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Stocks hit record highs again on Tuesday as a powerful earnings wave and ongoing Middle East diplomacy kept the bulls in charge. The Nasdaq surged over 2.6%, the S&P 500 added 1.8% to close at a new record, and the Dow posted a 1.8% gain of its own — tacking on 900 points on top of M...

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August got off to a strong start as Big Tech momentum carried US stocks higher to kick off a busy earnings week. The Nasdaq led the charge with a 2.1% gain, the S&P 500 added 1.5%, and the Dow climbed 1.3% to close at a record high — building on the momentum from Friday's solid finis...

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US stocks closed out a volatile month on Friday with modest but solid gains across the board, even as the 10-year Treasury yield spiked to 4.73% — its highest level since January 2025 — after investors continued dumping Treasurys in response to the Fed's decision to hold rates steady...

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US stocks bounced back hard on Thursday, with Microsoft leading a broad tech rally that helped investors shrug off a bond market rout, fresh US strikes on Iranian targets overnight, and lingering concerns about AI spending. The Dow climbed nearly 1.2%, the S&P 500 gained 1.7%, and th...

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US stocks took a hard hit Wednesday as a perfect storm of Fed uncertainty, chip stock weakness, and renewed Middle East tensions slammed the major indices. The Dow plunged more than 1,100 points, or 2.2%, while the S&P 500 dropped 1.5% and the Nasdaq sank about 1.7% as the chip sello...

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US tech stocks closed mixed again Tuesday as chip sector weakness and AI financing fears clashed with a solid round of earnings and continued oil price relief. The Nasdaq slipped close to 0.2% while the S&P 500 gained more than 0.2% and the Dow surged about 1.1%, lifted by a strong b...

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US stocks kicked off the busiest week of the quarter on a mixed note Monday, with the Dow gaining nearly 0.5% while the S&P 500 barely moved and the Nasdaq slipped close to 0.2%. Chip stocks were the main drag, with Nvidia tumbling more than 4% on circular financing concerns and ASML...

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Friday's session was a mixed bag as investors tried to find their footing after Thursday's brutal selloff. The Dow managed to climb around 0.5% while the S&P 500 barely held the flat line, but the Nasdaq slipped another 0.6% as megacap tech continued to weigh on sentiment. All three ...

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Thursday was a rough session across the board as Wall Street got spooked by two things at once — Alphabet and Tesla's big capex ambitions rattled AI investors, and oil prices blew past $100 a barrel as the Middle East conflict kept escalating. The Nasdaq took the worst of it, tumblin...

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Stocks pulled back Wednesday as investors held their breath ahead of after-the-bell earnings from Alphabet and Tesla, the first two Magnificent Seven names to step up to the plate this season. The Dow barely dipped below the flat line, the S&P 500 slipped 0.1%, and the Nasdaq led the...

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Stocks bounced back Tuesday as the Nasdaq jumped 1.3%, the S&P 500 gained 0.9%, and the Dow climbed more than 0.7%, with chip stocks leading the charge ahead of a heavy week of Big Tech earnings. Semiconductors surged again, echoing a rally across Asian markets, and Nvidia climbed ne...

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Stocks kicked off the week in the red Monday, with the Dow dropping 0.6% and the S&P 500 slipping about 0.2%, while the Nasdaq edged just below the flat line as chip stocks gave back earlier gains. The session came on the heels of a rough week for semiconductors, and the market is st...