US stocks slid on Friday as President Trump said he would nominate Kevin Warsh to lead the Federal Reserve, against a background of a rising dollar and a screeching halt to 2026's roaring metals rally.

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index dropped Friday on surprise inflation data and the Warsh nomination. Tesla rallied on SpaceX news.

Thursday, Dow reported a fourth-quarter per-share loss of 34 cents from sales of $9.5 billion. Wall Street was looking for a 46-cent loss from sales of $9.5 billion.

A day of dramatic swings on Wall Street, including the worst day for Microsoft in years, finished with only relatively modest moves.

Major equities indexes fell Thursday, pulled lower by shares of Microsoft and software stocks, as investors mulled a flurry of corporate earnings reports.

You can find big winners in a sleepy old index that many investors ignore these days. Amazon ( AMZN +0.20%), Disney ( DIS +0.51%), and Coca-Cola ( KO +0.41%) are three of the 30 stocks that make up the Dow Jones Industrial Average ( ^DJI +0.43%).

U.S. stocks hit a one-week low and continue to struggle around midday. Here's why.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average missed out on a stock market rally Tuesday thanks in large part to one very influential component of the 30-stock index.

Dow is planning to cut approximately 4,500 jobs as the chemicals maker puts more emphasis on using artificial intelligence and automation in its business