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The S&P 500 added 0.4% on Thursday, Jan. 30, as a report showed consumer spending continued to buoy economic growth.

The NASDAQ-100 is widely followed as a measure mainly of the big tech and social media stocks that make up the index.

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Wall Street's major averages notice limited moves on Thursday, as the Q4 GDP growth came in weaker than expected, while investors digested the tech earnings.

Israel delayed the release of 110 Palestinian prisoners for several hours after broadcast images showed crowds jostling and cheering in Gaza as Israeli and Thai hostages were handed over to the Red Cross earlier that day.

The S&P 500 fell 0.5% on Wednesday, Jan. 29, as the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady in a move widely expected by the financial markets.

The S&P 500 added 0.9% on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, bouncing back from the prior day's selloff in advance of the Fed's interest-rate decision on Wednesday.

On a weekly basis, Wall Street’s main indexes are set for their second straight week of advances, with the blue-chip Dow on track for its biggest weekly jump since October 2022.

The S&P 500's 10% average return beats market timing risks. Find out why corporate earnings growth and inflation protection make staying invested the best move.

After an extended bull run, the S&P 500 as a whole is expensively priced based on valuation metrics. So the usual chorus of warnings that the stock market is overvalued is getting louder.

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