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Wall Street’s worry list grew longer Friday as selling in software stocks spread across the broader technology sector and into banks. Dow Jones Industrial Average: -1.05% $S&P 500(.SPX)$ : -0.43% Nasdaq Composite: -0.92% Hot Stock: Dell Technologies (+21.9%) Biggest Loser: United Airlines (-8.7%) Best Sector: Healthcare (+1.8%) Worst Sector: Information Technology (-2.2%) Software Rally Fizzles The $iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF(IGV)$ had rallied 7% from Tuesday through Thursday. On Friday, selling resumed, with the ETF falling 1.3%. $IGV AI disruption risks Slowing enterprise spending Elevated valuations Nvidia Extends Post-Earnings Slide $NVIDIA(NVDA

Investors got strong earnings from $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ and sold stocks anyway. The broader market pulled back Thursday as tech underperformed sharply: $S&P 500(.SPX)$ : -0.5% Nasdaq Composite: -1.2% Dow Jones Industrial Average: +0.03% (up 17 points) Hot Stock: $Paramount Skydance Corp(PSKY)$ (+10.0%) Biggest Loser: $Universal Health(UHS)$ (-11.4%) Best Sector: Financials (+1.3%) Worst Sector: Information Technology (-1.8%) The divergence highlights growing skepticism around AI-related capital spending, even after another headline earnings beat. Nvidia Drops 5.5% After

Risk assets staged a powerful rebound Wednesday, lifting Wall Street out of the hole created earlier this week by AI-driven panic selling. $S&P 500(.SPX)$ : +0.8% Nasdaq Composite: +1.3% Dow Jones Industrial Average: +308 points (+0.6%) Hot Stock: $Axon Enterprise, Inc.(AXON)$ (+17.6%) Biggest Loser: GoDaddy (-14.3%) Best Sector: Technology (+1.8%) Worst Sector: Industrials (-0.8%) After starting the week down 1.1%, the Nasdaq is now up 1.2% week to date, underscoring the speed of the turnaround. From Panic to Rally: The “Citrini” Effect Reverses Monday’s selloff was triggered by a viral blog post from James van Geelen and Alap Shah of Citrini Research, which amplified fears that artificial intelligen

Stocks staged a strong rebound Tuesday, clawing back much of Monday’s tariff-driven losses. Dow Jones Industrial Average: +0.8% $S&P 500(.SPX)$ : +0.8% Nasdaq Composite: +1.0% Hot Stock: Keysight Technologies (+23%) Biggest Loser: Expeditors International of Washington (-7.2%) Best Sector: Consumer Discretionary (+1.6%) Worst Sector: Health Care (-0.5%) The S&P 500 and Nasdaq both finished just slightly below Friday’s closing levels, suggesting markets are stabilizing after recent trade volatility. Sector Performance: Tech Regains Control Leadership rotated back toward growth. Consumer discretionary, industrials, technology, and utilities each gained more than 1%, while energy and healthcare lagged. Tech stocks once again stole the spotlig

The tariff saga took another sharp turn Monday. Markets rallied Friday after the Supreme Court of the United States ruled Trump’s prior duties illegal. But sentiment reversed quickly after Trump announced a new 15% global tariff, reigniting trade tensions. The result: broad market losses. Dow Jones Industrial Average: -1.7% $S&P 500(.SPX)$ : -1.0% Nasdaq Composite: -1.1% Hot Stock: PayPal Holdings (+5.8%) Biggest Loser: International Business Machines (-13.2%) Best Sector: Consumer Staples (+1.5%) Worst Sector: Financials (-3.3%) A New Layer of Uncertainty Investors are reacting to what strategists describe as a renewed uncertainty shock. The abrupt and sweeping nature of the new 15% tariffs, combined with unanswered questions about how compan

Stocks rose Friday after the Supreme Court of the United States delivered a 6–3 decision striking down President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Supreme Court of the United States However, the celebration may be short-lived. Within hours, the White House introduced a new 10% global tariff under a different legal authority, reigniting trade uncertainty… For the week: Dow Jones Industrial Average: +0.25% $S&P 500(.SPX)$ : +1.1% $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ : +1.5% Hot Stock: $Corning(GLW)$ (+7.3%) Biggest Loser: $Akamai(AKAM)$ (-14.1%) Best Sector: Communication Services (+2.7%) Worst Sector: Energy (-0.7%) All three major indexes finished

Investors showed Wednesday that they remain highly data-dependent, much like the Federal Reserve. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 130 points (+0.3%), while the $S&P 500(.SPX)$ gained 0.6%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.8%. $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ $Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR)$ Stocks The rally was fueled by a mix of stronger-than-expected economic data and a nuanced, but slightly hawkish, set of minutes from the Federal Reserve’s January meeting. Market Snapshot (Feb. 18, 2026) Dow Jones Industrial Average: 49,662.66 (+0.26%) S&P 500: 6,881.31 (+0.56%) Nasdaq Composite: 22,753.63 (+0.78%) Hot Stock: $Me

The $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ finally ended its four-session losing streak Tuesday, edging up 0.1%, even as artificial intelligence concerns continued to weigh on software stocks. The $S&P 500(.SPX)$ and Dow Jones Industrial Average also gained 0.1%, with all three major averages reversing earlier intraday losses. While the headline moves were modest, underlying market activity suggests something far more dynamic is happening beneath the surface. Market Snapshot (Feb. 17, 2026) Dow Jones Industrial Average: 49,533.19 (+0.07%) S&P 500: 6,843.22 (+0.10%) Nasdaq Composite: 22,578.38 (+0.14%) Hot Stock: $Norwegian Cruise Line(NCLH)$ (+12.2%) Biggest Loser:

The stock market delivered another head fake Thursday. After opening higher on overseas momentum, all three major indexes reversed sharply into the close , extending what has become a frustrating pattern for investors. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 669 points (-1.3%), while the $S&P 500(.SPX)$ dropped 1.6%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite sank 2.0%, leading the declines. $Apple(AAPL)$ $NVIDIA(NVDA)$ $Palantir Technologies Inc.(PLTR)$ Sell-Off... All three major averages are now on track for weekly losses exceeding 1%. Another Intraday Reversal Thursday’s selloff continued a recent pattern: strong openings fol

The $S&P 500(.SPX)$ made an early push toward the 7,000 milestone on Wednesday, but couldn’t hold it, finishing the session flat after rallying as high as 6,993.48. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 67 points (-0.1%), while the $NASDAQ(.IXIC)$ fell 0.2%, giving up an earlier gain of nearly 0.9%. According to Dow Jones Market Data, the Dow and S&P 500 posted their largest reversal from an intraday high to negative territory since Nov. 20. 7,000: More Than Just a Number? There was no single headline that triggered the reversal. Instead, the market’s rally following a stronger-than-expected January payrolls report simply lost momentum. The pullback near 7,000 is unlikely to be random. Round n