Major stock indexes fell Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average on pace for a fourth consecutive decline, as AI bubble concerns resumed and investors digested tepid labor data.

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The Dow Jones Industrial Average is falling Wednesday morning with shares of Caterpillar and NVIDIA Corp. facing the biggest drops for the blue-chip average.

The Dow shed more than 400 points, falling 0.9% after attempting to reverse its opening loss. The S&P 500 slipped 0.8%, with Pfizer down 5% following missed guidance. The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite posted a 0.5% loss after a small gain earlier. The small cap Russell 2000 also gave back early gains and fell 0.7% in afternoon trade.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average pushed to fresh record highs Thursday as investors rotated out of expensive tech stocks and into industrials, financials and healthcare. Broader risk appetite stayed firm after the Federal Reserve delivered its third straight interest-rate cut a day earlier.

U.S. stock futures were edging higher early Wednesday morning, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average set to rebound from their three-day losing streak. S&P 500 futures were rising 0.2%, to trade near 6,

Procter & Gamble (PG), Nike (NKE), and Honeywell (HON) are the worst performers of the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) in 2025. Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre examines the index's 2025 losers.

As the benchmark pushes deeper into record territory, Seeking Alpha identified which Dow components currently earn the highest marks under its Quant Rating framework. Here are all 30 Dow stocks ranked by their Seeking Alpha Quant Ratings:

Dow Jones at record highs driven by resilient earnings, Fed rate cut expectations, and defence/industrial strength. Analysts see 10% upside potential for 2026.​

Expand Energy has notably outperformed the Dow Jones Industrial Average in recent months, and analysts remain optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Dow Jones banking giant JPMorgan Chase falls below its latest buy point Tuesday and is one of the best stocks to watch right now.