U.S. existing-home sales fell in 2024 to the lowest level in 30 years, as high mortgage rates and low housing inventory weighed on home-buying activity.
U.S. stocks rose to their first all-time high of 2025 as Wall Street regained a bit of the momentum that catapulted it to 57 records last year. The S&P 500 rose 0.
The broad based index finished the trading day up over 0.5%, securing its first all-time closing high of 2025. The Dow Jones Industrial Average ( ^DJI) popped around 0.9%, but was unable to secure its ...