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S&P 500 Gains & Losses Today: Stocks Gain in Volatile Session as Markets React to Fed Meeting, Trump Trade Comments

Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaks in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday.
Fed Chair Jerome Powell addresses the media after the US central bank's decision to keep interest rates unchanged today.

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Key Takeaways

  • The S&P 500 rose 0.4% on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, as investors reviewed the details of today’s Federal Reserve meeting and parsed comments by President Donald Trump on trade with China. 
  • Charles River Laboratories shares surged as the medical device testing company announced board changes and began a strategic review of its operations.
  • Google parent Alphabet sunk on worries that AI-powered search could undercut demand for its search engine.

The S&P 500 broke a two-session losing streak, rising Wednesday as stocks gained ground in volatile trading following the Federal Reserve’s decision to keep interest rates unchanged.

Investors also reviewed post-decision comments by Fed Chair Jerome Powell, who alluded to the potential risks of a tariff-heavy trade policy, and President Donald Trump, who said he wasn’t willing to 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:lower the 145% tariffs on China in order to encourage that nation to enter into trade discussions. Representatives of China and the U.S. are set to discuss trade in 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:the coming days.

The 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:S&P 500 gained 0.4%, while the 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.7% and the Nasdaq finished 0.3% higher. Recap Investopedia's full coverage of 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:today's trading here.  

Charles River Laboratories (CRL) was the best-performing stock in the S&P 500, rising some 19% after the medical testing company announced changes to its board membership and began a 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:strategic review of its operations amid pressure for changes from 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:activist investor Elliott Investment Management.

Shares of The Walt Disney Co. (DIS) surged nea𒁏rly 11% after came in ahead of analyst estimates and it lifted its full-year profit outlook. The company also highlighted growth in Disney+ subscribers, 🦂coming after it projected that its subscriber base would suffer a “modest decline” during the quarter. The media giant also announced plans for a new theme park.

Google parent Alphabet (GOOG, GOOGL) was the worst performer in the S&P 500, both classes of shares falling more than 7% on worries over the direction of its search products. An Apple (AAPL) executive reportedly said the iPhone maker is looking to 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:add AI-powered search options to its Safari browser, suggesting that it coꦉuld eventually replace search engines like Google's. The executive made the comments durin🍎g testimony for the Justice Department's lawsuit against Alphabet, revealing that searches on Apple's Safari fell last month for the first time, and said that the company has had discussions with Perplexity AI as it looks to add AI search options to its browser. 

International Flavors & Fragrances (IFF) fell 7% after the company reported a decline in year-over-year net sales. DoorDash (DASH) fell for the 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:second straight session after its fir൩st-quarter revenue missed analyst estimates. 

Dayforce (DAY) shares dropped by more than 6% after the software company’s quarterly profits and forward-looking projections 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:came in lower t♊han analyst estimates, even as its fir🐲st-quarter revenue ca✅me in better than expected. The human resource software maker reported a 5% increase in its customer base that was below analyst estimates.

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