The DJIA is in positive territory thus far in 2025. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) is up nearly 5% so far this year, with many of its best performers rising in value by 20% to 30%.

The moves come after Wall Street saw a winning session, with the S&P 500 posting fresh intraday and closing records.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average is set to achieve a golden cross today, a potentially bullish sign for the index. Golden crosses happen when the short-term moving average of a stock or index passes its long-term moving average,

Peter Berezin of BCA Research offers the lowest S&P 500 year-end target at 5,300, with a cautious yet data-driven approach.

Stocks were taken on a wild ride Wednesday as a White House official indicated to CNBC that Trump was moving closer to firing Powell from his post as Fed Chair.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is boosting income and growth at networking giant Cisco Systems. McDonald's, with nearly a half-century of rising dividends, will continue to enrich investors. Challenges in the health insurance industry have boosted the dividend yield at UnitedHealth.

The major stock indexes are wobbling shortly after the open--but the Dow is the biggest laggard. It's down by 177 points, or 0.4% this morning. The blame lies with some of the highest-weighted companies in the index.

Trump’s tariffs and trade war continue to affect global markets. Follow along for live updates on the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq.

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average is trading down Friday afternoon with shares of 3M and American Express seeing the biggest drops for the blue-chip average. Shares of 3M and American Express are contributing to the blue-chip gauge's intraday decline,