Main to remember
- The S&P 500 increased by 0.4% on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 Wednesday, while investors examined the details of the meeting of the today’s federal reserve and analyzed the comments of President Donald Trump on trade with China.
- The actions of Charles River Laboratories have jumped while the medical devices test company announced changes in advice and started a strategic examination of its operations.
- Google Parent Alphabet has flowed on the concerns that the search fueled by AI could reduce demand for its search engine.
The S&P 500 interrupted a sequence of defeats of two sessions, increasing on Wednesday while the shares gained ground in terms of volatile negotiations following the decision of the Federal Reserve to maintain unchanged interest rates.
Investors also examined the comments after the decision of the president of the Fed, Jerome Powell, who alluded to the potential risks of a heavy trade policy, and President Donald Trump, who said that he was not willing to reduce the 145% prices on China to encourage this nation to participate in commercial discussions. Representatives of China and the United States are expected to discuss trade in the coming days.
The S&P 500 won 0.4%, while the industrial average of Dow Jones added 0.7% and the NASDAQ finished 0.3% more. To summarize Investor Complete trading of today’s trading here.
Charles River Laboratories (CRL) was the most efficient action in the S&P 500, increasing some 19% after the medical test company announced changes to its membership of the board of directors and began a strategic examination of its operations in the middle of the pressure for changes in the activist investor Elliott Investment Management.
The actions of the Walt Disney Co. (DIS) jumped almost 11% after its quarterly results had before the estimates of analysts and that it has lifted its prospects for profit in the year. The company also underlined the growth of Disney +subscribers, after planning that its subscriber base would suffer a “modest drop” during the quarter. The media giant has also announced plans for a new theme park.
Google Parent Alphabet (Goog, Googl) was the most efficient in the S&P 500, the two sharing classes more than 7% on concerns about the direction of its research products. An Apple leader (AAPP) would have said that the iPhone manufacturer was trying to add search options fueled by AI to his Safari browser, suggesting that he could possibly replace search engines like Google. The executive made these comments during the testimony of the Ministry of Justice trial against Alphabet, revealing that research on the Apple safari dropped last month for the first time, and said that the company had discussions with Perplexity IA while seeking to add research options to the AI to its navigator.
International flavors and perfumes (IFF) dropped by 7% after the company declared a drop in net sales from one year to the next. Doordash (Dash) fell for the second consecutive session after his first quarter income lacked the analyst’s estimates.
The Dayforce (day) shares fell by more than 6% after the quarterly profits of the software company and prospective projections were lower than analysts’ estimates, even if its income in the first quarter was better than expected. The manufacturer of human resources software reported an increase of 5% of its customers which was below the estimates of analysts.
