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Julie Hyman examines some of the top trending tickers on Yahoo Finance, outlining the story driving interest in each stock, including Ares Management's (ARES) S&P 500 inclusion, Twenty One Capital's (XXI) trading debut, and SLM Corporation's (SLM) — known as Sallie Mae — downward stock moves after its investor day. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Market Catalysts.

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index rises Tuesday amid the Fed's policy meeting. A drone stock gets a boost.

The prospect of a Fed cut accompanied by hawkish commentary from the central bank on Wednesday doesn't bode well for a bitcoin year-end rally.

Shares of life sciences cloud software provider Veeva Systems (NYSE:VEEV) fell 3% in the morning session after a lack of positive news catalysts allowed technical trading patterns to dominate, continuing its recent underperformance. According to technical analysis, the stock's recent price behavior had been difficult. Its technical rating was poor, with negative trends observed in both the short and long term. The stock also underperformed the wider S&P 500 index over recent months. This downwar

Shares of data center products and services company Vertiv (NYSE:VRT) fell 3.2% in the morning session after Wolfe Research downgraded its stock from Outperform to Peer Perform and the company was not selected for inclusion in the S&P 500 index. Adding to the pressure, S&P Dow Jones Indices announced that Ares Management would join the benchmark index, while Vertiv, a data-center infrastructure company, was among those that missed out this round. Inclusion in a major index like the S&P 500 often

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When the Federal Reserve announced its first interest rate cut in September, the stock market was quick to react. That wasn’t surprising. What was surprising, though, was the extent to which stocks had dipped in the preceding months amid persistent inflation worries and economic uncertainty. 2025 has been a volatile year for investors on the ... Nearing Retirement? 3 Steps To Take After The Stock Market’s Recent Rally

The Federal Reserve will undoubtedly cut its key interest rate for a third straight meeting tomorrow and signal a pause to assess labor market and inflation data delayed by the government shutdown. The S&P 500 edged higher on Thursday morning as the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a surprise jump in job openings and Nvidia dipped despite President Donald Trump opening the door to sales of its H200 advanced chip to China.

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Ares, with a market capitalization of $54 billion, is one of the largest companies by market value not currently in the S&P 500. It was one of the top candidates for inclusion in the S&P 500 when the index made its rebalancing announcement on Friday. Carvana CRH and Comfort Systems USA got the go-ahead, while Ares was snubbed.

PINS faces falling ad prices, slowing regional growth and weaker estimates as macro and competitive pressures weigh on its outlook.

Shares of AutoZone dropped Tuesday after the automotive parts retailer reported weaker-than-expected quarterly results. Same-store sales rose 5.5% from the prior year on a constant currency basis, just below Wall Street’s estimate of 5.6%. AutoZone stock was down 4.2% to $3,607.47 on Tuesday, putting it on pace for its largest single-day decline since April, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

The stock market didn’t move much, but bond yields jumped after Wall Street got a look at some delayed labor market data from September and October. The Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, which was delayed by the government shutdown, showed the U.S. ended October with 7.67 million job openings in October, compared to 7.66 million in September, and up from 7.23 million in October. The Nasdaq Composite was down 0.1%.

XYZ's 28.1% YTD slide spotlights rising fintech competition even as Square and Cash App push ahead with new tools and global expansion.

The Federal Reserve's December FOMC meeting will conclude on Wednesday, December 10, with investors expecting US central bank officials to vote on a hawkish interest rate cut to end 2025. The decision announcement will be followed by a press conference with Fed Chair Jerome Powell. Principal Asset Management Chief Global Strategist Seema Shah and Siebert Financial CIO Mark Malek share their perspectives on what a rate cut will mean for the market's (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) Santa Claus Rally heading into 2026. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Opening Bid.

FIGS, ECO and UNFI made it to the Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy) momentum stocks list on December 9, 2025.

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The stock market barely budged at the open as the Federal Reserve was set to kick off its two-day December policy meeting. The Nasdaq Composite was down 0.2%. “Markets remain on snooze with little conviction in either direction this morning, and while investors ‘waiting for the Fed’ has been the excuse, is there really any question over what Powell will say and do tomorrow,” writes Bespoke Investment Group co-founder Paul Hickey.

Tesla sold some 73,000 cars in China in November, leaving sales in that country down about 6% year over year.

The company, led by Warren Buffett, reports earnings on Saturday. Buffett has only two months left before he steps down as CEO.

NEWSLETTER: REVIEW PREVIEW Sugar Rush. If you’re on the East Coast of the U.S., you may be dealing with a candy-induced headache by now. It was worth it, I’m sure. Investors might be nursing their own hangover after a nonstop week of news that included a quasi trade deal, a Fed meeting, and an onslaught of earnings.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite snagged their sixth- and seventh-straight monthly gains, respectively. Those were the longest winning streaks for both benchmarks since January 2018. The S&P 500 finished its sixth consecutive monthly gain, giving the index its longest winning streak since August 2021.

The stock market was all treats and no tricks on Friday as the major indexes wrapped up their best months of October in years. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 41 points, or 0.1%. The S&P 500 gained 0.3%.

US stocks have seen volatile moves in the last handful of trading sessions, as strong earnings and massive AI spending pull investors in different directions.

It’s been a bumpy Halloween for the stock market, but the major indexes were all back in the black around 2:30 p.m. Eastern time on Friday. The Dow was up 41 points, or 0.1%. The S&P 500 was 0.3%. The Nasdaq Composite was up 0.

In those years, the index averaged a gain of 4.8% for the rest of the year, according to Dow Jones Market Data. Even better is the consistency: There were only three occasions when the market dropped in the final two months of the year after rising 10% or more in the first 10 months: 1988, 1986, and 1964.

AGCO reported third-quarter adjusted earnings per share of $1.35 from sales of $2.5 billion. Wall Street was looking for EPS of $1.22 from sales of $2.5 billion.

The Dow was struggling to stay above breakeven despite Amazon stock’s best efforts on Friday. The blue-chip index was moving in and out of negative territory. The S&P 500 was up 0.3%. The Nasdaq Composite was up 0.

Reddit surged on Friday after the social media company beat expectations for earnings, extending this year’s rally. The company solidly beat analyst estimates for both revenue and earnings, which came in at $585 million and 80 cents a share, respectively. For the current quarter ending in December, Reddit expects revenue in a range of $655 million to $665 million and adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization of $275 million to $285 million.