US EditionDow, S&P 500 post record closes; Oracle drags on Nasdaq
The Federal Reserve's quarter-point rate cut and deregulatory efforts boosted the Dow and S&P 500 to records despite Oracle's 9.8% drop after missing revenue expectations.
- Dec. 10, 2025, U.S. markets closed with record finishes for the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Russell 2000 index while the S&P 500 rose and the Nasdaq lagged due to Oracle Corporation’s after-hours decline.
- The Federal Open Market Committee cut its key overnight borrowing rate by a quarter point to the 3.5%-3.75% target range, marking the third cut this year and supporting risk assets.
- Results showed that Oracle Corporation's adjusted EPS beat at $2.26 versus $1.64 expected, revenue missed at $16.06 billion versus $16.21 billion, and Remaining performance obligations surged 438% to $523 billion.
- Late‑session strength in financials pushed indexes higher while shares of JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup, and Goldman Sachs jumped and Visa and Mastercard rose by more than 4% amid Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's deregulatory push.
- Some investors cautioned that the central bank remains in wait-and-see mode, while Ellen Hazen warned that rate uncertainty and mixed data could increase volatility and risk premia into 2026.
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Independent EspañolBy STAN CHOE NEW YORK (AP) — Stock prices on the New York Stock Exchange set records Thursday, even as a sell-off of Oracle shares and concerns about a potential bubble in artificial intelligence technology weighed on the market. The S&P 500 rose 14.32 points, or 0.2%, to 6,901.00, surpassing its previous all-time high, reached in October. The Dow Jones industrial average jumped 646.26 points, or 1.3%, to 48,704.01, beating its own record set la…
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Dow, S&P 500 post record closes; Oracle drags on Nasdaq
The S&P 500 and the Dow boasted record closing highs on Thursday as investors favored financial stocks after a Federal Reserve policy update that was less hawkish than expected while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite underperformed as Oracle's financial update made investors wary of artificial intelligence bets.
Markets moved higher with a strong rally in the Dow and investors turning to traditional sectors, while Oracle's decline weighed on technology; bond yields fell after the Fed's new rate cut
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