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The S&P 500 jumped 1% on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, heading right into a three-day weekend on a excessive notice as prospects rebounded for extra interest-rate cuts in 2025.
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Intel shares took off following experiences that the semiconductor big might be an acquisition goal.
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Freight shipper J.B. Hunt posted lower-than-expected gross sales and earnings for the fourth quarter, and its shares dropped.
Main U.S. equities indexes pushed greater to finish the week, with merchants set for a break day in remark of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on a Monday that may also see the swearing-in of Donald Trump for his second presidential time period.
The energy amongst shares to shut out the week coincided with rejuvenated optimism that the Federal Reserve might proceed to decrease rates of interest in 2025, bolstered by indications of ebbing inflation. (Listed here are 4 causes inflation remains to be round.)
The S&P 500 superior 1% on Friday. Power within the tech sector helped carry the Nasdaq 1.5%, whereas the Dow ended the day 0.8% greater.
Intel (INTC) shares surged 9.3%, notching the S&P 500’s greatest efficiency, amid experiences that the semiconductor big might be a takeover goal. Friday’s push greater prolonged features posted by Intel inventory earlier within the week after the chipmaker mentioned it might transition its enterprise fund right into a stand-alone entity, with the corporate remaining an investor. Intel’s interim CEO mentioned the transfer would assist the corporate increase effectivity and maximize the worth of its property.
SLB (SLB), the world’s largest oilfield providers firm, reported better-than-expected earnings for the fourth quarter, elevated its dividend, and stepped up its share repurchases. Though SLB struck a cautious tone for 2025, indicating that year-over-year income progress could be restricted as excessive oil provide ranges restrain oilfield actions, its shares jumped 6.1% within the wake of the sturdy earnings report.
Shares of Truist Monetary (TFC) gained 5.9% after the financial institution holding firm topped quarterly gross sales and revenue estimates. Web curiosity revenue and non-interest revenue moved greater from their year-ago ranges, serving to drive the sturdy outcomes. A rise in common deposit balances additionally contributed to Truist’s efficiency, which got here regardless of a downturn in common mortgage balances.
Shares of J.B. Hunt Transport Providers (JBHT) suffered the steepest drop of any S&P 500 inventory on Friday, tumbling 7.4% after the delivery agency’s fourth-quarter gross sales and earnings fell in need of expectations. Slumping volumes weighed on efficiency, and the corporate reported income declines throughout all of its segments. J.B. Hunt’s CEO mentioned that the corporate stays centered on repairing its margins because it navigates freight-industry headwinds.
