Stock market today: Dow Smashes 50,000 for the First Time — Stocks Surge to End a Wild Week on Wall Street

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U.S. stocks rallied sharply on Friday, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average above the historic 50,000 level for the first time, as investors piled back into the market after a volatile week filled with sharp swings and tech-driven uncertainty. Markets Jump as Investors Shake Off a Rocky Week Wall Street finished the week on a … Read more

AI bubble fears and Fed uncertainty rattle Wall Street, sending stocks tumbling.

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Today’s big story is simple and straightforward: the sharp decline seen on Wall Street is due to two fundamental reasons—first, fears of an “AI bubble” fueled by excessive euphoria in AI-related stocks, and second, uncertainty surrounding policy signals from the Federal Reserve (Fed). Together, these two have stoked fear among investors and increased market volatility. … Read more

Markets fell on news of the US shutdown, but gold again performed well.

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On October 1, 2025, the US federal government began its first federal government shutdown in seven years. The closure of government offices due to budgetary disputes in Congress alarmed the markets, with stock indices sliding and Dow Jones and S&P 500 futures falling by nearly 1%. With government data out of the question, investors were … Read more