The S&P 500 rose 0.6% Wednesday. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.5%, and the Nasdaq composite rose 0.9%.

While tariffs are a tangible worry for investors, something far more nefarious (and important) can weigh on the stock market.

Eastern time, the benchmark S&P 500 was up 0.3%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.2%, and the Nasdaq Composite was 0.6% higher.

Stocks are off to a sluggish start on Wall Street, while Delta Air Lines led a rally in airline stocks after releasing a solid outlook for the rest of 2025

The Cboe Volatility Index, also known as Wall Street's fear gauge, was trading around 16.78 on Tuesday, or 5.7% lower, according to Dow Jones Market Data. This follow's the index's spike on Monday. Th

Volatility tends to be driven by investor uncertainty and emotions. Though there's clear uncertainty at the moment concerning the prevailing rate of inflation and how rising prices might adversely impact stocks moving forward, a strong argument can be made that there's a much bigger threat to Wall Street than inflation.

Stocks moved lower in early trading Friday as investors digested the latest threats from President Donald Trump to impose hefty tariffs on U.S. trading partners.

Wall Street looked to keep momentum from a tech-fueled rally that saw Nvidia leap to become the world's first $4 trillion public company.