The Dow is price-weighted; the S&P 500 is market-cap weighted. In the Dow, high-priced stocks like UNH can disproportionately move the index, even when most other components are flat or rising.

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US stocks hold gains as Dow leads despite tariff risks. Traders watch indices, tech stocks, and August deadlines in a ...

Shares of banks and other financial institutions fell sharply as volatility returned to global markets. The S&P 500 closed at a record high ahead of the July 4 break.

US stocks dipped as Trump’s Canada tariffs spooked markets. S&P500 and Dow face pressure while Fed hesitates on rate cuts ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average marked another record close today, while the Nasdaq and S&P 500 ended lower after yesterday’s post-Federal Reserve rally. The Dow got a boost from speculation ...

Dow Jones futures, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures, traded little changed ahead of Tuesday's open after President Donald Trump's tariffs triggered extreme stock market volatility ...

Provided by Dow Jones Mar 21, 2025, 9:25:00 PM Shares of banks and other financial institutions fell amid fears that market volatility would weigh on results for asset managers and brokers.

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Investors also appear buoyed by federal tax cuts and a large budget bill passed in Washington — policies that tend to favor ...

Nasdaq's realized 21-day annualized rolling volatility hit as high as 59.8% on April 10, surpassing bitcoin's 30-day volatility at 46.4%, according to Dow Jones Market Data. The data is lined up ...

It's still volatile out there, historically so, according to Dow Jones Market Data: The S&P 500 had moved up or down at least 1% in seven of the 10 trading sessions before Thursday. Make it eight ...