Fed minutes, lagging Mag 7, short sellers: Market Takeaways

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Wed, Feb 19, 2025, 3:28 PM

The S&P 500 (^GSPC) reached a new record close Wednesday despite ongoing uncertainty surrounding the Trump administration's tariff policies. Yahoo Finance senior markets reporter Josh Schafer analyzes the day's key market (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) trends, examining the concerns raised about tariffs in the Federal Reserve's January FOMC minutes, the recent performance lag in Magnificent Seven stocks, and current short seller strategies.

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This post was written by Angel Smith