20+ hour, 24+ min ago (232+ words) Nov. 24, 2025 at 5:03 PM ET The stock market continued to dig out of its November hole on Monday as the Nasdaq Composite marked its best day since May. The tech-heavy index gained 2.7%. The S&P 500 gained nearly 1.6%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 203 points, or 0.4%. The Nasdaq marked its biggest daily gain since May 12. The yield on the 2-year Treasury note dipped to 3.5%, while the 10-year yield was down to 4.04%. Traders continued to flock back to bets on a December rate cut: Odds of a quarter-point cut on Dec. 10 spiked to 85.1% on Monday from 71% on Friday and 30% at one point last week. Such optimism reinvigorated the risk-on rally. Bitcoin, artificial intelligence stocks, and other momentum plays continued to rebound. The Magnificent Seven stocks, led by Tesla and Alphabet, gave the S&P and Nasdaq a big boost, though the market's gains…...

21+ hour, 56+ min ago (137+ words) Alphabet isn't just the best performing Magnificent Seven stock today; it's the top stock in the group so far this year. Alphabet shares, up 6.2% on Monday, have surged 68% this year. At $3.825 trillion, Alphabet is less than 5% away from a $4 trillion market cap, according to Dow Jones Market Dat Alphabet isn't just the best performing Magnificent Seven stock today; it's the top stock in the group so far this year. Alphabet shares, up 6.2% on Monday, have surged 68% this year. At $3.825 trillion, Alphabet is less than 5% away from a $4 trillion market cap, according to Dow Jones Market Data. It's also within $228 billion of Apple's market cap. It's the narrowest the margin between both firms' valuations has been since Oct. 30, 2019....

23+ hour, 5+ min ago (209+ words) Nov. 24, 2025 at 2:52 AM ET Ukraine faces a Thursday deadline to adopt a peace plan presented by the U.S. with input from Russia. Discussions over the past few days suggest a Thanksgiving truce is unlikely. The main parties'between the Ukraine, Russia, the U.S., and Europe'remain divided over the key elements of the plan. Nonetheless, Ukraine is under pressure to consider the plan. President Donald Trump criticized Ukraine's leadership in a social-media post Sunday, saying it hadn't expressed gratitude for U.S. efforts, and blamed Europe for continuing to buy Russian oil. Further developments are likely this week as the parties attempt to meet the Thursday deadline. But that date isn't likely to hold, wrote Richard Haass, former president of the Council on Foreign Relations, in a newsletter. "The justifiable outcry from a good many Americans and Europeans seems to have persuaded the Trump administration and…...

20+ hour, 53+ min ago (286+ words) Nov. 24, 2025 at 2:36 PM ET Updated 6 min ago A buying frenzy in Big Tech on Monday sent the Nasdaq Composite surging toward its best day since May. The tech-heavy index was up 2.7%, which would be its largest daily gain since May 12, according to Dow Jones Market Data. The S&P 500, up 1.6%, is having its best day since May 27. The Dow, up nearly 300 points, or 0.6%, had stronger showings earlier this month. Among the S&P 500s top stocks were memory chip firms, as well as momentum and riskier stocks such as Palantir Technologies. But Magnificent Seven stocks were also in the driver's seat. All the Mag 7 stocks were on the rise, led by Teslas 7% gain. Alphabet was up 5.4%; Meta Platforms was up 3.2%; Amazon.com was up 2%; Nvidia was up 1.8%; Apple was up 1.7%; Microsoft was up 0.6%. Together, the Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF was up…...

21+ hour, 56+ min ago (308+ words) Nov. 24, 2025 at 4:12 AM ET Stock futures were rising Monday, as investors hoped a slew of delayed economic data due this week would bolster the chances of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates next month. Futures tracking the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 143 points, or 0.3%. S&P 500 futures jumped 0.7%, and contracts tied to the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 were 1% higher. The three major indexes see-sawed last week as Wall Street fretted about bloated artificial-intelligence valuations, but the Dow added nearly 500 points on Friday New York Fed President John Williams signaled his support for lowering rates at the Dec. 9-10 policy meeting. Traders are now pricing in a 71% chance that the central bank will cut borrowing costs by a quarter of a point next month, up from 42% a week ago, according to the CME FedWatch tool. The odds could shift again before Thanksgiving, with a…...

14+ hour, 23+ min ago (87+ words) Amazon announced on Monday a massive $50 billion investment to expand artificial intelligence and supercomputing capabilities for the US government, positioning the tech giant as a key player in building custom AI technology for federal customers. Amazon Says To Invest $50 Bn In US Government AI Infrastructure AFP - Agence France Presse Amazon announced on Monday a massive $50 billion investment to expand artificial intelligence and supercomputing capabilities for the US government, positioning the tech giant as a key player in building custom AI technology for federal customers....

8+ hour, 7+ min ago (87+ words) President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday establishing the "Genesis Mission," a national initiative to harness AI for scientific breakthroughs, comparing its scope to the Manhattan Project that produced the atomic bomb during World War II. Trump Launches 'Genesis Mission' To Speed AI-driven Research AFP - Agence France Presse President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday establishing the "Genesis Mission," a national initiative to harness AI for scientific breakthroughs, comparing its scope to the Manhattan Project that produced the atomic bomb during World War II....

23+ hour, 13+ min ago (94+ words) European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde warned Monday that a delay in embracing artificial intelligence could "jeopardise" the continent's future, urging barriers to its adoption to be swiftly lifted. AI Delay May Affect Europe's Future, Says ECB Chief European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde warned Monday that a delay in embracing artificial intelligence could "jeopardise" the continent's future, urging barriers to its adoption to be swiftly lifted. The Barron's news department was not involved in the creation of the content above. This article was produced by AFP. For more information go to AFP.com....

14+ hour, 53+ min ago (130+ words) A rally in riskier stocks was starting to spread into the broader market on Monday. The S&P 500 was up 1.2%. The Dow was up 256 points, or 0.6%. The Nasdaq Composite was up 1.9%. Market breadth just turned positive, with 260 S&P 500 stocks now trading higher. The Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF, A rally in riskier stocks was starting to spread into the broader market on Monday. The S&P 500 was up 1.2%. The Dow was up 256 points, or 0.6%. The Nasdaq Composite was up 1.9%. Market breadth just turned positive, with 260 S&P 500 stocks now trading higher. The Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF, a proxy for breadth since it counts the S&P's smallest stocks the same as its largest, was up 0.5%....

21+ hour, 14+ min ago (80+ words) The United States will not publish an advance estimate of how the world's biggest economy performed in the third quarter, the latest in a series of delayed reports after a long government shutdown. US Cancels Advance Estimate Of Third Quarter GDP After Shutdown AFP - Agence France Presse The United States will not publish an advance estimate of how the world's biggest economy performed in the third quarter, the latest in a series of delayed reports after a long government shutdown....