WEEKLY MARKET RECAP – August 7, 2026 Strong corporate earnings momentum propelled the S&P 500 and Dow to record highs, with the indexes gaining 3.6% and 3.0%, respectively, for the week. The NASDAQ climbed an even stronger 5.2%, though it remained about 1.5% below the record high reached more than two months earlier. The latest

WEEKLY MARKET RECAP – July 31, 2026 Strong corporate earnings helped lift the major U.S. stock indexes, with all three posting weekly gains of roughly 1% to 2% and recovering most of the previous week’s losses. Even after the rebound, the S&P 500, NASDAQ, and Dow remained below the record highs reached over the past

WEEKLY MARKET RECAP – July 24, 2026 The major U.S. indexes posted mixed results for the week, with the S&P 500 and Dow ending modestly lower while the NASDAQ fell more than 2%. Stocks continued to swing between gains and losses, extending the choppy trading pattern that has persisted since the S&P 500 and NASDAQ

WEEKLY MARKET RECAP – July 17, 2026 Major U.S. stock indexes ended the week lower as leadership rotated away from large-cap technology stocks. The NASDAQ Composite and S&P 500 posted the steepest declines, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Russell 2000 held up relatively better. Within the S&P 500, information technology and communication services

WEEKLY MARKET RECAP – July 10, 2026 The S&P 500 gained more than 1% and the NASDAQ advanced nearly 2%, extending both indexes’ winning streaks to a second consecutive week. Since early June, the market has largely oscillated between modest gains and losses as investors continue weighing AI-related spending, developments in the Middle East, and

WEEKLY MARKET RECAP – July 2, 2026 Renewed optimism surrounding AI and semiconductor stocks helped lift the major U.S. indexes, with each gaining roughly 2% for the week through Thursday ahead of Friday’s holiday market closure. The Dow reached a new record high, while the S&P 500 and NASDAQ remained below the peaks they set

WEEKLY MARKET RECAP – June 26, 2026 Semiconductor stocks came under heavy pressure, while several traditionally defensive sectors outperformed, producing sharply different results across the major U.S. indexes. The Dow gained 0.6% on a total return basis, while the NASDAQ dropped 4.6% and the S&P 500 declined 1.9%. For the S&P 500, it marked only

WEEKLY MARKET RECAP – June 18, 2026 Most major U.S. stock indexes finished the holiday-shortened week in positive territory, supported by improving investor sentiment after the United States and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding that could pave the way for reopening the Strait of Hormuz. The development helped ease energy market concerns and pushed

WEEKLY MARKET RECAP – June 12, 2026 The S&P 500, NASDAQ, and Dow each posted modest gains of about 0.7% for the week, though the path higher was far from smooth. Stocks came under pressure on Wednesday before rebounding over the final two trading sessions. Even with the recovery, all three indexes remained below the

WEEKLY MARKET RECAP – June 5, 2026 The S&P 500’s nine-week winning streak came to an end as a sharp Friday sell-off in semiconductor stocks weighed heavily on the broader market. The index finished the week down about 2.5%, while the NASDAQ fell 4.7% and the Dow slipped 0.2%. The labor market continued to show