Latest articles by David Dittman
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Stock Market Today: Dow Drops 670 Points on Trade War Effect
A prodigious rally by the battered leader of the AI revolution typified an increasingly volatile picture for investors, traders and speculators.
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Stock Market Today: Markets Count Down to Tariff Day
Investors, traders and speculators stand by for updates from Washington, D.C., on new terms of global trade.
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Stock Market Today: Mixed Messages Muddle Markets
Stocks cruised into pre-market action on encouraging news for the AI revolution but stumbled on yet another policy disturbance.
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Stock Market Today: Inflation Is Still a Thing
Investors, traders and speculators confront an increasingly complex landscape featuring new and familiar challenges.
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How to Invest in the Nuclear Revolution
According to Energy Secretary Chris Wright, "The long-awaited American nuclear renaissance must launch during President Trump's administration."
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Stock Market Today: Growth Concerns Drag on Stocks
Forward-looking commentary from a major retailer outweighed its backward-looking results as all three major equity indexes retreated on Thursday.
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Stock Market Today: It's Mostly Onward and Upward for Equities
The major U.S. equity indexes were mixed Friday but closed an eventful week for earnings and data modestly higher.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Pop on Time-Delayed Tariffs
All three major U.S. equity indexes rallied to intraday highs following President Trump's latest trade moves.
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Stock Market Today: Markets Reflect Elevated Uncertainty
Investors and traders as well as CEOs and central bankers continue to adjust to a new administration in Washington, D.C.
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Stock Market Today: Investors Respond to the Usual Uncertainty
Stocks surged late but the major indexes closed mixed as the search for market leadership continues.
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Stock Market Today: Earnings Speak Louder Than Tariffs
Recent market reaction to Trump administration policy announcements has been "entirely normal."
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Stock Market Today: Investors Adjust to Earnings and Guidance
The stock market struggles in a good way when it's measuring what's happening on the ground.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Jump Around on Fed Day
Fed Chair Jerome Powell plays it as straight as possible while President Trump and threats to the AI rally abound.
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Stock Market Today: Dow Adds 408 Points as Trump Answers Davos Questions
Tech stocks surged late and the S&P 500 established its first new all-time closing high of 2025.
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Why the 10-Year U.S. Treasury Yield Is So Important Right Now
Multiple indicators will track performance and sentiment during the second Trump administration. Here's why the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield is one to watch.
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Stock Market Today: Dow Adds 538 Points on First Trading Day of Second Trump Administration
Stocks rise while the White House issues a historic series of executive orders.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Pause After a Big Rally
The Nasdaq continues to lag the S&P 500 and the Dow so far in 2025.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Are Mixed Ahead of CPI
Cool wholesale inflation numbers provide only slight relief before Wednesday's release of December Consumer Price Index data.
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Stock Market Today: Dow Slides 697 Points on Super-Hot Jobs Data
When the December nonfarm payrolls report hit the tape, there was no question which way stocks would go at Friday's opening bell.
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Jimmy Carter's Funeral: Is the Stock Market Open Today?
A national day of mourning and a state funeral will be held for the former president today, January 9.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Dragged Down by Strong Data
Investors weigh the prospect of no more rate cuts in the current cycle.
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Stock Market Today: Dow Adds 340 Points to End Skid
The S&P 500 closed the official Santa Claus rally period down 0.5%.
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Stock Market Today: Dow Dives 729 Points but Bounces Back
Investors can still hope for a Santa Claus rally over the next three trading days.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Soar to Start the Santa Claus Rally
All three main equity indexes flew like the down of a thistle on Christmas Eve.
