Nasdaq rebounds but posts fourth straight weekly decline

Nasdaq rebounds but posts fourth straight weekly decline

By Colin Barr and Shashwat Chauhan

Fri November 6, 2026  

After Thursday’s severe drubbing, tech stocks had a bit of a recovery today. Both indexes started well into the black, the Nasdaq up over 500 by noon, the S&P over 90, then both began a gradual deceleration but both still ended the day reasonably in the black, though regaining a fraction of what was lost yesterday. Correspondingly, the Dow started the day deeply in the red down over 500 but then almost immediately rebounded to reach a high of a +140 by noon before declining to a 237 point loss at close.  

Nasdaq posts biggest daily drop in 19 months on fears of AI regulations

Nasdaq posts biggest daily drop in 19 months on fears of AI regulations

By Noel Randewich and Utkarsh Hathi

Thu November 5, 2026  

On Wednesday, investors were elated by the Democrat victory, knowing that they’d be pushing for a slowdown in the AI buildout but also now thinking that might be a good thing. After all, Wall Street has been nervous for quite some time about the breakneck pace and huge expenses that could probably benefit from a pause. Thursday, they went 180 degrees in the opposite direction as if they suddenly woke up and asked themselves, “Why are we cheering? This rapid buildout is the main reason we’ve been doing so well. This is going to eat into our profits!” Thus, following one of the biggest surges in years on Wednesday, today we had one of the biggest slumps, in fact THE biggest one-day drop since the notorious “Liberation Day” April 2025.  

Wall Street ends higher after Democrats win Congress; data center stocks tumble

Wall Street ends higher after Democrats win Congress; data center stocks tumble

By Noel Randewich and Shashwat Chauhan

Wed November 4, 2026  

Wall Street just loved the way the midterms turned out not only because of the removal of a lot of uncertainty but because with the Dems in control the war ending sooner rather than later now seems like a much better bet. There’s also the AI issue which was also taken as a good thing given that the Dems will likely push for a slowdown which investors now feel may very well benefit the industry.  

Nasdaq ends higher as AI heavyweights rebound ahead of midterm results

Nasdaq ends higher as AI heavyweights rebound ahead of midterm results

By Noel Randewich

Tue November 3, 2026  

It was a day of buying the dip as both tech indexes did rather well. Ahead of election results, investors decided it was time to take on more risk. The only loser was Apple which, despite beating estimates, dropped 1.9% on its announcement that the price of chips would likely continue to rise which would impact their holiday profit margins. Chip makers Micron and Nvidia did however rise, 2.6% and 2.3% respectively, as well as the broader chip index. Go figure.  

S&P 500 ends down; Apple dips ahead of quarterly report

S&P 500 ends down; Apple dips ahead of quarterly report

By Noel Randewich and Shashwat Chauhan

Mon November 2, 2026  

Concerns over AI over-expenditures continue to haunt the tech sector as both indexes began steady declines after reaching their heights around 10:30 a.m. but closed well into the red, a substantial 3-digits again for the Nasdaq but not as bad as Friday. The Dow also had a steady decline after reaching a high of nearly a +700 by 10:30 a.m. but still managed to close a healthy 3-digits in the black. The flight once again from tech translated into gains in the industrial sectors. Being the eve of the midterms with the expectation that at least the House will go to the Democrats probably also contributed to the selloff.  

Wall Street closes sharply lower as AI cash burn fears spark tech selloff

Wall Street closes sharply lower as AI cash burn fears spark tech selloff

By Stephen Culp and Purvi Agarwal

Fri October 30, 2026

I made an educated guess last week that if the tech Q3 reports came in poorly this week, the market would tank. And that’s pretty much what’s happened the last few days and with particular force today what with Amazon and Intel coming in so poorly, all reinforcing the massive burning of cash for the AI-buildouts. Thus, sentiment over the potential future profitability of AI took a drastic turn for the worse today as all the indexes had enormous 3-digit pullbacks. Even the S&P went well past a 100-point loss. It was sufficiently serious that Intel alone lost close to 30% of its capitalization in just this single day.  

Wall Street ends lower as Alphabet revenue miss revives AI capex jitters

Wall Street ends lower as Alphabet revenue miss revives AI capex jitters

By Stephen Culp and Shashwat Chauhan

Thu October 29, 2026 

It’s the same old story we’ve heard many times before. One day AI companies turn in good reports and the whole market forgets all their fears and buy like crazy. Another day, a bad report resurfaces all those debt fears and sends everyone to the exits. Today’s disappointing Alphabet report brought concerns over the huge AI debt loads to the front burner again, sending all three indexes straight down into 3-digit losses. Just as yesterday the indexes all gained about ¼%, today the Dow and S&P lost about that much. But the Nasdaq took the real drubbing losing almost 1.4%, sending the overall chip index down the same 1.4%.  

Markets Edge Higher as Fed Holds Rates Steady

Markets Edge Higher as Fed Holds Rates Steady

Wed, October 28, 2026 at 6:03 PM EDT  --  Yahoo

I got home too late this evening to catch the daily market report so I can only offer what the charts say, which is basically that there was not much movement today with all three indexes staying relatively close to flat but at least stayed in modestly positive territory. Each of the indexes gained only about ¼%. After much searching, I finally found this report from Yahoo Finance but it’s not very informative.  

Wall Street ends higher on revived AI momentum

Wall Street ends higher on revived AI momentum

By Stephen Culp and Shashwat Chauhan

Tue October 27, 2026  

Anthropic thrills has sent the tech indexes into a second day of big skyward climbs while industrials zigzagged quite a bit between red and black but closed on a very modest positive note. And it’s not just Anthropic but Meta and Microsoft continuing to raise many billions for AI that’s beginning to turn market sentiment that all the debt may not be such a bad thing after all.  

Equities end higher as Anthropic's IPO filing buoys AI stocks

Equities end higher as Anthropic's IPO filing buoys AI stocks

By Chuck Mikolajczak and Shashwat Chauhan

Mon October 26, 2026  

Anthropic filed its IPO today which showed steep losses but huge revenue growth, the growth investors decided was the compelling factor to put AI back in favor again. This caused all three indexes to explode straight skyward right out the gate, the Dow up 400 points and Nasdaq 300 by 11 a.m. But at 11 a.m., though tech stayed relatively steady due to this week’s coming influx of Q3 from the hugest tech players, the Dow sank for the rest of the session but still managed a nice 3-digit gain.  

Wall Street closes lower to end rocky week

Wall Street closes lower to end rocky week

By Lewis Krauskopf, Tharuniyaa Lakshmi and Ragini Mathur

Fri October 23, 2026  

As far as tech went, today became a day of recovery after Thursday’s extreme rout and the recovery lasted until noon when both indexes started declining again. The S&P sank to the morning lows while the Nasdaq stayed closer to flat. There remain serious concerns about the expenses of the AI build-outs and, for the first time, an expert is predicting that next year the sector will have to cut back on the building of the data centers.  

S&P 500, Nasdaq end sharply lower as revived AI doubts ignite tech selloff

S&P 500, Nasdaq end sharply lower as revived AI doubts ignite tech selloff

By Stephen Culp and Tharuniyaa Lakshmi

Thu October 22, 2026

 

I noted on Wednesday that, at least for one day, AI was back in favor. But today was indeed another day and a spate of depressing Q3 tech reports, especially in AI, brought all the old fears right back to the front burner. The S&P fell dramatically but not nearly as bad as the Nasdaq which suffered its biggest loss since June. In fact, the chip index is now down 26% from its June record high. But this whole environment is neatly summed up by today’s expert, “It’s a wonderful day on Wall Street. The only part of the market that is really suffering is technology, which had been the golden child until June.  

Nasdaq leads Wall Street gains as SpaceX, Super Micro boost AI sentiment

Nasdaq leads Wall Street gains as SpaceX, Super Micro boost AI sentiment

By Sinéad Carew and Purvi Agarwal

Wed October 21, 2026   

It was good news all around today with SpaceX soaring 7.8% on the news of showing its first profits since going public and Super Micro boasting similar glad tidings. The good feelings seeped into other tech companies and particularly AI with HPE and Dell also amongst the day’s winners. This was enough to alleviate the anxieties of AI being overvalued and both tech and industrials shot up a very respectable middle 3-digits with the chip index getting a very nice 2% boost.  

Dow outperforms as Wall Street rises, healthcare stocks lead gains

Dow outperforms as Wall Street rises, healthcare stocks lead gains

By Sinéad Carew and Tharuniyaa Lakshmi

Tue October 20, 2026  

It was yet another one of those days where concerns over AI’s potential profitability due to its excessive debt load sent the tech investors into cautionary mode with the Nasdaq not moving the needle much and closing flat while the S&P enjoyed a 60 point gain until 11 a.m., then plummeting and staying down the rest of the session to close modestly up.  

Nasdaq climbs as chip and AI-linked stocks bounce back

Nasdaq climbs as chip and AI-linked stocks bounce back

By Sinéad Carew and Tharuniyaa Lakshmi

Mon October 19, 2026  

Today’s expert put it best. “Nothing changed between Friday’s close and this morning’s open, other than nothing bad happened over the weekend, and sentiment had gotten so negative that we were oversold to the point that a bounce was due.” And that’s exactly what happened in tech and particularly AI as monies flowed steadily back into both the Nasdaq and S&P. And as is usually the case, the monies came out of industrials and the defensive sectors. There were handsome gains all around and the Dow, though closing nominally in the red, bounced back and forth between a minus 140 and a plus 130.  

Wall Street tumbles as worries about AI trade and high oil prices weigh

Wall Street tumbles as worries about AI trade and high oil prices weigh

By Noel Randewich and Purvi Agarwal

Fri October 16, 2026  

Today, a 3% jump in oil prices combined with serious concerns over debt-laden AI pushed all the indexes straight down in a big way, especially the Nasdaq that lost 572 points and dove 4% for the week, its sharpest fall since June and the S&P its sharpest since January. The AI companies have all cratered under all the debt pressure and the likelihood that all that debt will soon become even more expensive.  

S&P 500 ends higher as traders shift from AI to healthcare

S&P 500 ends higher as traders shift from AI to healthcare

By Noel Randewich and Sruthi Shankar

Thu October 15, 2026  

PPI came in today with the worst increase in 4-1/2 years providing even more fuel to Wednesday’s hot CPI readings on the inflation. This further aggravated all the concerns about inflation, particularly with the AI stocks which, with the prospect of higher interest rates, would be seriously impacted due to their extraordinary debt loads. So there was a rotation back to standard industrials which saw the Dow skyrocket 556 points while the tech indexes both tanked, the Nasdaq diving almost 400 points at open but gradually recovering these losses to even see a little green by close.  

Nasdaq ends sharply lower as hot inflation data stirs rate-hike worries

Nasdaq ends sharply lower as hot inflation data stirs rate-hike worries

By Noel Randewich

Wed October 14, 2026  

The surging costs of gasoline and more took today’s CPI to bigger heights than expected and that sent all of tech into a major downward spiral from the open and steadily down all day. The Nasdaq lost over 500, the S&P nearly 100. This has greatly bolstered bets for a very unwanted October rate hike, up to a whopping 37% in one day vs Wednesday’s 22% vs a mere 17% last Friday, odds doubling in one week.  

Nasdaq ends down as chipmakers fall and bank earnings roll in

Nasdaq ends down as chipmakers fall and bank earnings roll in

By Noel Randewich

Tue October 13, 2026  

The big banks missed estimates in today’s Q3 reporting and that sent all three indexes down, the Dow logically hit the heaviest down 3-digits. But earlier the tech indexes were hit much heavier, the Nasdaq down 130 by noon but then recovering to much more modest losses by close. Ditto for the S&P. What didn’t make sense is that both Citi and Goldman Sachs beat estimates but still fell. And despite expectations of a strong Q3, the S&P is trading at 19x, its lowest multiple in three years.  

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.  

Equities rebound to close higher as surging Treasury yields recede

Equities rebound to close higher as surging Treasury yields recede

By Chuck Mikolajczak and Johann M Cherian

Thu October 1, 2026  

After spending most of the day in the red, the indexes all rebounded in the afternoon to close just above break-even.  Treasury yields continued to climb with the 10-year hitting a 24-year high. PMI came in 2 points lower than August due to increased input prices which again raises the specter of inflation. In good news, jobless claims dipped 3,000 below the 200,000 forecast indicating a solid job market.  

S&P 500 dips, Nasdaq higher after data shows moderate inflation rise

S&P 500 dips, Nasdaq higher after data shows moderate inflation rise

By Chuck Mikolajczak and Shashwat Chauhan

Wed September 30, 2026  

The Dow took another big drubbing right out the gate but both tech indexes started in very positive territory, the S&P up over 50 points before noon before gradually declining, the Nasdaq up over 400 most of the day before a precipitous decline in the final half hour. What triggered all these great gains was a PCE report coming in well below the forecast, indicating inflation coming down and beating the odds on an October rate hike. The latter started the day at 70% and was cut in half by close. Q2 GDP was also upwardly revised to 2.2% suggesting that the economy is handily absorbing these hikes.  

Stocks dip, 2-year US yield falls after Fed's Williams cools rate hike bets

Stocks dip, 2-year US yield falls after Fed's Williams cools rate hike bets

By Caroline Valetkevitch

Tue September 28, 2026  

As is often the case with the market, things happened today that should have triggered a rally but instead sparked an enormous slump. With the NY Fed prez citing no compelling reasons for another rate hike and the 2-year yield falling, stocks should have gone up. But at least the decline was much worse earlier in the day and most losses were recovered. By noon the Dow was down some 350, the S&P down 30. The afternoon saw a gradual recovery but all three still ended in the red. The comments from the NY prez brought the odds of an October hike down to 50% from 70% this morning.  

Stocks fall; oil prices off highs amid renewed hopes for Middle East negotiations

Stocks fall; oil prices off highs amid renewed hopes for Middle East negotiations

By Caroline Valetkevitch and Amanda Cooper

Mon September 27, 2026  

Friday’s euphoria over progress in the peace talks was short-lived as even that optimism was not enough to overcome the continuing rising oil prices, Treasury yields reaching highs not seen in decades, and now 70% odds of an October rate hike. Thus, the indexes took another big 3-digit plunge today right out the gate and stayed there. The 30-year yield is now at its highest in 22 years, the 10-year in 19 years.  

Wall Street ends higher as investors buy AI stocks; Microsoft rallies

Wall Street ends higher as investors buy AI stocks; Microsoft rallies

By Noel Randewich and Johann M Cherian

Fri September 25, 2026  

For a second day the indexes enjoyed a rising trend with the news of a deal reportedly in progress to phase in the Strait of Hormuz and phase out the U.S. economic and port blockades and maybe the war itself. This news very much bolstered the whole tech sector again with resurgent evidence that investors are putting AI on the front burner again with deals being done and AI expenditures boosting demand for capital goods.  

S&P 500 ends marginally lower as investors focus on US-Iran war

S&P 500 ends marginally lower as investors focus on US-Iran war

By Noel Randewich and Johann M Cherian

Thu September 24, 2026  

Wow, what a rollercoaster today as Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia once again pushed up the price of oil to $107/barrel, also continuing to push up the 30-year yield which today reached a 22-year high. All three indexes were way down in the morning, the Dow plunging nearly 400 by noon with the other indexes following suit. Then right around the noon hour, everything shot right back up again almost instantly as Reuters reported that a deal was in the works for a gradual reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and for phasing out Trump’s blockades of Iran.  

Wall Street ends down as oil prices, Treasury yields rise

Wall Street ends down as oil prices, Treasury yields rise

By Noel Randewich

Wed September 23, 2026  

Iran’s president fired back at Trump hard at the UN vowing “never surrender” and immediately sent price of oil soaring again, the 10-year Treasury going above 5% again, the highest since 2007 (and now flirting with the dreaded 6%), Nvidia dropping 1.5% and the chip index itself 1.2%. Clearly, the market wants an end to this war. Clearly, the market isn’t going to get it.  

Nasdaq sets record high, oil dips on improved crude flows

Nasdaq sets record high, oil dips on improved crude flows

By Karen Brettell

Tue September 21, 2026  

The AI relief train continued running today as demand “showed no signs of abating and corporate earnings stayed resilient.” This combined with oil flows from Saudi Arabia increasing and the 10-year yields decreasing sent the Nasdaq to another triple-digit gain and another record. There was also hope when Iran said it could open the Strait of Hormuz in as little as a week but this was conditional on Trump backing off and who knows if that will happen.  

Nasdaq notches record-high close, AI optimism reignites and Treasury yields retreat

Nasdaq notches record-high close, AI optimism reignites and Treasury yields retreat

By Noel Randewich and Johann M Cherian

Mon September 21, 2026  

After last week’s drubbing, the markets went into high gear today with the price of crude dropping below the psychologically important $100/barrel mark and yields dropping below the psychologically important 5% mark. The Nasdaq marked its first record since its all-time high June 2^nd and the S&P closed within a whisper of its August 13^th record. New data suggesting that AI spending is expanding despite recent warnings sent tech way up.  

S&P 500, Nasdaq advance, turning the page on a tumultuous week

S&P 500, Nasdaq advance, turning the page on a tumultuous week

By Stephen Culp and Niket Nishant

Fri September 18, 2026  

It was certainly a very volatile day as all three indexes dipped well into the red in the morning, the Dow down almost 300 by 12:30, then all three began a rebound with the Dow recapturing most but not all of its losses by close, but tech actually making it a bit into the black. The Nasdaq especially gained over 100 as investors continue to digest inflation data and the first Fed rate hike in years while trying to determine the next steps. What likely helped tech was the Chinese serving as an intermediary with Iran to try to stop the attacks on Saudi Arabia and its oil routes.  

Tech leads Wall St to higher close as oil eases, Treasury yields dip

Tech leads Wall St to higher close as oil eases, Treasury yields dip

By Stephen Culp and Tharuniyaa Lakshmi

Thu September 17, 2026  

Yesterday’s news of the Saudis sending oil through Oman helped ease fears of a deepening fuel shortage which brought crude down and subsequent Treasury yields. And because of the slaughter the markets have recently endured, there was some bargain hunting going on too, all which combined for massive 3-digit gains all around which began right out the gate and stayed there steadily all day. As one might also guess, the recent panic in equities has translated to gold and silver mining stocks being the outperformers, advancing more than 3%.  

Wall St ends lower after Fed hikes interest rates, sees more tightening ahead

Wall St ends lower after Fed hikes interest rates, sees more tightening ahead

By Stephen Culp and Tharuniyaa Lakshmi

Wed September 16, 2026  

Robust retail sales provided a bit of a lift to all the indexes this morning and that combined with Saudi Arabia allowing tankers through via Oman kept everything steady. It had the desired effect on the price of crude which dropped 3% and also brought the chip index up 0.6%.  Then at 2 pm, everything dropped like a rock as it was likely at 2 pm that the Fed announced the first rate hike in more than three years along with the announcement that this would be only one of several more coming.  

Wall Street ends lower as oil spikes and the benchmark Treasury yield breaches 5%

Wall Street ends lower as oil spikes and the benchmark Treasury yield breaches 5%

By Stephen Culp and Tharuniyaa Lakshmi

Tue September 15, 2026  

Yesterday was a straight shot down rout in the morning followed by a 50% recovery in the afternoon. Today it was just straight down right out the gate and stayed there all day, 3-digit losses all around. Today’s expert pointed out three problems – “Given rising prices for fuel, especially diesel, given the near-certain outlook for rising rates beginning tomorrow, and given the concerns over the potential slowdown in the AI ecosphere, why step into the market aggressively until some of this clears up?” Indeed, the odds of a rate hike tomorrow are now at 95% vs 33% a few weeks ago.  

Stocks fall as oil and bond yields rise

Stocks fall as oil and bond yields rise

By Amanda Cooper and Chibuike Oguh

Mon September 13, 2026  

With the crisis in the Strait of Hormuz only deepening, oil shot up another 1% today bringing the total increase over the past week to 10%. Diesel is breaking records being far higher than before the war and sending bond yields higher still, making a direct hit on consumer pocketbooks. But the really big problem is all the AI uncertainty, especially with several CEOs this weekend warning of the perils of AI, that we’re spending too much, moving too quickly. Since investors have been so nervous of late over AI overspending, you’d think these comments would be greeted with glee but instead drove the whole tech sector down. The Nasdaq was down around 350 in the morning but recovered more than half of that by close. Same was true of the Dow, down some 300 by 11 a.m. but recovering half by close.  

S&P 500 ends higher as strong inflation data cements rate-hike bets

S&P 500 ends higher as strong inflation data cements rate-hike bets

By Noel Randewich

Fri September 11, 2026  

CPI data came in today showing a strong increase in prices reinforcing the high inflation scenario. After the selloff following the PPI data earlier that showed inflation hadn’t fallen, you would think that this strong inflation report would have caused another massive selloff. Instead, the opposite happened. All three indexes shot way up right out the gate and stayed up steadily all day long. It seems that it wasn’t the fear of a rate hike that had investors rattled, it was the uncertainty of whether there would a rate hike. Today the market decided that a rate hike next week is now inevitable with the odds climbing to a staggering 90% vs 70 yesterday and 49 a week ago.  

S&P 500 ends down as Treasury yields rise and traders fret about inflation

S&P 500 ends down as Treasury yields rise and traders fret about inflation

By Noel Randewich and Niket Nishant

Thu September 10, 2026  

The war continues to escalate and the indexes continue to plummet for the fourth straight day as the usual concerns about rate hikes, inflation, and the spiraling cost of oil stubbornly dominate. Treasury yields are at years-long highs which is a pronounced negative for stocks which means the cost of borrowing to carry on business keeps getting higher. PPI today came in as expected and that combined with oil hitting $107/barrel vs $100 just yesterday has stoked fears of rate hikes this month for which the odds have catapulted to 70%. 

S&P 500 ends down as oil tops $100 per barrel

S&P 500 ends down as oil tops $100 per barrel

By Noel Randewich and Tharuniyaa Lakshmi

Wed September 9, 2026  

The war further ramping up stoking long-held fears of a broader regional conflict and pushing oil over the feared $100 mark sent all the indexes once again seriously plunging for a third straight session. The 10-year note climbed to its highest in nearly 3 years when the government offered to buy $6B worth vs an expectation of $8-$10B.  This no-risk money has made stocks that much less attractive.  

S&P 500 falls as AI worries hit software makers

S&P 500 falls as AI worries hit software makers

By Noel Randewich and Niket Nishant

Tue September 8, 2026  

The pendulum has swung back again with three major software makers declining about 5% each which has raised the old concerns about whether AI can compete with software services. That combined with the continuing attacks in the war and a growing skepticism that the Strait of Hormuz crisis is temporary sent all the indexes way down. The Nasdaq did recover somewhat after a blistering morning but the Dow and S&P were just straight down and by a substantial amount.  

Wall Street ends lower as solid jobs data fuels hawkish Fed bets

Wall Street ends lower as solid jobs data fuels hawkish Fed bets

By Stephen Culp and Niket Nishant

Fri September 4, 2026  

The jobs forecast was for 56,000 new jobs so when the report came in nearly triple that amount, it sent the markets into another panic over an overheated economy and new reasons for a rate hike. As today’s expert put it, “It’s hard not to think that an improving labor market is not good news for the economy, but the odds of a Fed rate hike increased a little bit as the economy continues to run a little on the hot side.”  

Wall Street ends sharply higher as Waller remarks ease rate hike fears

Wall Street ends sharply higher as Waller remarks ease rate hike fears

By Stephen Culp and Niket Nishant

Thu September 3, 2026  

It appears that Fed official Waller must have made his comments concerning keeping rates steady this month right around 10:30 a.m. which triggered an enormous jump in all three indexes until 11:30 a.m. at which point they remained steady for the remainder of the session. Waller’s comments really should not have moved the needle at all since all he really said was that IF the coming data shows inflation on the decline, THEN he would vote to keep rates steady, which of course has been his position and that of the entire Fed all along. It was not news and certainly no commitment to hold rates steady.

Wall St ends higher as stocks reclaim some shine

Wall St ends higher as stocks reclaim some shine

By Stephen Culp and Niket Nishant

Wed September 2, 2026

After two days of major routs there was a lot of bargain hunting going on today as investors searched for overlooked and undervalued companies which triggered a major leap in all three indexes all morning. The chip index, which has fallen nearly 25% in the last two months, has been making a comeback with AI stars Nvidia, Broadcom, Micron and Qualcomm leading the charge. But today’s expert is quite a lot more optimistic than recent sentiment has shown. “The war is continuing longer than anyone hoped and when it ends energy will cool and inflation will not be as much of an issue.”

Wall Street ends lower as higher yields, rising oil prices mark shaky start to September

Wall Street ends lower as higher yields, rising oil prices mark shaky start to September

By Stephen Culp and Niket Nishant

Tue September 1, 2026

It was another great rout today as escalating hostilities in the war since Friday have further dampened any prospects for an end to the crisis and as oil continues to spike, inflation concerns deepen. The consensus grows closer every day to a September rate hike, today the odds at 68.2% vs 65 yesterday and 39.6 a week ago. The day was awash with bad news from climbing Treasury yields after hitting a 19-month high yesterday to a slowing job market and factory activity losing momentum, all triggered by uncertainties created by the war.   

Wall Street closes lower as oil prices jump, indexes notch monthly gains

Wall Street closes lower as oil prices jump, indexes notch monthly gains

By Stephen Culp and Niket Nishant

Mon August 31, 2026  

Last week, investors took some comfort in Warsh’s comments since, even though hawkish, at least provided more clarity. But over the weekend, the markets reassessed the whole inflation outlook getting worse and worse and with today’s spiking oil prices, attributed entirely to the war and reinforcing the bleak inflation outlook, all three indexes dropped like rocks. And dropped right out the gate and stayed there all day. The Nasdaq, down over 250 as late as 3 pm, made an 11^th hour comeback mainly due to evidence that AI was still alive and well despite recent weakness.  

Investors heartened by Warsh inflation talk, still uncertain about Fed action

Investors heartened by Warsh inflation talk, still uncertain about Fed action

By Lewis Krauskopf, Saqib Iqbal Ahmed and Laura Matthews

Fri August 28, 2026

The charts show a big bump on the Dow up some 260 until 11:30, then crashing down to zero for the rest of the day with a similar pattern on the S&P but the Nasdaq sliding more deeply into the red with a 3-digit loss by close. But all reports today focused on Warsh’s speech at Jackson Hole in which he spelled out that inflation was still not being curbed and that rate hikes may well be in the Fed’s future.

Nasdaq, S&P 500 lifted by Nvidia's forecast; investors eye speech by Fed's Warsh

Nasdaq, S&P 500 lifted by Nvidia's forecast; investors eye speech by Fed's Warsh

By Saeed Azhar, Purvi Agarwal and Niket Nishant

Thu August 27, 2026  

It could easily have been a self-fulfilling prophecy for disaster with markets expecting such lofty results from Nvidia that, had they been less than stellar, the AI boom might have been dampened. But lucky for the markets, Nvidia came through with a glowing report that has once again firmly put AI on a vigorously forward path. The company’s forecast for a whopping 70% revenue growth next year is almost double the market’s lofty estimate of 40% and even topping Morgan Stanley’s impossibly optimistic 52% forecast.  

Wall Street stocks end tad lower after hot inflation data ahead of Nvidia earnings

Wall Street stocks end tad lower after hot inflation data ahead of Nvidia earnings

By Saeed Azhar, Purvi Agarwal and Niket Nishant

Wed August 26, 2026  

The headlines say “Hot Inflation Reading” coming in at 3.7%, more than twice the Fed’s target, but that’s not exactly accurate. What really happened is the PCE reading came in completely unchanged from last month which was also 3.7%, meaning inflation didn’t cool at all contrary to hopes. The estimate was for 3.6%. It remains a sticky wicket putting a September rate hike back on the table but with the relatively low odds of 38%.  Though it is doubtful that any such announcement is forthcoming in September, if the picture doesn’t improve the Fed may have no choice but to move off the sidelines.  

Wall Street ends higher as tech rebounds before Nvidia results

Wall Street ends higher as tech rebounds before Nvidia results

By Saeed Azhar, Purvi Agarwal and Niket Nishant

Tue August 25, 2026  

It was a choppy yet fruitful day with all three indexes recovering from recent pullbacks. The recovery, especially in tech, was a good harbinger of expectations of positive results from Nvidia on Wednesday. PCE will also be out on Wednesday which will also give a boost if it shows inflation in the right direction. Today’s rally was partly motivated by the 30-year yield falling along with oil, oil down to a one-week low.  

S&P 500, Nasdaq end down on tech stocks, investors weigh Iran moves

S&P 500, Nasdaq end down on tech stocks, investors weigh Iran moves

By Saeed Azhar, Purvi Agarwal and Niket Nishant

Mon August 24, 2026  

More threats against Iran plus now additional threats against allies trading with Iran continued to aggravate war worries and send tech down, the chips hit particularly hard. All of this was further exacerbated by the continuing and very omnipresent opposition to the building of AI centers with even Texas governor Abbott now joining the protests. All the turbulence has continued to push the 30-year bond higher with Bessent considering tapping into the $1T General Account to continue bond buybacks.  

Wall St rises on the day but falls for the week; bond yields and Iran in focus

Wall St rises on the day but falls for the week; bond yields and Iran in focus

By Sinéad Carew and Avinash P

Fri August 21, 2026  

Investors took a bit of a breather today and there was some old-fashioned bargain hunting as all the indexes went steadily straight up despite bond yields continuing to rise and the war with no end in sight. Trump has threatened severe economic sanctions against Iran and Iran has countered by vowing a “devastating” response if it happens. None of this seemed to sour investors and the light volume suggested “wait-and-see” and there’s a lot to wait-and see. 

Wall Street sinks as bond yields rise, Walmart results disappoint

Wall Street sinks as bond yields rise, Walmart results disappoint

By Sinéad Carew and Avinash P

Thu August 20, 2026  

Just as two good things happened yesterday, two bad things happened today. First and foremost, those long-awaited retail numbers to show the health of the market came in very weak, with bellwether Walmart very much disappointing which crashed its stock down 9.2%. As could be expected, other retail giants followed suit with losses between 1 and 2.6%.  

Wall St rises as yields ease, Moderna lifts healthcare stocks

Wall St rises as yields ease, Moderna lifts healthcare stocks

By Sinéad Carew and Avinash P

Wed August 19, 2026  

This morning two big things happened. First, the Treasury offered substantial buy back support on the 30-year and 10-year bonds which went through the roof yesterday sending the yields to multi-decade highs. This shot inflation prospects through the roof so the offer served to bring the yields back down, which it did. This had a healthy effect on tech, pushing companies like Marvell up 9.9% though the overall chip index fell 2%.  

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.  

S&P closes at record high as soft jobs report eases rate-hike concerns

S&P closes at record high as soft jobs report eases rate-hike concerns

By Chuck Mikolajczak and Shashwat Chauhan

Fri August 7, 2026  

Per today’s jobs report, the economy lost over 100,000 jobs, that is if you’re counting the 80,000 forecasted increase that didn’t happen and the 23,000 unexpected decrease that did. It was good news on the inflation front as providing more fodder to stall off a rate increase. The odds today of a September increase has fallen to 44% vs yesterday’s 55 vs last week’s 67. That’s a 35% decrease in a week.  

Stocks close lower as investors eye Mideast talks, earnings

Stocks close lower as investors eye Mideast talks, earnings

By Chuck Mikolajczak and Shashwat Chauhan

Thu August 6, 2026  

Peace hopes got muted today over the impending opening of the Strait of Hormuz but with the Iranian parliament considering banning the U.S. and its allies from using it. This combined with more AI jitters brought all three indexes down for a second day after a very vigorous 3-day rally. Oddly, two of the tech companies that fell today, Western Digital and Sandisk, actually turned in glowing Q2 and have been booming this year, Western up 400%, Sandisk 160%. 

Dow closes at record on Mideast optimism; SpaceX, AMD drag Nasdaq

Dow closes at record on Mideast optimism; SpaceX, AMD drag Nasdaq

By Chuck Mikolajczak and Johann M Cherian

Wed August 5, 2026  

After four straight days of big gains, a couple of disappointing Q2 AI reports, namely from SpaceX and AMD, brought both tech indexes down but progress in the peace talks concerning a deal between Oman and Iran brought oil down and shot the Dow up to yet another record. SpaceX and AMD actually had reasonably good reports with SpaceX actually doubling revenues. But their expenses were still more than their revenues raising the old doubts that these massive AI investments will pay off. 

Dow, S&P 500 close at record on AI-linked earnings, Mideast deal hopes

Dow, S&P 500 close at record on AI-linked earnings, Mideast deal hopes

By Chuck Mikolajczak and Johann M Cherian

Tue August 4, 2026  

Optimism over earnings and an end to the war shot all the indexes straight up again for the fourth straight day, today even more impressively than before with high 3-digit gains all around. The Dow reached a new record for the second straight day, the S&P its first new record since July 2^nd. Caterpillar provided the biggest boost to the Dow with increasing demand for its equipment in building AI centers. Palantir got an astonishing 29.5% boost and the chip index rose 6.6%. Crude dropped 5% on Qatari confirmations that peace talks were continuing.  

Wall Street rallies, Dow closes at record on Iran talks optimism

Wall Street rallies, Dow closes at record on Iran talks optimism

By Chuck Mikolajczak and Johann M Cherian

Mon August 3, 2026  

Optimism is back up front with all three indexes jumping straight up out the gate and staying up all day, all achieving very substantial 3-digit gains again, the Dow not only now handsomely recouping all its losses but reaching another record high. The good news is new hopes over Iran as fighting de-escalates and bringing crude prices down 5%.  With 304 of 500 S&P companies now reporting and 85.2% beating estimates, Q2 earnings growth now stands at 29.3%, but oddly down from Friday’s 48%.  

Wall Street ends higher as Amazon soothes AI jitters

Wall Street ends higher as Amazon soothes AI jitters

By Noel Randewich

Fri July 31, 2026  

Yesterday’s highly positive Microsoft report was the first big sign in a while that AI was paying off and investors were hoping that success would bleed through to other tech companies. Today Amazon came through with flying colors providing still another shining case that AI was indeed paying off. In fact, the company the market had been viewing as being “irresponsible” with its AI spending put everyone much more at ease about them and more at ease about AI in general. So for the second straight day, the indexes shot straight up with tech more than making up for the big selloff on Wednesday.  

Wall Street ends sharply higher, lifted by soaring Microsoft

Wall Street ends sharply higher, lifted by soaring Microsoft

By Noel Randewich

Thu July 30, 2026  

Microsoft made history today when due to its exuberant Q2 report, it enjoyed the biggest single day valuation growth in Wall Street history. Its report not only eased fears of the enormous AI spending but boosted the company’s value an extra $450 billion. But Apple, which has been more cost conscious on AI, today overtook Nvidia to once again become the world’s most valuable company with a market cap of almost $5 trillion. Most AI companies are considered “battleground stocks” and investors would like to see them move to “trusted AI winners” and hoping that’s what will now happen to Microsoft and that others will soon follow suit. Amazon and Apple will be reporting tomorrow.  

Wall Street closes down sharply after Fed holds rates unchanged

Wall Street closes down sharply after Fed holds rates unchanged

By Noel Randewich

Wed July 29, 2026  

It was another Wall Street mystery today as right at 3 pm, all three indexes plummeted drastically to major 3-digit losses in tech and a bigger 4-digit loss on the Dow. Up until 3 pm, the indexes had spent the day rather badly in the red but nothing compared to what happened in that final hour. It must have been 3 pm when the Fed announced that it was holding rates steady for now. I guess the fly in the ointment was the dissent of three Fed officials who had voted for a hike. The sizable minority put investors on high alert that the Fed will likely have no choice but to hike in September as the war rages and inflation continues to spike well above the desired target. 

S&P 500 ends higher as investors await tech earnings

S&P 500 ends higher as investors await tech earnings

By Noel Randewich

Tue July 28, 2026 

The trend continues with investors fleeing tech and moving into safer industrials as everyone’s on the fence over the mega tech companies – Alphabet, Microsoft and Amazon among other reporting later this week – to find out whether their valuations confirm fears that the overspending on AI is legit or not. Both tech indexes ended in a wash while the Dow gained an impressive 537 points. White House meetings with Netanyahu and Zelensky have added hopes of an easing of tensions.  

Wall Street ends mixed as investors focus on tech earnings

Wall Street ends mixed as investors focus on tech earnings

By Sinéad Carew and Noel Randewich

Mon July 27, 2026  

Both the S&P and Nasdaq closed near flat as the rotation from tech to industrials continued seeing the Dow add a respectable 262 points. Talk of resumed peace negotiations were the plus side to the day’s dynamics but continuing attacks created the downside. But really, it’s just a bunch of fence-sitting as investors await a slew of major Q2 reports later this week, not to mention the Fed report on Wednesday as well as PCE coming Thursday.  

Nasdaq lags on angst over AI spending ahead of earnings reports

Nasdaq lags on angst over AI spending ahead of earnings reports

By Sinéad Carew and Ragini Mathur

Fri July 24, 2026  

Big rally until 12:30, then it all came tumbling down with the S&P closing flat and the Nasdaq into 3-digit negatives again. The Dow did much better advancing 400 points before falling but still closed up 235. The slump in tech came from still another day of investors fearful of the enormous AI spending. The fear of missing out was overwhelmed today by the fear of massive overbuilding. The Dow was boosted by falling oil prices triggered by China planning to intervene in the peace talks and get Iran back to the table, all this despite the war’s massive escalation.  

Wall St falls as tech earnings spark AI spending worries and oil hits $100

Wall St falls as tech earnings spark AI spending worries and oil hits $100

By Sinéad Carew and Ragini Mathur

Thu July 23, 2026  

Today was the perfect trifecta after disappointing Q2 from both Tesla and Alphabet drove all three indexes straight down from the open raising more concerns above AI spending and overvaluations in tech. Then there was oil hitting the magic 100, the benchmark that causes panic to set in about inflation. The war itself and all its escalations was the third part of the day’s troubles.  

Wall Street indexes dip with technology earnings, rising oil in focus

Wall Street indexes dip with technology earnings, rising oil in focus

By Sinéad Carew and Ragini Mathur

Wed July 22, 2026  

Mixed results from tech stocks today triggered concerns about the direction they’re heading and led the Nasdaq down considerably though all the indexes did well in the morning. The Dow was up over 200 at 1 pm and the S&P up over 15, the Nasdaq having started the day seriously in the red but then zoomed back at 11 a.m. to break-even by noon only to start tumbling at 1 pm like the others. Despite the positive morning, all closed modestly in the red except the Nasdaq which closed down a more serious 3-digits.  

Wall St ends higher on chip stocks recovery; earnings draw focus

Wall St ends higher on chip stocks recovery; earnings draw focus

By Sinéad Carew and Ragini Mathur

Tue July 21, 2026  

With the recent beating that chip stocks have taken in recent days, today appeared to be the day for all the bargain hunters to come out of the woodwork, pushing all three indexes straight up and way up into significant 3-digit gains. The escalating war took very much a backseat as investors await more AI Q2 earnings, pushing the stocks way up ahead of the actual reporting on the fears that they might miss out.  

Wall Street indexes fall, with Iran and earnings season in focus

Wall Street indexes fall, with Iran and earnings season in focus

By Sinéad Carew and Ragini Mathur

Mon July 20, 2026  

The war rages on and now Yemen is threatening to open still another major front in the conflict which could add even more impact to global oil supplies. All three indexes thus took another dive with the Nasdaq and S&P spending most of the day in the black before closing very modestly down, all on the hope that an overture today from Iran to bring about de-escalation and another cease fire could well work out.