U.S. stocks failed to kick off the new year on an upbeat note after a rough final stretch of 2024. The S&P 500 index SPX closed 0.2% lower Thursday, the first trading session of 2025. That’s ...

Stocks closed out 2024 with a strong fourth quarter, as the broader market set one record high after another thanks to healthy economic growth, widening earnings, and the Federal Reserve cutting ...

"The dollar is the only game in town until there is a genuine stumble in the U.S. economy." The euro was down 0.89% at $1.0263 after slumping to $1.0223, its lowest level since Nov. 21, 2022.