NEW YORK (AP) - Stocks edged lower in light trading on Wall Street as investors returned from the Christmas holiday. The S&P 500 index slipped less than 0.1% Friday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average also fell less than 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite fell 0.1%. Institutional investors have largely closed out their positions for the year.

Today is Sunday, Dec. 28, the 362nd day of 2025. There are three days left in the year. Today in history: On Dec. 28, 2014, the U.S. war in Afghanistan came to a formal end after 13 years with a quiet flag-lowering ceremony in Kabul, marking the transition of fighting from U.S.-led combat troops to the country’s own security forces.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Russia on Sunday sent three Iranian communications satellites into orbit, the second such launch since July, Iranian state television reported. The report said that a Russian rocket sent the satellites to circle the Earth on a 500-kilometer (310-mile) orbit from the Vostochny launchpad in eastern Russia. The three satellites are dubbed Paya, Kowsar and Zafar-2.