by Mitch Fisher | May 9, 2026 | Daily Market Blog, Daily Market Notes |
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq notched record highs on Friday, boosted by gains in Nvidia, Sandisk and other AI-related stocks, while a stronger-than-expected jobs report pointed to labor market resilience. Nvidia NVDA.O NVDA.O climbed 1.8%, while memory and storage...
by Mitch Fisher | May 7, 2026 | Daily Market Blog, Daily Market Notes |
The S&P 500 ended lower on Thursday, with Intel and other chip stocks retreating after a recent rally, while uncertainty around U.S.-Iran peace talks weighed on the wider market. U.S.-listed shares of Arm HoldingsARM.O tumbled as worries about the company’s...
by Mitch Fisher | May 6, 2026 | Daily Market Blog, Daily Market Notes |
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq notched record high closes on Tuesday, lifted by Intel and other AI-related stocks, as a U.S.-Iran ceasefire held firm and investors focused on strong quarterly earnings. Washington said on Tuesday its ceasefire with Iran was intact,...
by Mitch Fisher | May 4, 2026 | Daily Market Blog, Daily Market Notes |
Wall Street ended lower on Monday, with the S&P 500 retreating from record highs, after a South Korean ship was hit by an explosion in the Strait of Hormuz and Tehran demonstrated its grip on Middle East oil, dampening optimism about strong first-quarter earnings...
by Mitch Fisher | Apr 30, 2026 | Daily Market Blog, Daily Market Notes |
U.S. stocks advanced on Thursday and the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq logged their biggest monthly gains in years as solid corporate earnings offset the war-related oil supply shock that has rattled markets and sent crude prices to four-year highs. But oil...
by Mitch Fisher | Apr 29, 2026 | Daily Market Blog, Daily Market Notes |
Major stock indexes closed mostly lower after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady and ahead of four trillion-dollar companies’ quarterly results. Meanwhile, oil prices continued their ascent after the US President said to prepare for an extended...
