The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX:^GSPC) fell 0.43% to 6,939.03 and the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX:^IXIC) dropped 0.94% to 23,461.82 on tech and growth weakness. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES:^DJI) slipped 0.36% to 48,892.47 as risk assets sold off broadly.
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S&P 500 Dow Nasdaq January performance: US stocks finished lower on Friday as pressure on technology shares continued, even as investors reacted positively to US president Donald Trump’s decision to nominate Kevin Warsh as the next Federal Reserve chair, as per a report.
The S&P 500 slipped 0.43% to 6,939.03,
President Donald Trump has tapped Kevin Warsh for the Federal Reserve’s next chair after months of escalating pressure on the Fed to cut interest rates.
“I am pleased to announce that I am nominating Kevin Warsh to be the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System,” Trump announced on Friday morning.
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Bitcoin spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) experienced one of the biggest one-day reversals of the year on January 29, as investors pulled out nearly $818 million from U.S.-based products as the Bitcoin price dropped to its lowest spot in nine months.
Sosovalue data shows that spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded net daily outflows of $817.87 million on January 29,
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According to data compiled by S&P Global Market Intelligence, Sandisk (NASDAQ: SNDK) was a standout stock over the past five trading days with its nearly 22% price surge.
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The price of silver plummeted Friday, following President Donald Trump’s announcement that he will nominate economist Kevin Warsh to chair the Federal Reserve.
Spot silver prices had dropped by more than 37% just before 5 p.m. ET, to around $84.63 a troy ounce. Precious metals trade nearly 24 hours a day.
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A day of dramatic swings on Wall Street, including the worst day for Microsoft in years, finished with only relatively modest moves.
The S&P 500 edged down by 0.1% Thursday after flirting with its record high in the morning and falling by as much as 1.5% in the midday hours. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.1%,
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US stocks slid on Friday as President Trump said he would nominate Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve, against a background of a rising dollar and a screeching halt to 2026’s roaring metals rally.
The S&P 500 (^GSPC) and the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) fell 0.4% and 0.9%,
The memory shortage got a lot of attention on Apple’s earnings call.
Apple (AAPL +0.62%) turned in a blockbuster quarter on Thursday, featuring record-breaking iPhone sales in the key holiday quarter.
The company topped estimates on the top and bottom lines in the quarter,
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President Donald Trump has nominated Kevin Warsh as the next chairman of the Federal Reserve.
Trump nominated the former Federal Reserve governor on Jan. 30. If confirmed by the Senate, Warsh would succeed current Fed Chair Jerome Powell, whose term ends in May.
Powell has drawn repeated criticism from Trump over the past year for resisting calls to lower interest rates,
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