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Market Review: Stocks Resume Gains on Improving Investor and Consumer Sentiment

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Market Review: Stocks Resume Gains on Improving Investor and Consumer Sentiment
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on May 30, 2025. Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images
Panos Mourdoukoutas
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U.S. stocks resumed gains during the trading week that began May 27, driven by Nvidia’s strong earnings, easing concerns in the bond market and over trade uncertainty, and a rebound in consumer confidence.

The S&P 500 Index closed May 30 at 5,911, up by 1.88 percent for the week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 1.6 percent to finish at 42,270. The Nasdaq rose by 2.01 percent to 19,113, while the Russell 2000 posted smaller gains.

Panos Mourdoukoutas
Panos Mourdoukoutas
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Panos Mourdoukoutas is a professor of economics at Long Island University in New York City. He also teaches security analysis at Columbia University. He’s been published in professional journals and magazines, including Forbes, Investopedia, Barron's, IBT, and Journal of Financial Research. He’s also the author of many books, including “Business Strategy in a Semiglobal Economy” and “China's Challenge.”