U.S. stocks were rising across the board on Wednesday morning, buoyed by the advance in megacap technology names. Under the surface, however, there is furious paddling. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was struggling to hold on to its slight gains,

The Dow Jones fell Friday after inflation data. Amazon, Broadcom, Meta and Netflix are among the best stocks to buy and watch.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was deepening losses heading toward the closing bell Friday, down more than 700 points, according to FactSet data, at last check. The Dow was dropping about 1.7%, while the S&P 500 fell 1.

Stock futures are modestly lower Friday morning as the U.S. equities market takes a breather from a rally that has pushed major indexes to record high levels.

The Dow Jones fell Friday ahead of inflation data. Amazon, Broadcom, Meta and Netflix are among the best stocks to buy and watch.

Wall Street traded slightly higher during midday Thursday as investors assessed the ongoing earnings season while closely monitoring policy signals from President Donald Trump.

Stocks closed solidly higher on Thursday for the fourth straight session as investor optimism about the Trump administration continues to run high.

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--Year-to-date it is up 2020.85 points or 4.75% Investor appetite for AI showed no sign of slowing, as Nvidia, Arm, Oracle, and more climbed on Wednesday.

Major U.S. stock indexes were on course to post strong weekly gains in late-afternoon trading Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average leading the way up. The Dow was on pace to rise 3.8% this week,

Sources: FactSet, Dow Jones Stock Movers: Gainers, decliners and most actives market activity tables are a combination of NYSE, Nasdaq, NYSE American and NYSE Arca listings. Sources: FactSet ...

Netflix, Oracle and other technology stocks lifted U.S. indexes as their profits pile higher and excitement builds around the moneymaking prospects of artificial intelligence. The S&P 500 rose 0.6% Wednesday and closed just shy of the record it set in early December.