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.

A gloomy survey of UK consumer confidence today revealed people are thinking more about saving money as they prepare for “dark days ahead”. GfK’s long-running consumer barometer fell five points to minus 22, with all five measures that make up the headline score lower in the month.

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

Associated British Foods today cut its Primark sales growth forecast after the chain’s UK operation endured a difficult end to 2024. UK sales in the 16 weeks to 4 January declined 4%, with the like-for-like figure down 6.

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA ... but concentrated losses in key stocks are hobbling the average’s overall performance. UnitedHealth Group (UNH) tumbled 4.5%, falling below $520 ...

Currys has raised profit guidance and pledged to resume dividend payments after the retailer reported a strong festive performance today. An improved balance sheet means the company expects to resume dividend payments with a distribution of 1.

Investors await Wednesday’s key CPI inflation print before making decisions. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) lurched around 150 points higher on Tuesday after Producer Price Index (PPI ...

S&P Global's flash composite purchasing managers' index fell to 52.4 points in January, from December's final tally of 55.4. The reading, closer to the 50.0 mark which separates growth from decline, was the weakest in nine months.

Launched on 12/16/2015, the Invesco Dow Jones Industrial Average Dividend ETF (DJD ... to beat the market with great stock selection; this group likely invests in another class of funds known ...

The FTSE 100 Index is down 2.87 points or 0.03% this week to 8502.35 --Largest one week point and percentage decline since the week ending Dec. 20, 2024 --Today it is down 62.85 points or 0.73% --Largest one day point and percentage decline since Friday, Jan. 10, 2025

World shares have advanced after U.S. stocks rose to a record and the Bank of Japan raised its key lending rate