U.S. stocks traded lower this morning, with the Dow Jones index falling more than 500 points on Tuesday as President Donald Trump’s threat to impose escalating tariffs on Europe over the Greenland dispute continued to roil global markets.
Following the market opening Tuesday, the Dow traded down 1.18% to 48,776.25 while the NASDAQ dipped 1.54% to 23,152.09. The S&P 500 also fell, dropping, 1.22% to 6,855.01.
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Leading and Lagging Sectors
Energy shares gained by 0.6% on Tuesday.
In trading on Tuesday, consumer discretionary stocks dipped by 2%.
Top Headline
3M Company (NYSE:MMM) reported better-than-expected fourth-quarter 2025 earnings.
The company reported fourth-quarter 2025 adjusted sales of $6.023 billion, which came slightly above the consensus estimate of $6.012 billion. Adjusted sales increased 3.7% year-on-year (Y/Y), with adjusted organic sales up 2.2% Y/Y.
Adjusted earnings per share rose 9% Y/Y to $1.83, topping the Street estimate of $1.80.
Equities Trading UP
- INVO Fertility Inc (NASDAQ:IVF) shares shot up 361% to $3.75. Traders circulated unconfirmed rumor that President Trump making fertility treatments cheaper for Americans to boost birth rates.
- Shares of Shuttle Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc (NASDAQ:SHPH) got a boost, surging 146% to $4.01.
- Top Wealth Group Holding Ltd (NASDAQ:TWG) shares were also up, gaining 114% to $7.45. Top Wealth Group entered into material definitive agreement to acquire Airentity International for $125 million.
Equities Trading DOWN
- Venus Concept Inc (NASDAQ:VERO) shares dropped 41% to $4.73 after jumping 452% on Friday. Madryn Asset Management disclosed a 91% stake in the medical aesthetic technology company.
- Shares of NovaBay Pharmaceuticals Inc (NYSE:NBY) were down 39% to $9.05. Novabay Pharmaceuticals filed for offering of up to $100 million common stock.
- Synlogic Inc (NASDAQ:SYBX) was down, falling 36% to $0.72 after the company received Nasdaq delisting notification.
Commodities
In commodity news, oil traded up 1.6% to $60.40 while gold traded up 3.3% at $4,745.30.
Silver traded up 7% to $94.70 on Tuesday, while copper fell 0.7% to $5.7900.
Euro zone
European shares were lower today. The eurozone's STOXX 600 fell 1%, while Spain's IBEX 35 Index fell 1.5%. London's FTSE 100 dipped 1%, Germany's DAX fell 1.2% and France's CAC 40 slipped 1% during the session.
Asia Pacific Markets
Asian markets closed mostly lower on Tuesday, with Japan's Nikkei falling 1.11%, Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index declining 0.29%, China's Shanghai Composite falling 0.01% and India's BSE Sensex falling 1.28%.
Economics
The ADP reported that US private employers added an average of 8,000 jobs per week during the four weeks ending Dec. 27, compared to an average gain of 11,250 in the prior period.
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