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U.S. stocks finished higher on Friday as a pullback in oil prices and a rebound in technology shares helped Wall Street recover from Thursday’s AI-driven slide. All four major indexes closed in positive territory, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 both posted gains for the week. Investors are now looking toward next…

Wall Street ended mixed on Thursday, with technology shares dragging the Nasdaq and S&P 500 lower while the Dow Jones Industrial Average managed a small gain. Two forces drove the action: a sharp sell-off in semiconductor stocks after a report that OpenAI’s revenue is running well below earlier signals, and a jump in crude oil…

U.S. stocks slipped on Wednesday, giving back a little ground a day after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite closed at all-time highs. The main pressure came from the bond market, where long-term Treasury yields jumped to their highest levels in more than two decades before easing. Higher yields make borrowing more expensive and can…

U.S. stocks finished higher on Tuesday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite reaching record highs during the session as investors piled back into artificial intelligence names. A pullback in Treasury yields from Monday’s multi-decade highs gave stocks extra room to run, since lower yields make borrowing cheaper and make stocks look more attractive compared…

U.S. stocks finished higher on Monday, with the Nasdaq Composite setting a new record as technology shares led the way. Investors found comfort in a pullback in oil prices and in expectations that the Federal Reserve is less likely to raise interest rates this month, after Friday’s jobs report showed hiring slowed more than expected…

Wall Street finished higher on Friday after a weaker-than-expected September jobs report calmed worries that a hot economy could push inflation, and interest rates, even higher. The Nasdaq Composite led the way with a record close, while the S&P 500 finished within about 1% of its all-time high. Falling Treasury yields and lower oil prices…

U.S. stocks kicked off October and the fourth quarter with a choppy session, recovering from morning weakness to close slightly higher. A pullback in bond yields from multi-decade highs and a bounce in AI-related chip stocks helped the major averages climb back above the flat line. The 10-year Treasury yield touched about 5.3% earlier in…

U.S. stocks finished mixed on Wednesday after an early rally on softer inflation data lost steam. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 closed lower and ended September with monthly losses, while the Nasdaq Composite held a modest gain. Investors weighed a cooler-than-expected inflation report against rising Treasury yields and higher oil prices, with…

U.S. stocks finished slightly lower on Tuesday after an early tech-led bounce faded. Rising Treasury yields, weak consumer confidence and ongoing uncertainty over U.S.-Iran talks to reopen the Strait of Hormuz kept buyers cautious. Losses were modest across the major indexes, but smaller companies fared worse, with the Russell 2000 falling about 0.35%. What Moved…

U.S. stocks closed lower on Monday to start a busy week, as renewed tensions between the United States and Iran pushed oil prices higher and long-term Treasury yields climbed to multi-decade highs. President Trump’s rejection of an Iranian proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz revived worries about energy-driven inflation, which in turn fueled bets…