Blog
Market Overview
Stocks edged lower Monday as Wall Street took a breather following last week’s powerful rally, with the Dow falling over 300 points from its fresh record high and investors shifting focus to upcoming earnings from Nvidia. The pullback came as the US dollar strengthened and profit-ta...
Market Overview
Stocks surged Friday as Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s highly anticipated Jackson Hole speech sparked a broad rally on Wall Street, fueling expectations for a September rate cut. The Dow rocketed more than 800 points, or 1.9%, to close at a new record high, while the S&P 500 added 1.5% a...
Market Overview
Stocks slid across the board on Thursday, extending recent declines as hotter-than-expected unemployment data and disappointing Walmart earnings raised fresh concerns about the strength of the economy ahead of Friday’s pivotal Jackson Hole speech. The Dow dropped 0.34%, the S&P 500 ...
Market Sentiment Recap for Wednesday, August 20th, 2025
Market Overview
Stocks were mixed on Wednesday, with the Dow managing a modest gain while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell again under pressure from the tech sector. The Nasdaq led the downside, weighed down by persistent selling in chip and AI-re...
Market Overview
US stocks finished broadly lower Tuesday as weakness in Big Tech dragged down the major indexes, leaving investors cautious ahead of Wednesday’s FOMC minutes and Friday’s speech from Fed Chair Jerome Powell. The Nasdaq led the downside with a sharp 1.5% drop, weighed heavily by a 9%...
Market Overview
Stocks closed little changed Monday as traders turned their attention to a pivotal week filled with geopolitical developments and a key speech from Fed Chair Jerome Powell. The Dow and S&P 500 edged slightly lower, while the Nasdaq notched a modest gain. The tone was cautious as inv...
Market Overview
Stocks ended the week on a mixed note Friday, with the major averages logging a second straight week of gains, even as rate-cut expectations were muddied by fresh economic data. After a hot PPI reading on Thursday triggered doubts about the Fed's next move, Friday brought more confl...
Market Overview
Stocks hit the pause button Thursday as a surprisingly hot Producer Price Index (PPI) report clipped momentum from the recent rate-cut rally. Wall Street was initially riding high on hopes of a jumbo rate cut in September, but that optimism was tempered after July’s PPI came in much...
Market Overview
Stocks climbed for a second straight session Wednesday as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq notched back-to-back record highs, bolstered by a surge in Federal Reserve rate cut expectations. The Dow Jones led the way, jumping more than 450 points, or 1.04%, putting it within striking distance o...
Market Overview
The S&P 500 notched a major milestone Tuesday, closing above 6,400 for the first time ever, as Wall Street cheered fresh inflation data and rate cut optimism surged. The broad rally followed the release of the July Consumer Price Index, which showed headline inflation rising 2.7% ye...
Market Overview
US stocks started the week on uneven footing as traders weighed reports that President Trump granted another 90-day extension for steeper China tariffs and looked ahead to key inflation data. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.45%, the S&P 500 eased 0.21%, and the Nasdaq los...
Market Overview
US stocks ended the week with another strong push higher as investors weighed President Trump’s nomination of Stephen Miran to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and digested the first full trading session under the administration’s sweeping new tariffs. The Nasdaq Composite led...
