by Mitch Fisher | Aug 12, 2026 | Daily Market Blog, Daily Market Notes |
Wall Street ended lower on Tuesday, with Amazon and Alphabet dipping, as investors became more pessimistic about a potential deal to bring stability to the Middle East. The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed as long as the U.S. does not change its behavior and accept...
by Mitch Fisher | Aug 10, 2026 | Daily Market Blog, Daily Market Notes |
The Nasdaq and S&P 500 closed lower on Monday, with declines in Intel and other chipmakers, as investors became less confident about a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. President demanded that Iran pay compensation for the people he said it had killed...
by Mitch Fisher | Aug 7, 2026 | Daily Market Blog, Daily Market Notes |
A sharp technology-led rally that has lifted the U.S. stock market to record peaks will be tested next week by fresh inflation data, which could build the case for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates. The S&P 500 .SPX .SPX this week posted its first...
by Mitch Fisher | Aug 6, 2026 | Daily Market Blog, Daily Market Notes |
The Dow and S&P 500 indexes closed lower on Thursday, pausing after a strong start to the week, as investors digested the latest round of corporate earnings and looked for signs of progress toward a peace deal between the U.S. and Iran. A robust earnings season,...
by Mitch Fisher | Aug 5, 2026 | Daily Market Blog, Daily Market Notes |
The Dow closed at a record on Wednesday on signs of progress for a peace deal with Iran, while the Nasdaq saw its first decline in five sessions as SpaceX and AMD stumbled following their quarterly earnings. A proposed deal between Iran and Oman would give Tehran...
by Mitch Fisher | Aug 4, 2026 | Daily Market Blog, Daily Market Notes |
Wall Street’s benchmark S&P 500 hit an intraday record high for the first time since early June on Tuesday, boosted by upbeat AI-driven forecasts from Caterpillar and Palantir and hopes for an imminent deal to end tensions in the Middle East. Recent gains on...
