by Mitch Fisher | Oct 29, 2026 | Daily Market Blog, Daily Market Notes |
US stock indexes advanced on Wednesday after the US Federal Reserve left its key policy rate unchanged, as widely expected, leaving investors betting on a rate hike at its next monetary policy meeting in December. In its accompanying statement, the Fed upgraded its...
by Mitch Fisher | Oct 27, 2026 | Daily Market Blog, Daily Market Notes |
An AI-fueled tech rally sent US stocks to a higher close on Tuesday as third-quarter reporting season gained steam, while the Federal Reserve convened for its penultimate meeting of the year. The tech-heavy Nasdaq led the gains. The buzz surrounding details of...
by Mitch Fisher | Oct 27, 2026 | Daily Market Blog, Daily Market Notes |
Here’s a quick recap of today’s U.S. stock market action (Monday, October 26, 2026): 📈 Major Indexes S&P 500: +0.7% to 7,676.77 [wtop.com], [cnbc.com] Nasdaq Composite: +0.8% to 26,169.38 [wtop.com], [cnbc.com] Dow Jones Industrial Average: +0.3% to...
by Mitch Fisher | Oct 23, 2026 | Daily Market Blog, Daily Market Notes |
Wall Street’s main indexes closed lower on Friday even as technology shares steadied somewhat to end a turbulent week for the market-driving AI trade, and investors looked ahead to a busy slate of corporate earnings and a Federal Reserve interest-rate policy...
by Mitch Fisher | Oct 22, 2026 | Daily Market Blog, Daily Market Notes |
US stocks tumbled on Thursday and the Nasdaq posted its steepest daily drop since early June as a batch of high-profile earnings reports ignited fresh fears about the AI spending race. The S&P 500 ended deep in negative territory. But the tech-laden Nasdaq,...
by Mitch Fisher | Oct 16, 2026 | Daily Market Blog, Daily Market Notes |
Wall Street ended sharply lower on Friday, with CoreWeave, Broadcom and other AI-related technology stocks under renewed pressure, while a jump in oil prices spooked traders heading into the weekend. The Nasdaq extended losses from earlier in the week, hammered by...
