The Dow Jones index turns higher in a choppy session Friday. Tesla stock turns lower on fourth-quarter delivery news.

Wall Street fell on the final day of trading for 2025, a banner year for markets that was driven by both optimism and uncertainty.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and other major stock indexes tried to hang on to earlier gains in afternoon trade Thursday, as Wall Street cheered cooler-than-expected inflation data. Meanwhile, ...

When we turn the calendar to 2026 on Friday, market performance on the first trading day of the year hasn’t been great either,” Hickey writes. “Since 1953, the S&P 500’ ...