Tech selloff weighs down Wall Street as bond yields climb

Tech selloff weighs down Wall Street as bond yields climb

By Sinéad Carew and Shashwat Chauhan

Tue August 18, 2026  

As markets go, bonds tend to run inversely to equities given the simple fact that equities are where you go for growth when there is good news and bonds are a place of retreat from bad news. Today the bond markets climbed suggesting that the equity markets may be in trouble and that caused a flight from all three indexes to the 30-year Treasuries. And with the war showing no progress towards peace, that shot the oil market up which further increased bond yields which further raised the cost of borrowing.  

Wall Street indexes slip as oil prices rise, retail results awaited

Wall Street indexes slip as oil prices rise, retail results awaited

By Sinéad Carew and Avinash P

Mon August 17, 2026  

Though it’s unclear exactly what happened at the noon hour, it was at that time that all three indexes dove into the red with all three closing with greater losses than Friday. The Dow took the brunt of it as the price of oil rising, with Iran still at a standstill. Some of it is just fence-sitting as investors still digest the weak retail sales and job numbers from July and anxiously awaiting new retail sales in the next few days from giants Walmart and Home Depot.  

S&P 500 ends lower as investors weigh data, Middle East tensions

S&P 500 ends lower as investors weigh data, Middle East tensions

By Noel Randewich

Fri August 14, 2026   

Weaker retail sales data combined with a drop in confidence once again in AI brought all three indexes down after yesterday’s tech rally and another S&P record. The kicker was Applied Materials which, though it turned in a glowing Q3 forecast, was not enough to satisfy the high expectations and thus the share price fell and that again impacted overall AI sentiment as being overwrought, dropping other AI chip stocks.  

S&P 500 notches record-high close as rate-hike worries ease

S&P 500 notches record-high close as rate-hike worries ease

By Noel Randewich and Avinash P

Thu August 13, 2026  

PPI was out today and like the CPI showed a flat increase in prices once again bolstering hopes that there will be no rate increase next month and subsequently sending a number of more chip companies surging, the Nasdaq once again up a respectable 3-digits and the S&P with its 50-point gain reaching another new record. After a 300-point morning surge, the Dow dropped to a minus 150 by noon, then back up and remained relatively flat the rest of the day. 

S&P 500 ends higher as CoreWeave results fuel AI optimism

S&P 500 ends higher as CoreWeave results fuel AI optimism

By Noel Randewich and Purvi Agarwal

Wed August 12, 2026  

Several AI companies turning in good reports shot the tech indexes straight up to decent gains with both the Nasdaq and S&P regaining almost all of yesterday’s losses. The enthusiasm also spilled over to the companies building data centers with stocks like Nebus boosting an amazing 34%. Combine that with the good news that CPI came in basically flat.  

Wall Street ends down as US-Iran peace optimism fades

Wall Street ends down as US-Iran peace optimism fades

By Noel Randewich and Purvi Agarwal

Tue August 11, 2026  

For the second day after new proposals to end the war have utterly failed, the market took a dive straight down, this time much more seriously than yesterday. As Iran said, “The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the U.S. accepts Iran’s conditions to end the war.” As of this past weekend, those conditions now include the U.S. paying restitution for all the damage done to Iran. As reported yesterday, Trump has countered that by demanding Iran pay restitution for every American lost in the attacks by Iran.  

Wall Street ends down as expectations of Hormuz deal fade

Wall Street ends down as expectations of Hormuz deal fade

By Caroline Valetkevitch and Noel Randewich

Mon August 10, 2026  

The peace negotiations have become a sticky wicket with Tehran now demanding compensation for all the damage done by U.S. strikes during this war and Trump countering by demanding compensation for all lives lost in the war. Suddenly a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz appears at a standstill and with hopes fading for this critical aspect of the negotiations which could bring down the price of oil and help stabilize inflation, the markets turned downward. The Nasdaq closed down the hardest, the S&P stayed pretty close to flat after Friday’s record.