Thursday, November 6, 2025Pre-market indexes are bounding into positive territory at this hour, after wallowing in the red following yesterday’s solid gains. One might say the relative volatility we started seeing in early October — back when the government shutdown first happened — has continued into this month as well.Only the small-cap Russell 2000 has been positive over the past five trading days, but only the Russell is negative among major indexes over the past month. Currently, the Dow is up +0.10%, ...

Northern Trust beat Wall Street expectations for third-quarter profit on Wednesday as it earned higher fees after rallying markets boosted the value of its underlying assets. ...