Wall Street Powers Through a Turbulent First Half as Small Caps, AI and Strong Earnings Drive Markets Higher Despite geopolitical tensions, energy-price swings and shifting expectations for interest rates, investors have plenty to celebrate at the midpoint of 2026....
Quick Takes The holiday-shortened week was a mixed bag of market and economic news. Large-cap stocks continued higher, while small-caps lagged. Meanwhile, rising Treasury yields weighed on bond returns, and economic data showed slower job growth but resilient business...
Quick Takes U.S. and global markets faced a choppy week, with technology stocks under pressure, bond yields drifting lower, and economic data painting a mixed—but resilient—picture of the U.S. economy. For the week, the Nasdaq Composite slumped -4.6%, the S&P 500...
Quick Takes U.S. stocks ended the holiday-shortened week on a positive note, buoyed by easing geopolitical tensions and renewed strength in technology. The Nasdaq led major U.S. indexes, climbing +2.4%, followed by the Russell 2000 (+1.2%) and the S&P 500 (+0.9%)....
Quick Takes Wall Street wrapped up the week on a positive note, shaking off early volatility as investors kept a close eye on inflation data, central bank moves, and fast-moving geopolitical developments. U.S. equities finished higher overall, with smaller companies...
Quick Takes Wall Street stumbled to end the week, as a surprisingly strong U.S. jobs report muddied the outlook for interest rates and dampened early enthusiasm around artificial intelligence. Rising Treasury yields, profit-taking in high-growth stocks, and...
Stocks Rally Again as Tech Boom Powers On U.S. and global markets delivered another strong month of gains, as investor optimism around artificial intelligence, solid corporate earnings, and easing oil prices outweighed lingering concerns about inflation and...
Quick Takes Encouraging signs on inflation, easing geopolitical tensions, and continued enthusiasm around artificial intelligence helped push U.S. stocks to fresh highs while supporting bonds and global markets. The S&P 500 climbed +1.4%—marking its ninth straight...
Quick Takes Investors capped another strong week across global markets, buoyed by optimism around geopolitics, resilient corporate earnings, and continued economic expansion—even as inflation concerns and rising interest rates remain front of mind. U.S. equities...
Quick Takes U.S. markets wrapped up a volatile week on a mixed note, as investors balanced strong recent equity performance against fresh concerns about inflation, rising interest rates, and geopolitical uncertainty. U.S. equities ended the week little changed...
