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The Dow Jones Industrial Average missed out on a stock market rally Tuesday thanks in large part to one very influential component of the 30-stock index.
US stocks mostly rose on Tuesday as tech hopes offset a growing list of political worries, with a slide in UnitedHealth (UNH) dragging on the Dow and Wall Street weighing a long-awaited India-EU trade deal.
The are just 30 stocks in the Dow, and I believe 10% of them are strong buys at this point.
Stocks slip early Friday, with a tumultuous week poised to saddle the major U.S. stock indexes with weekly losses.
Wall Street ticked to a record as stocks zigzagged underneath the market’s surface following mixed profit reports from UnitedHealth, General Motors and other big companies.
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The U.S. stock market finished its zigzag week full of tariff threats and cancellations with a quiet and tentative close.
U.S. stocks closed sharply higher on Wednesday as investors reacted to President Trump's decision to reverse his tariff threats against European allies.
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U.S. stock futures rose on Wednesday following Tuesday’s sharp sell-off. Futures of major benchmark indices were higher. On Tuesday, the S&P 500 index recorded its worst session since October 2025, dipping more than 2% during the session as risk-off sentiment intensified following President Donald Trump's aggressive new trade stance toward Europe.