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Wholesale data showed milder inflationary pressures while Trump renewed his threat to impose "take it or leave it" tariffs on trading partners.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average ( ^DJI -1.79%) index edged 3.9% higher in May, with 70% of its 30 constituent stocks ending the month in positive territory. However, the two worst-performing Dow stocks in May -- both from the healthcare sector -- kept the index's rally in check, with one of them plunging over 25%.
Stock futures fell sharply early Thursday, pointing to a rocky open as Wall Street grapples with a tragic plane crash involving Dow component Boeing (BA) and digests a blockbuster earnings report from software giant Oracle (ORCL).
Trump’s tariffs and the latest trade deal with China continue to affect global markets. Follow along for live updates on the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq.
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Oil prices leapt, and stocks fell on worries that escalating violence following Israel's attack on Iranian nuclear and military targets could damage the flow of crude around the world, along with the global economy.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite index lost more than 1 percent. The Dow Jones Industrial Average decreased 1.8 percent, dragged down by three of its 30 stocks.
All three major U.S. stock indexes closed in positive year-to-date territory simultaneously for the first time since Feb. 21. The S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, and Dow Jones Industrial Average all rose by 1%,
Shares of Corpay Inc. slid 7.66% to $323.25 Friday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index falling 1.13% to 5,976.97 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 1.