The S&P 500 is set to score a record finish every day of this past week while the Dow has yet to return to record territory in 2025.

The new dividend will cost about $1 billion a year. Dow is expected to generate free cash flow of about $500 million in 2025, and $600 million in 2026, according to FactSet. That’s a far cry the $5 billion-plus annual average from 2020 to 2023.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) stumbled on Thursday, consolidating just below the 45,000 handle as earnings blunders drag down key overweighted stocks listed on the Dow Jones. Equities remain tilted firmly into the high side with all major indexes testing fresh record highs,

Major stock indexes were mixed in late trading Thursday as investors reacted to a flurry of earnings reports from major companies, notably tech giants Tesla and Alphabet, and awaited new developments related to tariffs.

US stocks climbed on Wednesday after the US struck a trade deal with Japan, lifting hopes for further tariff pacts as Wall Street prepared for Tesla (TSLA) and Alphabet (GOOGL, GOOG) earnings after the bell.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is set to achieve a golden cross today, a potentially bullish sign for the index. Golden crosses happen when the short-term moving average of a stock or index passes its long-term moving average,

In short, markets are betting that deals, not threats, will define the coming phase. And for now, the Dow Jones stands as a barometer for this evolving geopolitical and economic narrative—one where optimism, however fragile, is taking the lead.

Stocks climbed to more records on Wall Street. The S&P 500 rose 0.4% Friday, setting an all-time high for the fifth time this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose

June inflation data released Tuesday represented an increase from May levels, despite the headline numbers matching expectations.

Dow Jones Industrial Average vs. S&P 500 The Dow and the S&P 500 are probably the two most well-known stock market indexes, but there are a couple of key differences between the two.

The Dow Jones (DJIA) is less than 1% away from securing a new record-high as trade deal optimism grows ahead of the August 1 deadline. This