How major US stock indexes fared Friday, 8/15/2025

U.S.stocks edged back from their records, led by drops for technology companies, but Wall Street still closed out another winning week.
The S&P 500 fell 0.3% Friday, slipping below the record it set a day earlier.The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 0.1%.
The Nasdaq composite fell 0.4%.UnitedHealth Group jumped after Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway said it bought nearly 5 million shares of the insurer in the spring, while Applied Materials slumped on worries about its business in China.
Treasury yields rose following mixed reports on the U.S.economy.
On Friday:The S&P 500 fell 18.74 points, or 0.3%, to 6,449.80.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 34.86 points, or 0.1%, to 44,946.12.The Nasdaq composite fell 87.69 points, or 0.4%, to 21,622.98.The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies fell 12.56 points, or 0.5%, to 2,686.52.For the week:The S&P 500 is up 60.35 points, or 0.9%.The Dow is up 770.51 points, or 1.7%.Popular ReadsTrump admin live updates: DOJ agrees to scale back DC police directive3 hours agoTrump-Putin meeting live updates: No ceasefire announced, Trump says 'great progress'8 minutes agoMom brought kids to safety before she and husband stabbed to death on trail: PoliceJul 31, 4:21 PMThe Nasdaq is up 172.96 points, or 0.8%.The Russell 2000 is up 68.10 points, or 3.1%.For the year:The S&P 500 is up 568.17 points, or 9.7%.The Dow is up 2,401.90 points, or 5.6%.The Nasdaq is up 2,312.18 points, or 12%.The Russell 2000 is up 56.37 points, or 2.5%....