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Dec 4, 2025 12:00 PM

US Stocks Edge Higher; Dollar General Shares Jump After Upbeat Earnings

U.S. stocks traded higher this morning, with the Dow Jones gaining around 0.1% on Thursday.

Following the market opening Thursday, the Dow traded up 0.10% to 47,930.00 while the NASDAQ rose 0.01% to 23,454.19. The S&P 500 also rose, gaining, 0.10% to 6,856.66.

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Leading and Lagging SectorsFinancial shares jumped by 0.4% on Thursday.

In trading on Wednesday, health care stocks fell by 0.6%.

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Dollar General Corporation (NYSE:DG) shares jumped over 7% on Thursday after the company reported better-than-expected third-quarter financial results and raised its FY25 guidance above estimates.

Dollar General reported quarterly earnings of $1.28 per share which beat the analyst consensus estimate of 95 cents per share. The company reported quarterly sales of $10.649 billion which beat the analyst consensus estimate ...