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Nike stock plunged more than 11% despite topping estimates on results for 2026's fiscal second quarter, as lower sales from ...

The Dow Jones index fell Monday. Warner Bros Discovery takeover drama continued on the stock market today. Nvidia rose on ...

S&P 500 component company IBM (NYSE: IBM) will acquire data streaming platform Confluent (Nasdaq: CFLT) in an $11 billion ...

Stock Market News, Dec. 2, 2025: Dow ends slightly lower while S&P 500 and Nasdaq log a third consecutive day of gains; Russell 2000 closes at a new record Stocks ended the day mixed on Thursday as ...

U.S. stocks gained a day after a worldwide selloff in risky assets. The Nasdaq composite led indexes higher, rising 0.6%. The Dow industrials added 0.4%, or 185 points, while the S&P 500 advanced 0.2% ...

Walmart, the world's largest retailer, wants to be more of a tech company. So it's leaving the New York Stock Exchange and joining the NASDAQ. Walmart is the world's largest retailer, where lots of ...

Someone has hit the pause button on holiday joy. Stocks fell to start December after five straight days of gains. The S&P 500 was down 0.5%, Dow was down 0.9%, while the Nasdaq fell 0.4%. Losses were ...

What Does Shinhan’s Investment Mean for 24X? Shinhan Securities has taken a minority stake in 24X US Holdings, marking its first investment in a U.S. stock exchange. The deal brings South Korea’s ...

Thanksgiving is nearly here—but investors will have to get through one more day of market action before the holiday begins.