper oil prices.
Wall Street traded slightly higher during midday Thursday as investors assessed the ongoing earnings season while closely monitoring policy signals from President Donald Trump.
The S&P 500 jumped 0.5%, notching an all-time closing high. The Dow rallied 0.9%, while the Nasdaq Composite ticked higher by 0.2%. After touching a new intraday high during Thursday's session, the S&P 500 is also on track to close at a record.
American Airlines is scheduled to report its fourth-quarter results on Thursday before the market opens. Here is what you need to know. REVENUE: The carrier is expected to post $13.43 billion in revenue for the quarter compared to $13.06 billion in the prior-year period, according to FactSet.
U.S. stock futures edged lower in early action Thursday as traders took a breather after three days of gains. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 23 points, or 0.1%, to 44330. S&P 500 futures dropped 11 points,
In a report released yesterday, Ravi Shanker from Morgan Stanley maintained a Buy rating on American Airlines (AAL – Research Report), with a
Boeing was the worst-performing stock in the Dow Jones Industrial Average Tuesday after the company reported declining plane deliveries.