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S&P 500, Nasdaq fall as investors scale back bets on Fed rate cuts in 2025

U.S. stocks dropped on Monday, with the benchmark S&P 500 at a two-month low as bond yields surged after robust payroll numbers last week, boosting expectations that the Federal Reserve will maintain a hawkish stance for most of this year. At 09:50 a.m. the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 105.06 points, or 0.25%, to 42,043.51, the S&P 500 lost 40.79 points, or 0.70%, to 5,786.25, and the Nasdaq Composite lost 274.13 points, or 1.43%, to 18,887.50. At one point, traders were no longer fully pricing in even one Fed rate cut this year, according to data compiled by LSEG, from about 43 basis points before Friday's job figures.

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Thaksin Outlines Steps to Revive Flagging Thai Stock Market

(Bloomberg) -- Thaksin Shinawatra, the de facto chief of Thailand’s ruling party, called for tighter regulatory oversight, better corporate governance and tax incentives for long-term equity investors to revive confidence in the country’s stock market.Most Read from BloombergA Blueprint for Better Bike LanesWhat Robotaxis Brought San FranciscoAmbitious High-Speed Rail Plans Advance in the Baltic RegionNew York, San Francisco Ranked Worst for US Traffic in City CentersThe two-time former prime mi

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Discount Stores Chain Five Below Holiday Period Sales Surge 8.7%; Stock Rises

Specialty discount store chain Five Below Inc. (NASDAQ:FIVE) shares are trading higher in premarket Monday after an upbeat 2024 holiday sales. The company posted a net sales increase of 8.7% to $1.19 billion for the holiday period, which covered nine weeks from November 3, 2024, through January 4, 2025. This compares to the sales of $1.10 billion during the same period last year. However, comparable sales for the period dipped by 3.2%. Tom Vellios, Executive Chairman and co-founder, said, “The i

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