The Dow moved up 0.6% in morning trading, and the S&P 500 climbed 0.8%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite advanced 1% and the Russell 2000 small-cap index added 0.8%.

Major stock indexes surged Thursday after delayed Consumer Price Index data came in better than expected, with the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average and benchmark S&P 500 poised to end four-session losing streaks.

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,

Stocks gained ground on Wall Street as AI stocks like Nvidia turned higher again. The S&P 500 rose 0.9% Friday, erasing its losses for the week.

The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq rallied Thursday after the November CPI report. The Dow and S&P 500 snapped four-day losing streaks.

The Dow is often associated with slower-growth blue chip stocks like Verizon Communications and Caterpillar, but it also houses plenty of higher-growth tech stocks. Let's take a look at three of them -- Nvidia ( NVDA 0.57%), Microsoft ( MSFT 0.16%), and Amazon ( AMZN +0.45%) -- and see why these Dow components could soar higher in 2026 and beyond.

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.

Expand Energy has notably outperformed the Dow Jones Industrial Average in recent months, and analysts remain optimistic about the stock’s prospects.