Nasdaq falls ahead of earnings, economic data while oil rallies

Nasdaq falls ahead of earnings, economic data while oil rallies

By Sinéad Carew and Ragini Mathur

Mon October 12, 2026  

Because of weekend attacks on Saudi Arabia, the price of oil shot up over $2/barrel which shot the Dow way up and the tech indexes way down. Though an 11^th hour rally allowed the S&P to close flat, both the Dow and Nasdaq moved by 3-digits. But Tuesday begins Q3 reporting so Friday’s big optimistic rally got reversed to some cautionary sell off today not only awaiting big bank results but also new data on consumer and producer inflation as well as retail sales.  

Wall Street posts weekly gains with earnings, inflation data on tap

Wall Street posts weekly gains with earnings, inflation data on tap

By Stephen Culp and Tharuniyaa Lakshmi

Fri October 9, 2026  

All the concerns about inflation, etc went on the back burner today when the markets decided to hang their hat on Q3 optimism with reporting starting with the big banks next week. Right out the gate there was a very substantial rally that shot both the Dow and tech up to very impressive 3-digits again. Trump’s announcement that there will be no more attacks on Iran before the midterms also momentarily relieved war anxieties. All three indexes logged weekly gains and Q3 S&P earnings growth is still expected to top 30%.  

S&P 500, Nasdaq end lower as crude prices jump, chip stocks weigh

S&P 500, Nasdaq end lower as crude prices jump, chip stocks weigh

By Stephen Culp and Tharuniyaa Lakshmi

Thu October 8, 2026  

A combination of oil rigs being shut down as a hurricane precaution plus a smattering of new attacks on oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz has shot oil prices up again and again raised the ugly specter of inflation after a brief pause in the last couple of days. Inflation scares always hit tech the hardest and that was certainly the case today.  

Wall Street ends lower, off record highs, as Treasury yields climb

Wall Street ends lower, off record highs, as Treasury yields climb

By Stephen Culp and Tharuniyaa Lakshmi

Wed October 7, 2026  

Inflation concerns are back on the front burner as Treasury yields continue to climb after Tuesday’s brief respite. All the worries that have besieged the markets in recent weeks are back out front today as yields touched a 24-year high. The massive global selloff in the bond markets in recent weeks have particularly rattled investors. Oil prices are getting some relief since the International Energy Agency has sped up the release of stocks. The good news is that the day started much worse, with all three indexes down sharply right out the gate, the Dow at minus-600 at 11 a.m,, the Nasdaq down over 250.  

S&P 500, Nasdaq reach record closing highs as focus pivots to earnings

S&P 500, Nasdaq reach record closing highs as focus pivots to earnings

By Stephen Culp and Tharuniyaa Lakshmi

Tue October 6, 2026  

With more oil flowing from the Middle East and also the Group of Seven nations, the price of crude has been easing and that has triggered an easing in Treasury yields as well, all good news on the inflation front. This created another very nice rally today with another rounds of impressive 3-digit gains in both industrials and tech. The concerns that have been haunting investors in recent weeks (and some might say even months) have begun to abate.  

Nasdaq notches record high close as investors focus on earnings

Nasdaq notches record high close as investors focus on earnings

By Noel Randewich

Mon October 5, 2026  

For a second day, the indexes were straight up out the gate still basking in the good news of optimism that there will be no rate hike in October, reinforced again by continuing falling oil prices with Middle East exports increasing. The soft inflation news as always proved a big boon to the tech sector with the Nasdaq gaining an impressive 3-digits again, closing with still another record high. October rate hike odds have again been lowered, today at a mere 24% vs 70% a week ago.  

Stocks climb after weak US jobs data, but bonds resume selling

Stocks climb after weak US jobs data, but bonds resume selling

By Caroline Valetkevitch and Samuel Indyk

Fri October 2, 2026  

The markets have been looking for signs of inflation easing and they got that today with a government jobs report showing only 1/3 as many new jobs as forecast and additionally a reduction of 30K jobs from August. With the labor market stable but not as hot as expected, this has again lowered the odds of an October rate hike to just 21% vs Thursday’s 28.2% vs 70% earlier in the week. Thus, all the indexes shot way up right out the gate and stayed there all day.