Market Highlights

US stocks ended Tuesday’s session higher, with traders reloading wagers on an interest-rate cut next month while the latest AI advances drove Big Tech valuations. The S&P 500 rose 0.9% after swinging between modest gains and losses earlier. The Nasdaq 100, after declining as much as 1.3%, wrapped up the day 0.6% higher. Economic data out of the US on Tuesday further cemented bets that the Federal Reserve will lower rates in December. That optimism had pushed stocks higher even on Monday. The US 10-year Treasury yield fell, lingering around 4% after White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett emerged as the front-runner to serve as the next Fed chair. The dollar remained lower. Bitcoin dropped below $88,000.

Technology stocks propelled an advance in global equities as traders kicked off a data-packed week more optimistic that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in December. The S&P 500 rose 1.5% and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 ended Monday’s session more than 2% higher. While the former notched its best day in six weeks, the latter gained the most since May. Bitcoin reversed an earlier drop. The US 10-year Treasury yield declined to 4.03%. Oil pushed higher as traders weighed the prospect of a Ukraine-Russia peace deal. Technology stocks propelled an advance in global equities as traders kicked off a data-packed week more optimistic that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in December.

Wall Street wrapped up a chaotic week with a turnaround in stocks after a selloff that whipsawed some of the most-speculative corners of the market, testing investors’ nerves after a torrid rally. About 450 shares in the S&P 500 rose, with the gauge up 1%. Nvidia Corp. pared most of a plunge that earlier topped 4%. Bloomberg News reported US officials are having early talks on whether to let the firm sell its H200 artificial intelligence chips to China. The market also got an injection of hope as a Federal Reserve official suggested a rate cut remains a possibility. Stocks extended their Friday rebound as traders increased bets on an interest-rate cut by the Federal Reserve next month.

Volatility resurfaced on Wall Street in a session that saw tech stocks falling alongside cryptocurrencies amid an unwinding in speculative areas of the market just as worries grow about the Federal Reserve’s ability to cut interest rates. Thursday was a session in which assets favored by retail momentum traders got hammered, among them crypto and the artificial-intelligence space. Amid the de-risking, the S&P 500 erased its rally, falling 1.6%. Nvidia Corp. tumbled 3% as questions lingered about elevated valuations and investments despite a strong outlook. Bitcoin sank below $87,000 for the first time since April. Global stocks are poised for their worst week in seven months as concerns over lofty valuations and whether massive investments in artificial intelligence will pay off prompt investors to retreat from riskier assets.

Shares of the world’s largest tech companies rallied in late hours on speculation that Nvidia Corp.’s blockbuster outlook will help reignite Wall Street’s artificial intelligence-driven rally. A roughly $390 billion exchange-traded fund tracking the Nasdaq 100 advanced 1% after the close of regular trading. The giant chipmaker that’s seen as a barometer for the revolutionary technology gave a strong revenue forecast for the current period, helping counter concern that a global surge in AI spending is poised to fizzle.The shares spiked about 5%. Stocks jumped after a robust revenue forecast from Nvidia Corp. eased worries about a potential bubble in the artificial intelligence industry that had recently roiled markets globally.

A selloff in the world’s largest technology companies drove stocks to their longest slide since August, underscoring the American market’s narrow reliance on a handful of growth giants. The S&P 500 lost almost 1%, falling for a fourth straight day. In the run-up to Nvidia Corp.’s results, the shares sank 2.8%. The bar is getting higher for the chipmaker to convince investors that the billions of dollars spent on artificial intelligence will pay off. Its outlook could have significant implications due to the firm’smassive influence on major indexes. Stocks slipped in the runup to Nvidia Corp.’s earnings, a key test for market stability after concerns over lofty valuations sparked a selloff that erased about $1.6 trillion from global equities

Wall Street traders gearing up for Nvidia Corp.’s earnings and the jobs report shunned riskier assets as both events will be key in shaping the global financialoutlook throughout the rest of 2025. Just ahead of tests of the two main pillars of the stock bull market — prospects for artificial intelligence and Federal Reserve rate cuts — equities fell alongside crypto. The S&P 500 slid almost 1% — breaching a technical mark seen by many as a gateway to more losses. The gauge snapped 138 sessions during which it held above the 50-day moving average, its second-longest stretch this century. Stocks sold off and Bitcoin hit a seven-month low as investors pulled back from riskier corners of the market in the run-up to Nvidia Corp.’s earnings and a pivotal US jobs report.

A tech-led rebound in stocks faded as caution prevailed on Wall Street ahead of a deluge of economic data and concerns over the Federal Reserve’s ability to slash interest rates in December. Bonds dropped. The relief brought by the end of a historic US shutdown gave way to volatility this week as various Fed speakers damped wagers on policy easing. Hot areas favored by momentum traders such as artificial-intelligence whipsawed. Bitcoin was barely up for 2025. After briefly erasing a 1.4% slide, the S&P 500 closed little changed. Nvidia Corp. rose ahead of its earnings. US equity-index futures advanced along with technology shares in Asia as investors looked ahead to earnings from AI bellwether Nvidia Corp. and US economic data to set the tone for markets this week.

Heavy selling resumed on Wall Street, halting a weeklong respite spurred by the US government reopening, as hawkish statements from Federal Reserve officials ahead of a deluge of economic data spurred traders to dump risky assets from tech stocks to crypto. With optimism about the shutdown’s resolution priced in, concern about valuations emerged, prompting a selloff in high-flying tech giants. Under the surface, some market observers pointed to a rotation into more defensive names. It was the third time in two weeks the S&P 500 fell more than 1%. Bitcoin sank below $100,000 and is down over 20% since early October. The S&P 500 lost 1.7%. The Nasdaq 100 slid 2.1%. Measures of both megacaps and smaller firms each tumbled almost 3%. Wall Street’s closely watched gauge of stock volatility hit 20. With Trump signing the legislation to end the longest shutdown in US history, investor attention is now turning to the slew of economic data that’s due to flow out. Even so, the October jobs report will skip the unemployment rate as the household survey wasn’t conducted, US top economic adviser Kevin Hassett told Fox News.

Wall Street traders drove most stocks higher and bond yields lower as House lawmakers were poised to end a historic government shutdown, unlocking access to economic data that will be key in shaping the Federal Reserve policy outlook. The resolution of the last four US closures spurred gains in the S&P 500 and most of its sectors, based on the median performance. While about 300 shares in the equity benchmark rose on Wednesday, a slide in big tech left the gauge wavering. The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed for a fourth straight day, hitting all-time highs. Bitcoin erased its advance. Global shares held a three-day gain that took them to within touching distance of a record high as President Donald Trump signed legislation to end the longest government shutdown in US history.