Stock Market on Jan. 24, 2025: S&P 500 ends below record high as tech slumps, but posts big weekly gain along with Nasdaq and Dow after Trump's return to White House - MarketWatch
Stock Market on Jan. 24, 2025: S&P 500 ends below record high as tech slumps, but posts big weekly gain along with Nasdaq and Dow after Trump's return to White House - MarketWatch # The Stock Market on January 24, 2025: A Day of Mixed Signals **January 24, 2025**, was a day that captured the complex mood of the financial world. Major stock indexes like the **S&P 500** closed slightly lower, stepping back from a record high, largely because big technology companies had a rough day. However, the bigger story was the **strong weekly gain** across the board—the S&P 500, the Nasdaq, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average all finished the week significantly higher. This surge was widely linked by analysts and media, including MarketWatch, to the political event of the week: **Donald Trump's return to the White House** for a second term. The market's reaction shows how deeply politics and finance are intertwined. --- ### 1. Historical Background: Markets, Politics, and T...