Dow Inc halved its dividend and forecast third-quarter revenue below analysts' expectations as the chemicals maker grapples with a prolonged industry downturn and tariff uncertainty, sending its shares down over 16% in early trading.

In short, markets are betting that deals, not threats, will define the coming phase. And for now, the Dow Jones stands as a barometer for this evolving geopolitical and economic narrative—one where optimism, however fragile, is taking the lead.

Futures traders largely shrugged off the latest jobless-claims report, which showed fewer Americans applied for first-time benefits last week than economists had expected. But another headline that la

Trump is facing mounting pressure from his MAGA base to publicly release Justice Department files from the Epstein case.

Donald Trump has followed through on his threat to sue Rupert Murdoch and his media companies over the Wall Street Journal‘s report on a bawdy letter in his name that was included in an album given to Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday in 2003.

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite were holding modest gains in early-afternoon trading, helped by shares of Google parent Alphabet Inc., which rallied 0.9% on investor relief over its latest earnings report.

Dow Jones gains on strong healthcare and financials while Nasdaq drops as tech stocks retreat, signaling sector rotation in US indices today.

Wall Street kicked off Thursday with a split mood, as US stock market futures painted a mixed picture ahead of the opening bell. The S&P 500 held steady near record highs, the Nasdaq pushed higher on the back of red-hot AI enthusiasm,

The successor to the first stock market index is getting up there with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite in all-time-high territory.

The Dow Jones index dropped Thursday on a surprise fall in weekly jobless claims. Chipotle and Tesla plunged on earnings.