U.S. stocks extended their rebound on Thursday, May 21, 2026, with investors leaning back into risk as hopes for a U.S.–Iran agreement tempered recent geopolitical anxiety and markets digested a dense slate of Fed commentary and macro data. Gains were broad-based across…
US equities ripped higher on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, as cooling oil prices, ebbing Middle East risk, and anticipation around blockbuster NVIDIA earnings combined to extend this year’s AI-led risk rally.
Index recap and risk tone
The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged…
U.S. equities closed lower on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, as another move higher in long‑term yields pressured the AI‑heavy growth complex and extended the market’s pullback from recent record highs.markets.
Closing levels and performance
The major U.S. indices finished in the red,…
US stocks traded choppy on Monday, May 18, 2026, as investors balanced war headlines, rising oil, and anticipation for Nvidia’s mid‑week earnings, with indexes hovering near recent records while breadth and small caps lagged. Bond yields eased after last week’s spike, even…
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.
Index…
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.…
