Stock market news for Dec. 9, 2025

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Dec. 2, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The S&P 500 closed relatively unchanged on Tuesday as Wall Street looked ahead to this…

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on Dec. 2, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The S&P 500 closed relatively unchanged on Tuesday as Wall Street looked ahead to this…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he has accepted an invitation from Chinese leader Xi Jinping to visit Beijing in April and that he reciprocated by inviting Xi for a state visit to the U.S. later next…
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Saturday urged Southeast Asian nations to stand firm and strengthen their maritime forces to counter China’s increasingly “destabilizing” actions in the South China Sea. Hours later, he struck a…
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — It wasn’t so long ago that President Donald Trump spoke of building a legacy as a “peacemaker.” His administration would measure “success not only by the battles we win,” Trump said in his inaugural…

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on Oct. 30, 2025. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images Stock futures rose Thursday night as investors pored over a couple of key earnings reports…

A trader reacts on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S., August 22, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stocks hit fresh records on Tuesday as investors stepped further into the artificial intelligence trade a…
President Trump arrived Monday in Japan, where new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is banking on building a friendly personal relationship with the U.S. leader to ease trade tensions. Mr. Trump’s Asian tour, which kicked off over the weekend, has a…
TOKYO (AP) — President Donald Trump arrives Monday in Japan where new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is banking on building a friendly personal relationship with the U.S. leader to ease trade tensions. One key to this strategy might lie in…
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to burnish his reputation as an international dealmaker on Sunday by solidifying a trade agreement with Malaysia and overseeing the signing of an expanded ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand, two nations…

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., October 16, 2025. Jeenah Moon | Reuters Stock futures moved higher Sunday night as investors turn their attention towards a slew of big-name…