Midday Momentum: Tech Leads Wall Street Higher Amid TikTok Deal and Rate Cut Hopes

The U.S. stock market is experiencing a robust midday surge on Friday, December 19, 2025, extending gains from the previous session as investor sentiment remains buoyed by cooling inflation data and significant corporate developments. All three major indexes – the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite, and Dow Jones Industrial Average – are firmly in positive territory, largely driven by a strong rebound in technology and artificial intelligence (AI) related shares. This positive momentum is helping the S&P 500 and Nas ...