Stock Market News From Dec. 16, 2025
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Stock market today: Dow rises in wake of market drop; Tesla wavers early (live coverage)
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the other major stock indexes were mixed Wednesday, as Wall Street tried to bounce back from Tuesday's market drop. Meanwhile, Tesla TSLA wavered as it tried to rally to more record highs on the stock market today.
Major stock indexes fell Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average on pace for a fourth consecutive decline, as AI bubble concerns resumed and investors digested tepid labor data.
The Dow Jones ended with losses of over 300 points and are now down over 800 points from last Friday's record high level of close to 49,000. The index, at the day's low was down nearly 500 points, before a minor recovery.
US stocks fell on Monday as investors waited for the November jobs report on Tuesday and a flurry of other economic data to help set expectations for interest rate cuts in 2026.
Dow gains 0.44% while Nasdaq slips amid tech weakness. Investors watch Fed signals for potential rate cuts of 50 to 100 basis points. Oracle falls 4% after AI project loses funding. S&P 500 trades flat at 6,
L.A. Times Business Reporter Caroline Petrow-Cohen explains why Waymo is outpacing Tesla on self-driving technology.
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Dow Jones futures rise, Nasdaq eyes key level; Tesla, Amazon, defense firms in focus
The stock market was mixed, but the S&P 500 held its 50-day line. Tesla hit a high while Palantir is near a buy point.
--Up 3.37% from 52 weeks ago (Dec. 16, 2024), when it closed at $463.02 --Down 0.26% from its 52-week closing high of $479.86 on Dec. 17, 2024 --Up 115.73% from its 52-week closing low of $221.86 on April 8, 2025 --Traded as high as $481.37; highest ...