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Fantasy-style NYSE trading floor with traders, a fiery inflation display, a Morgan Stanley earnings board and a glowing bull symbolizing stock market optimism.

Inflation Runs Hot, but Morgan Stanley’s Earnings Give Stock Market Bulls Fresh Fuel -( $AMSL $BAC $BLK $FAST $MS $PGR $STT $TSM )

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. 3 days ago 252Views 0Likes

September CPI climbed 3.7%, putting the Fed back in focus. Strong trading revenue, record wealth inflows and a pivotal week for AI earnings offers many a more constructive story. Inflation delivered an unwelcome reminder Wednesday: The cost of living has not agreed…

Stock market trading floor displays falling S&P 500 and Nasdaq as Treasury yields and oil prices rise on September 28, 2026.

Stock Market Today (Sept. 28, 2026): S&P 500 and Nasdaq Fall as Treasury Yields and Oil Rekindle Inflation Fears -( $AEO $AMC $AMWL $BE $KOD $LPL $MODD $NVDA $SER $SPCX $VIX )

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. September 28, 2026 86056Views 0Likes

NYSE trading floor with screens showing stocks sliding as rising U.S. Treasury yields and Walmart (WMT) earnings pressure risk assets on August 20, 2026.

Comic-book-style Weekly Market Summary illustration for September 18, 2026, showing a swirling market vortex, mixed stock-market arrows, investors reacting to volatility, Treasury yields near 5%, and crude oil holding above $95 per barrel.

Weekly Market Summary – Friday, September 18, 2026: Stocks End Mixed as the Fed Hikes, Treasury Yields Near 5% and Oil Holds Above $95 -( $AMAT $AMWL $EPRX $MODD $NVDA $ONON $SER $SOC $SPCX )

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. September 18, 2026 23889Views 0Likes

NYSE trading floor with screens showing stocks sliding as rising U.S. Treasury yields and Walmart (WMT) earnings pressure risk assets on August 20, 2026.

Comic-book style illustration of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates as a red stock-market chart falls, while a green superhero shields investors and a small plant symbolizes long-term growth for patient investors.

Fed Hikes Rates, Markets Fall: Why the Pullback Could Still Reward Patient Investors -( $BAC $COHR $COST $CRWV $DELL $INTC $LITE $NBIS $SKHY )

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. September 16, 2026 467Views 0Likes

The Federal Reserve’s first rate increase in more than three years has given Wall Street a familiar case of indigestion: stocks fell after the announcement as investors weighed higher borrowing costs, another possible hike this year and a jump in Treasury yields.…

Financial news anchor in a modern newsroom points to a market screen showing the S&P 500 and Nasdaq closing lower as AI-related technology stocks decline and Treasury yields reach 5% on September 14, 2026.

S&P 500, Nasdaq Close Lower as AI Euphoria Encounters a 5% Reality Check – Sept. 14, 2026 -( $AMWL $CRWD $EXOD $MODD $OKTA $PANW $SER $SMWB $VIX Rise! )

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. September 14, 2026 11595Views 0Likes

NYSE trading floor with screens showing stocks sliding as rising U.S. Treasury yields and Walmart (WMT) earnings pressure risk assets on August 20, 2026.

Illustration of the Dow falling amid rising oil prices and AI infrastructure growth, featuring an oil pumpjack, red declining stock chart, Wall Street bull, and glowing data-center servers.

Stock Market Today: Dow Falls 628 Points as Oil Nears $100, While AI Infrastructure Remains in Focus – Sept. 8, 2026 -( $AMWL $AMZN $ORCL $QCOM $SOC $TE $VFS $VIX $YSG Rise! )

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. September 8, 2026 6686Views 0Likes

NYSE trading floor with screens showing stocks sliding as rising U.S. Treasury yields and Walmart (WMT) earnings pressure risk assets on August 20, 2026.

Nvidia (NVDA) Earnings and Bitcoin (BTC-USD): AI Chips Meet Digital Gold

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. August 24, 2026 465Views 0Likes

The market is presenting investors with an unusually constructive pairing: Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) continues to embody the earnings power of artificial intelligence, while Bitcoin (BTC-USD) is increasingly behaving like a scarce-asset hedge when confidence in monetary restraint grows thin. One is…

The Great Growth Asset Rotation: AI, Orbit and Silver Take Center Stage -( $AMZN ANTH.PVT $ASTS OPAI.PVT $RKLB $SIL $SPCX $T $VZ )

by John F. Heerdink, Jr. August 18, 2026 580Views 0Likes

Wall Street has rarely lacked for ambition, but 2026 is offering an especially lavish menu: artificial intelligence firms approaching trillion-dollar valuations, a space company with revenue aspirations that would make many nations glance nervously at their GDP tables, and silver holding its…

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 3385Views 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 3188Views 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…

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Inflation Runs Hot, but Morgan Stanley’s Earnings Give Stock Market Bulls Fresh Fuel -( $AMSL $BAC $BLK $FAST $MS $PGR $STT $TSM )

Stock Market Today (Sept. 28, 2026): S&P 500 and Nasdaq Fall as Treasury Yields and Oil Rekindle Inflation Fears -( $AEO $AMC $AMWL $BE $KOD $LPL $MODD $NVDA $SER $SPCX $VIX )

Weekly Market Summary – Friday, September 18, 2026: Stocks End Mixed as the Fed Hikes, Treasury Yields Near 5% and Oil Holds Above $95 -( $AMAT $AMWL $EPRX $MODD $NVDA $ONON $SER $SOC $SPCX )

Fed Hikes Rates, Markets Fall: Why the Pullback Could Still Reward Patient Investors -( $BAC $COHR $COST $CRWV $DELL $INTC $LITE $NBIS $SKHY )

S&P 500, Nasdaq Close Lower as AI Euphoria Encounters a 5% Reality Check – Sept. 14, 2026 -( $AMWL $CRWD $EXOD $MODD $OKTA $PANW $SER $SMWB $VIX Rise! )

Stock Market Today: Dow Falls 628 Points as Oil Nears $100, While AI Infrastructure Remains in Focus – Sept. 8, 2026 -( $AMWL $AMZN $ORCL $QCOM $SOC $TE $VFS $VIX $YSG Rise! )

Nvidia (NVDA) Earnings and Bitcoin (BTC-USD): AI Chips Meet Digital Gold

The Great Growth Asset Rotation: AI, Orbit and Silver Take Center Stage -( $AMZN ANTH.PVT $ASTS OPAI.PVT $RKLB $SIL $SPCX $T $VZ )

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!)

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