Justin Flinn, left, works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Wall Street finished the final trading day of 2025 with modest losses, ending the year on a quieter note. The S&P 500 fell about 0.7%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped around 0.6%, and the Nasdaq Composite slipped roughly 0.8%. Trading was light as investors waited for New Year’s Day, when markets are closed. Despite the year-end decline,