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May 13, 2026 – Hot Producer Prices Pressure Dow as Megacap Tech Lifts Nasdaq to Records -( $NOK $NVDA $OUST $QQQ $SPY $TSLA Rise!)

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. May 13, 2026 8181Views 0Likes

US stocks saw a split personality session Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hovering around record territory on the strength of big tech and chips, even as a hotter producer‑inflation print kept pressure on the broader tape and the Dow. Index…

Gas, Groceries, and Grit: How $5-$7 Fuel and Hot PPI Are Stress‑Testing Main Street’s Wallet -( $BROS $CVX $XLE $MCD $TXRH $WMT )

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. May 13, 2026 519Views 0Likes

US producer prices just delivered a 6% year-over-year jolt in April, and $5 or $7 in the San Francisco Bay area plus gasoline at your local Chevron (CVX) station ,etc. is now less an economic footnote than a line item in the…

May 12, 2026 – Stocks Sweat the CPI Heat: Tech Rally Cools as Inflation Turns Up the Flame -( $BZFD $EPRX $FMC $INTG $MCD $MRAM $NVDA Rise!)

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. May 12, 2026 8072Views 0Likes

US stocks erased early gains and finished mixed on Tuesday as a hotter‑than‑expected April CPI report rattled rate‑cut hopes and knocked the air out of the recent tech‑led melt‑up. Index recap The S&P 500 (-.16%) and Nasdaq (-.71%) slipped from record territory…

April CPI Runs a Little Hotter As Expected – and Wall Street Reaches for the Tums -( $DIA $SPY $QQQ $XLE $XOM )

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. May 12, 2026 456Views 0Likes

April’s consumer price index didn’t exactly crash the party, but it did show up with an extra guest: a touch more inflation than markets ordered. Year‑over‑year CPI rose about 3.8% in April, marginally topping economists’ expectations of roughly 3.7% and marking a…

May 11, 2026 – S&P Hits New Highs While CPI Looms: What Could Possibly Go Wrong? -( $AMAT $AMWL $CSCO $INOD $INTC $INTG $MODD $MRAM $MTWO $NOK $NVDA $TSLA Rise!)

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. May 11, 2026 7947Views 0Likes

US stocks finished modestly higher across the board on Monday, with the Dow grinding up, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq notching fresh record closes, and energy leading as oil jumped +3.09% to $98.37/bbl on renewed Middle East tensions and “CPI Eve” nerves.…

May 8, 2026 – No Recession, No Rate Cut, No Problem? Weekly Market Recap for the Cautiously Optimistic -( $AMWL $INOD $INTC $NVDA $SPY $TSLA Rise!)

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. May 8, 2026 7744Views 0Likes

U.S. equities finished the week of May 4–8 higher, with gains led by mega‑cap tech and semiconductors as investors digested a solid but cooling April jobs report and reassured Fed guidance that policy will remain mildly restrictive but not overtly hawkish. Index…

May 7, 2026 – Wall Street Takes a Coffee Break: Markets Catch Their Breath Before Jobs Friday -( $AMWL $HAWK $MODD $NVDA $TSLA Rise!)

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. May 7, 2026 7659Views 0Likes

U.S. stocks took a modest pause on Thursday, May 7, 2026, as investors digested record-level index moves, rising oil, another big earnings wave, and positioned ahead of Friday’s pivotal April jobs report. Equity markets today After this week’s sharp run-up that pushed…

May 6, 2026 – Oil Cools, AI Melts Up: Markets Decide War Is Bad but GPUs Are Better -( $AMD $AMWL $EBAY $EPRX $GME $NVDA $TSLA Rise!)

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. May 6, 2026 7536Views 0Likes

U.S. equities extended their AI-fueled winning streak on Wednesday, May 6, with the major indices pushing deeper into record territory as chip stocks, easing oil ($95.63/bbl,-6.49%), and a budding “peace premium” outweighed lingering rate and inflation worries. Indices and risk tone The…

May 5, 2026 – AI Bulls Run the Show: S&P 500 and Nasdaq Write New Records While Oil Takes a Timeout -( $AAPL $AMD $AMWL $FMC $GME $INTC $INTG $MCD $NOK $SOAR Rise!)

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. May 5, 2026 7380Views 0Likes

US equities extended their record-setting run on Tuesday as mega-cap tech and AI beneficiaries pulled the tape higher again, even as oil backed off recent spikes and macro data painted a picture of solid but not spectacular growth heading into a heavy…

May 4, 2026 – Red Day, Not Doomsday: Markets Slip as AI Hype Meets Higher‑for‑Longer Reality -( $AMWL $EBAY $INTG $NVDA $PLTR $SER $TSLA Rise!)

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. May 4, 2026 7254Views 0Likes

US stocks opened the first full week of May on the back foot, with all three major indices closing lower Monday as investors digested big AI‑software earnings against a still higher‑for‑longer macro and rates backdrop. The tone was risk‑off rather than panicked:…

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