Stocks were mostly higher Monday at the start of the first full week of 2025, as investors eyed technology innovations and a report circulated that the incoming presidential administration might scale back tariff plans.

Chip stocks rose sharply on Monday, partly due to a solid earnings report from Foxconn, which pointed to continued AI demand.

The Fed’s top bank cop, Michael Barr, is stepping down early to avoid a legal battle with Trump. If the Federal Reserve is politicized and weakened, the winners will be large financial institutions and the losers will be all of us. Unfortunately, that’s already happening before President-elect Donald Trump is even sworn in.

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH25) are up +0.09%, andMarch Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH25) are up +0.08% this morning as investors geared up for the latest reading on U.S. job openings while also awaiting remarks from a Federal Reserve official.

The S&P 500 gained 0.55% to close at 5,975.38. The Nasdaq Composite advanced 1.24% to end at 19,864.98. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lagged, losing 25.57 points, or 0.06%, to close at 42,706.56.

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Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. (TSM), and Micron Technology (MU) are surging amid artificial intelligence (AI) buzz

Donald Trump is expected to elevate Michelle Bowman, a fifth-generation community banker and current Fed governor, as the government’s most influential banking regulator.

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