Major U.S. stock indexes closed mixed on Thursday, February 26, 2026, with technology shares under pressure even as broader cyclicals and small caps showed resilience. The session highlighted ongoing investor tension between enthusiasm for AI-driven growth and concern about stretched valuations and…
US stocks extended this week’s rebound on Wednesday, February 25, 2026, with a tech-led advance ahead of and then through Nvidia’s blockbuster earnings release after the bell.finance.yahoo+5
Index performance
The S&P 500 rose about 0.8% to roughly 6,946, marking a second straight…
US stocks rebounded on Tuesday, February 24, 2026, with major indexes clawing back part of Monday’s AI-driven selloff as software and AI beneficiaries led a broad relief rally ahead of closely watched Nvidia earnings scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday.
Index performance
The Dow Jones…
U.S. stocks sold off sharply on Monday as fresh tariff uncertainty from Washington and mounting concerns over AI-driven disruption sparked a broad risk-off move across Wall Street, driving a roughly 800‑point slide in the Dow and sending the S&P 500 and Nasdaq…
US stocks finished the holiday‑shortened week ended Friday, February 20, 2026 higher, as a landmark Supreme Court decision scrapping President Trump’s emergency “Liberation Day” tariffs overshadowed softer growth data and firmer inflation readings.finance.
Index performance
S&P 500: up about 0.7% on Friday…
U.S. stocks traded lower on Thursday, with major indexes pulling back after recent gains as investors digested Walmart earnings, a heavy data calendar, and still‑hawkish Fed signals.
Indexes and macro
The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell about 0.54% to roughly 49,395.16, while…
U.S. stocks extended their rebound on Tuesday, February 18, 2026, with the major indexes logging another day of gains as investors grew more comfortable that AI‑related disruption fears and higher‑for‑longer interest rates are manageable for corporate earnings.
Indexes and overall tone
The…
US stocks eked out modest gains in choppy trade on Tuesday as investors faded early-session weakness tied to ongoing AI jitters, with Apple’s (AAPL, $263.88, +3.17%) rebound helping pull the major averages back into the green by the close.
Market overview
The…
U.S. stocks limped into the long weekend with a mixed close on Friday, February 13, 2026, wrapping up a volatile, AI‑driven risk‑off week that left all three major indices firmly in the red.
Index recap for the week
The S&P 500 slipped…
US equities sold off sharply on Thursday as the “AI scare trade” widened, sending the major averages lower while investors rotated defensively and raised cash ahead of key inflation data reading or CPI.
Today in the Markets – Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026…
