Market Highlights
Market highlights
2026-06-05
Wall Street drove a rotation out of chipmakers into several other industries that tend to
benefit from a resilient economy after Broadcom Inc.’s underwhelming outlook tested the
artificial-intelligence trade.
A blistering run in semiconductor companies from war-driven lows took a breather as
Broadcom’s forecast for sales of AI chips disappointed investors hoping for more. The stock
tumbled the most since January 2025, dragging down a key sector gauge by 2.2%. Despite
weakness in the high-profile group, about 360 firmsin the S&P 500 rose. In the run-up to jobs
data that’s expected to reveal solid growth, the Dow Jones Industrial Average hit all-time
highs.
The S&P 500 is set to break a historic weekly run of gains as the artificial-intelligence trade
takes another leg lower, with investors also expecting payrolls data to affirm that interest rates
will stay higher for longer.
2025-01-30
Stocks slipped and short-dated bond yields rose, though both pared bigger moves as early concern that the Federal Reserve was growing more worried about inflation got tamped down by Chair Jerome Powell.
2025-01-29
The world’s largest technology companies climbed after a selloff that shook global markets, with traders gearing up for the start of the megacap earnings season and the Federal Reserve decision on rates.
2025-01-28
Wall Street had a rough start to the week on concern that a cheap artificial intelligence-model from Chinese startup DeepSeek could make valuations of the technology that has powered the bull market tough to justify.
2025-01-27
A rally that drove stocks to their first record in 2025 took a breather, with a selloff in chipmakers curbing an otherwise solid Wall Street week that marked the start of Donald Trump’s presidential term.
2025-01-23
A rally in big tech fueled by optimism over artificial intelligence and a batch of earnings from corporate heavyweights sent stocks to the brink of their all-time highs.
2025-01-22
Stocks climbed as President Donald Trump struck a better-than-feared tone on global trade and speculation grew that his policies will further boost Corporate America. Bonds continued to unwind the recent surge in yields that roiled markets.
2025-01-21
Wall Street breathed a collective sigh a relief after Donald Trump held off from imposing Chinaspecific tariffs on his first day in office, pushing US equity futures higher. The dollar slumped.
2025-01-20
Stocks powered ahead to notch their best week since the November presidential election just ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration.
2025-01-17
Stocks struggled to make headway after a solid rally, while bond yields dropped on dovish remarks from Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller.
2025-01-16
Wall Street breathed a sigh of relief after a surprise slowdown in inflation spurred a stock rally and a plunge in bond yields, reinforcing bets the Federal Reserve is on track to keep cutting rates this year.
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