U.S. stocks got off to a rocky start to 2025 on Thursday as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite declined for a fifth straight day. For both, it was the longest losing streak since April, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

U.S. equity futures moved higher in early Thursday trading as investors looked to kick-off the new year by snapping a four-day losing streak powered once again by megacap tech stocks and steady Treasury bond yields.

U.S. stock indexes are falling to start 2025. The S&P 500 fell 0.7% Thursday afternoon after earlier drifting between gains and losses. It's coming off of a four-day losing streak,