Dow, S&P 500 Log Records During First Full Week of 2026

The new year is off to a wild start, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) and S&P 500 (SPX) notching records earlier this week following the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, which boosted the defense and energy sectors. The blue-chip index backpedaled from its first ever close above the psychologically significant 49,000 level, though, as President Donald Trump moved to stop defense companies from issuing dividends and stock buybacks and oversupply fears dinged oil prices.After no ...