Wall Street Navigates Mixed Signals as Nasdaq Hits New High, Fed Rate Cut Looms

The U.S. stock market closed out Friday, September 12, 2025, with a mixed performance across its major indexes, yet remained on track to conclude one of its strongest weeks in the past five. Investor sentiment was largely driven by the anticipation of an imminent interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve next week, coupled with continued enthusiasm for the artificial intelligence (AI) sector. While the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (IXIC) achieved another record high, the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) saw ...