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Stocks stumbled on Friday, snapping their winning streak as inflation concerns resurfaced following a closely watched PCE report. The Nasdaq led the decline, falling 1.15%, followed by a 0.6% drop in the S&P 500 and a 0.2% dip in the Dow. The retreat came after July’s “core” PCE ind...
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Stocks pushed higher Thursday with the S&P 500 crossing the 6,500 mark for the first time, as investors responded to better-than-expected GDP data and moved past Nvidia’s earnings. The Nasdaq led gains with a 0.65% climb, while the S&P 500 rose 0.4% to another all-time high. The Dow...
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Stocks pushed modestly higher Wednesday as investors braced for Nvidia’s earnings, widely viewed as the next major catalyst for the AI-fueled market rally. The S&P 500 rose 0.22%, hitting a fresh record close, while the Dow gained 0.32% and the Nasdaq added 0.21%. Anticipation is ru...
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Stocks inched higher Tuesday as Wall Street balanced political drama with anticipation for Nvidia’s earnings. The Dow rose 0.3%, the S&P 500 climbed 0.4%, and the Nasdaq also gained 0.4%, shaking off Monday’s lull. The cautious rally unfolded as investors digested former President T...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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%...
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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...
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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...
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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...
