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Aug. 12, 2026 | Stock Market Today: Nasdaq and Small Caps Rise as July CPI Cools -( $CRWV $HPP $LPL $MODD $NVDA $SMWB Rise!)

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. August 12, 2026 3214Views 0Likes

U.S. equities finished mostly higher on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, after July inflation data came in broadly in line with expectations. The Nasdaq Composite and Russell 2000 outperformed, the S&P 500 ended modestly higher, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished slightly…

Aug. 11, 2026 | S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq Close Lower as Oil and Inflation Worries, CPI Report Loom -( $CAH $LPL $MODD $RIOT $TE $YSG Rise!)

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. August 11, 2026 3056Views 0Likes

U.S. equities finished lower on Tuesday, August 11, 2026, extending a modest two-session pullback from recent record levels. Concerns that a resolution to the U.S.-Iran standoff may take longer than hoped helped keep oil prices elevated, while investors positioned cautiously ahead of…

Aug. 10, 2026 | Stock Market Today, Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Slip as Oil Reclaims the Spotlight -( $AMWL $CVX $GLD $SOC $VIX Rise!)

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. August 10, 2026 2923Views 0Likes

U.S. equities finished modestly lower on Monday as a sharp move higher in crude oil renewed inflation concerns ahead of this week’s key U.S. inflation data. The session reflected measured risk reduction rather than broad capitulation: volatility rose, technology lagged, and energy…

Aug. 7, 2026 | Weekly U.S. Market Summary: Stocks Rally as Strong Activity Data Meets a Softer Jobs Picture -( $AMWL $DOCS $HPP $LPL $NVDA $SMWB $TE Rise!)

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. August 7, 2026 2811Views 0Likes

Week ending Friday, August 7, 2026 — U.S. equities finished the week decisively higher, led by technology and smaller-capitalization shares. The market’s message was nuanced: economic activity indicators remained firm, but July’s unexpected payroll decline reinforced the view that the labor market…

Aug. 6, 2026 | U.S. Stocks Slip as Oil Jumps on Strait of Hormuz Tensions -( $DOCS $EPRX $INSM $LPL $MODD $MSFT $SOC Rise!)

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. August 6, 2026 2672Views 0Likes

All major U.S. stock indexes finished lower Thursday as investors weighed fresh geopolitical risks in the Middle East, firmer Treasury yields and a murky Federal Reserve outlook against strong but increasingly priced-in enthusiasm around artificial intelligence and corporate earnings. The S&P 500…

Doximity Enters Earnings Week With Two Competing Stories — and One Clear Bullish Setup for Aug. 6 – ( $DOCS )

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. August 4, 2026 170Views 0Likes

Doximity, Inc. (NYSE: DOCS) reports fiscal first-quarter 2027 results after the market close on August 6, and the stock enters the print with the kind of setup that can either confirm a breakout story or remind investors that healthcare software, like a…

China’s Robot Economy Is Already Here, and Beauty Is Learning the Same Lesson -( $YSG )

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. August 2, 2026 181Views 0Likes

The BBC’s recent look at Geek+ makes one point very clearly: the future of retail is being built in warehouses, not just in boardrooms. At Geek+’s factory in Hefei, fleets of autonomous robots are assembled and tested before heading to warehouses around…

UEFA’s FIFA Boycott Threat, the World Cup Boom, and a Very Expensive Game of Chicken -( $BAC $BUD $KP $MAR $MCD $PEP $UL $V $VZ )

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. July 30, 2026 268Views 0Likes

UEFA’s threatened FIFA boycott is still the headline fight, but the bigger investment story is that global football has become too lucrative, too watched, and too commercially engineered to stay politely in the background. FIFA is trying to turn its competition portfolio…

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Aug. 12, 2026 | Stock Market Today: Nasdaq and Small Caps Rise as July CPI Cools -( $CRWV $HPP $LPL $MODD $NVDA $SMWB Rise!)

Aug. 11, 2026 | S&P 500, Dow and Nasdaq Close Lower as Oil and Inflation Worries, CPI Report Loom -( $CAH $LPL $MODD $RIOT $TE $YSG Rise!)

Aug. 10, 2026 | Stock Market Today, Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Slip as Oil Reclaims the Spotlight -( $AMWL $CVX $GLD $SOC $VIX Rise!)

Aug. 7, 2026 | Weekly U.S. Market Summary: Stocks Rally as Strong Activity Data Meets a Softer Jobs Picture -( $AMWL $DOCS $HPP $LPL $NVDA $SMWB $TE Rise!)

Aug. 6, 2026 | U.S. Stocks Slip as Oil Jumps on Strait of Hormuz Tensions -( $DOCS $EPRX $INSM $LPL $MODD $MSFT $SOC Rise!)

Doximity Enters Earnings Week With Two Competing Stories — and One Clear Bullish Setup for Aug. 6 – ( $DOCS )

China’s Robot Economy Is Already Here, and Beauty Is Learning the Same Lesson -( $YSG )

UEFA’s FIFA Boycott Threat, the World Cup Boom, and a Very Expensive Game of Chicken -( $BAC $BUD $KP $MAR $MCD $PEP $UL $V $VZ )

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