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The Dow Jones chalked in a gain on Thursday, clawing back the early week’s losses and putting the major equity index back on the high side heading into the tail end of the trading week. The Dow is still holding steady near the 44,700 level, with bullish momentum poised to take another fresh crack at all-time highs just north of 45,000.
Stock index futures were close to the flatline Thursday with tariff moves continuing to dominate Wall Street in a week with few major economic indicators or earnings. S&P futures (SPX) and Nasdaq 100 futures (US100:IND) were little changed.
Stock futures are holding steady Thursday morning as investors keep close tabs on developments related to tariffs.
Trump’s tariffs and the trade war continue to affect global markets. Follow along for live updates on the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq.
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Stock futures are pointing to a slightly higher open on Wednesday after a sluggish start to the week amid uncertainty about U.S. trade policy.
The Nasdaq Composite's furious rally to fresh highs has hit the brakes, but the Dow is picking up the torch. The blue-chip index rose 2601 points, or 0.6%, and was only a few hundred points off its Dec.
Shares of Dow Inc. took a dive Monday, after the chemical and plastics company said cost cuts are deepening, as it will close plants and lay off more people in response to continued weak demand.
Dow will shut down three upstream plants in Europe and cut around 800 jobs in response to structural challenges in the region, the chemicals company said on Monday, sending its shares down 2.5% in morning trade.
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