Category: EOD Summary
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Semiconductor Rout and Hot Jobs Report Send Stocks Sharply Lower
Wall Street endured its worst session in months on Friday as a surprisingly strong jobs report collided with a deepening selloff in semiconductor stocks, dragging all three major indexes into the red. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite bore the brunt of the damage, plunging more than 4% in a broad-based retreat from the artificial intelligence trade…
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Dow Surges to Record Close as Investors Rotate Out of Chips and Into Health Care, Financials
U.S. stocks finished sharply divided on Thursday as investors dumped semiconductor names following a disappointing earnings report from Broadcom and piled into health care, financials, and other non-tech sectors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged to a fresh all-time high, while the Nasdaq Composite slipped as the rotation away from artificial intelligence trades picked up…
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Rising Oil Prices and Treasury Yields Drag Wall Street Lower
U.S. stocks closed broadly lower on Wednesday as a spike in oil prices and rising Treasury yields spooked investors, snapping a nine-session winning streak for the S&P 500. Geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and Iran fueled the surge in crude, raising fresh concerns about inflation just as the market had been building momentum from a…
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AI Chip Rally Lifts Wall Street to Fresh Records as HPE and Marvell Soar
U.S. stocks ground higher on Tuesday as a pair of explosive moves in the chip and AI infrastructure space powered the major indexes to new all-time highs. The S&P 500 closed above 7,600 for the first time, extending its winning streak to nine consecutive sessions — the longest run since late 2024. The mood was…
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Nvidia’s New PC Chip and Strong Factory Data Lift Wall Street to Fresh Records
U.S. stocks closed at all-time highs on Monday as a surge in technology shares — led by Nvidia’s announcement of a new PC chip — combined with better-than-expected manufacturing data to push all three major indexes into record territory. The gains were modest in headline terms, but the session marked a notable milestone with the…
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Dell’s AI Server Boom Lifts Dow to Record Close
U.S. stocks closed higher on Friday as a blowout earnings report from Dell Technologies fueled a broad rally in technology shares, pushing all three major indexes to fresh all-time highs. The session capped off a shortened post-holiday week that saw the S&P 500 extend its winning streak to nine consecutive weeks — the longest such…
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Tech Rally Lifts S&P 500 and Nasdaq to Record Closes
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite both closed at fresh record highs on Thursday as a wave of strong earnings reports and a blockbuster deal in cloud computing gave investors reason to buy, even as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East kept a lid on the Dow. Technology and consumer-facing stocks led the charge, while…
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Dow Sets Fresh Record as Oil Slide Lifts Blue Chips; Tech Lags on Chip Pullback
Wall Street closed on a split note Wednesday as falling oil prices and renewed Iran peace hopes powered the Dow Jones Industrial Average to a fresh all-time high, while a sharp pullback in semiconductor stocks kept the broader market pinned near the flatline. The session underscored a clear rotation out of high-flying tech names and…
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Micron’s Trillion-Dollar Leap Lifts Chips, but Dow Stumbles as Blue Chips Lag
U.S. stocks returned from the Memorial Day holiday to a sharply divided session on Tuesday. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite both closed at fresh all-time highs, powered by a massive rally in semiconductor stocks, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped as old-line blue chips failed to keep pace. Falling oil prices and a…
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Dow Hits Record as PC Makers, Chipmakers Rally Into Memorial Day Weekend
U.S. stocks closed higher on Friday as strength in technology and health care names lifted the major indexes into the long Memorial Day weekend. The Dow Jones Industrial Average set a fresh all-time high, while the S&P 500 notched its eighth consecutive winning week — the longest such streak since late 2023. Investors weighed record-low…