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Stock market today: Dow up 800 points as Maduro makes this plea; Reddit tests entry (live coverage)
The Dow Jones index rose after the U.S. ousted Venezuelan President Maduro. Nvidia rallied and Reddit tested an entry.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit record all-time highs in 2025 with many of the components ending the year higher. Along with serving as a well-known barometer of overall market health, the index offers some of the top yielding blue-chip stocks.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose to a fresh intraday high in late morning trading on Monday, with shares of oil producer Chevron Corp. posting the biggest gains in the stock-market index. The Dow rose to a session high of 49,
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Dow surges 700 points, tops 49K for first time as Maduro capture sends Wall Street cheering
In midday trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit an all-time high, jumping 713 points, or 1.5%, to 49,095. The S&P 500 gained 0.8%, and the Nasdaq climbed more than 200 points, or 1%, to 23,458.
High-yielding Dow stocks outperformed the broader market this year. Will new Dow dogs Home Depot, Nike, and UnitedHealth keep the streak going?
Despite a more than 14% year-to-date gain in the Dow Jones Industrial Average as of market close on Dec. 26, there are five Dow stocks that are down 10% or more in 2025: Home Depot ( HD 0.65%), Procter & Gamble ( PG 0.51%), Nike ( NKE +4.12%), Salesforce ( CRM 0.38%), and UnitedHealth Group ( UNH 0.62%).
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Dow Jones futures fall while techs, oil stocks rise; Venezuela, Nvidia, AMD, Taiwan Semi in focus
President Trump said the U.S. will "run" Venezuela after capturing Nicolas Maduro, but left his regime in charge. Nvidia, AMD CEOs speak at CES Monday.
With the turn of the calendar to a new year, it is appropriate to review the performance of the Dogs of the Dow for the last calendar year of 2025. Read more
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