Shares of Tesla Inc. slid 6.08% to $379.28 Thursday, on what proved to be an all-around grim trading session for the stock market, with the NASDAQ Composite Index falling 0.16% to 19,280.79 and Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 0.

U.S. stock indexes are starting 2025 with gains, putting Wall Street on track to break a four-day losing streak that dimmed the end of its stellar 2024. The S&P 500 rose 0.6% at the open of trading Thursday following its longest losing streak since early September.

U.S. stock indexes closed an erratic day of trading with more modest losses. The S&P 500 fell 0.2% Thursday to extend the four-day losing streak that dimmed the close of