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On Thursday, December 18, 2025, the major US stock indices showed a positive trend again. The Dow Jones closed slightly up by 0.14% at around 47,952 points, while the S&P 500 gained about 0.8% to 6,774.76 points, and the Nasdaq Composite surged by approximately 1.4% to 23,006 points. After several weaker trading days, a recovery could thus be observed in the markets. The sentiment was bolstered by a surprisingly weaker inflation report for November, which fueled hopes for further interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve in the coming year...