U.S. stocks logged a choppy week through Friday, May 14, 2026 when it sold off solidly at the end of the week, as major indexes pushed to fresh records even while rising bond yields and pre‑earnings jitters around Nvidia (NVDA) kept…
U.S. stocks finished broadly higher on Thursday, May 14, 2026, with the major indices rising in unison as the AI trade roared back and investors looked past lingering inflation worries.
Index performance
All three major benchmarks advanced, with the AI‑heavy Nasdaq leading…
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.
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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…
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…
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.…
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.
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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…
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…
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…