Eastern time, the S&P 500 was 0.3 per cent higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.3 per cent and the Nasdaq Composite was 0.8 per cent higher

Investors are appraising the likely impact of Trump's orders on stocks on the first trading day after the inauguration.

Stocks were sharply lower Monday afternoon on concerns about the competitive threat that China poses in the race to develop artificial intelligence.

The S&P 500 climbed to a fresh record on Thursday, driven by President Donald Trump’s calls for immediate interest rate cuts and cheaper oil prices.

Eastern time, the S&P 500 was 0.3 per cent higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.3 per cent and the Nasdaq Composite was 0.8 per cent higher

The stock market rallied Tuesday with a slew of AI stocks that may be DeepSeek winners flashing buy signals. Microsoft, Meta, Tesla and the Fed loom Wednesday.

Rebounding tech stocks drove U.S. indexes higher a day after they tumbled on doubts about whether the artificial-intelligence frenzy really needs all the dollars being poured into it. The S&P 500 rose 0.

Wall Street’s superstars tumbled Monday as a competitor from China threatens to upend the artificial-intelligence frenzy they’ve been feasting on.

NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street’s superstars tumbled Monday as a competitor from China threatens to upend the artificial-intelligence frenzy they’ve been feasting on.

The S&P 500, a gauge of U.S. large-cap stocks, notched a record closing high of 6,118.71 on Jan. 23, according to Dow Jones Market Data. Big Tech stocks have massive market values, translating into outsize weighting in the S&P 500 index.

A breakthrough Chinese chatbot has sparked alarm about the country’s advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and wiped close to $1 trillion off global stock markets...