Markets Fight Back, Stay Red; MSFT, GOOGL, SNAP Beat on Late Earnings

Thursday, April 25th, 2024Markets took another tumble today out of the gate. The major indices fought back and closed near session highs, but still well-off breakeven. The Dow finished down -375 points, -0.98%, which was the worst of the bunch. Elsewhere, the S&P 500 dropped -0.46%, the Nasdaq was off -0.64% and the small-cap Russell 2000 -0.76%. All four indices are still positive for the week, with one more day of trading to go.Early morning whiffs of “stagflation” from economic prints joined with disappo ...