Dow Jones crashes 500 points, S&P 500, Nasdaq plunges more than 1% as tech sell-off continues and hopes for rate cuts fade

Wall Street’s major indexes fell on Friday as technology stocks came under renewed selling pressure, while hawkish comments from Federal Reserve officials added to doubts about a December interest rate cut.At 9:36 a.m. ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 568.05 points, or 1.24%, to 46,889.17, the S&P 500 lost 73.29 points, or 1.09%, to […]

S&P 500 and Nasdaq fall as AI valuation concerns resurface; End of government shutdown in sight

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell on Tuesday as concerns about high technology valuations resurfaced, while markets closely watched progress toward the end of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.Damping sentiment, a weekly update to ADP’s preliminary payroll figures showed that private employers cut an average of 11,250 jobs per week for the four […]

Hassett criticizes “indefensible” interest rate pause while economy expects 4% growth – Blockonomi

TLDR: Kevin Hassett expects US GDP growth to reach 4% next year, amid a surge in capital spending. AI-powered productivity gains could increase long-term growth potential to around 2%. Hassett says the Fed risks appearing biased by delaying further rate cuts. Softer labor market data and budget uncertainty may be temporary, following the recent shutdown. […]