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Wall Street Review: Stocks End Week Mixed Amid Bulls-Bears Tug of War

Bullish investors eye lower interest rates, while bears worry about stretched valuations and bubble risks.
Wall Street Review: Stocks End Week Mixed Amid Bulls-Bears Tug of War
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Dec. 16, 2025. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images
Panos Mourdoukoutas
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Equities finished the week mixed as a renewed tug-of-war played out between bullish investors focused on the prospect of lower interest rates and bearish investors concerned about stretched valuations and emerging bubble risks.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 0.67 percent for the week to 48,134, holding slightly above the week’s low reached on Dec. 17. The S&P 500 edged up by 0.10 percent to 6,834, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose by 0.48 percent. The small-cap Russell 2000 ended the week down by 0.86 percent.
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.”