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...
by Mitch Fisher | Aug 1, 2026 | Daily Market Blog, Daily Market Notes
Stocks rose Friday to finish a wild July for Wall Street as Amazon leaped, Apple sank and rising oil prices worsened worries about inflation staying high. The S&P 500 climbed 0.7% after veering between gains and losses through the day. The Dow Jones Industrial...
by Mitch Fisher | Jul 30, 2026 | Daily Market Blog, Daily Market Notes
Wall Street ended sharply higher on Thursday, with chip stocks jumping and Microsoft logging its biggest daily percentage gain in 18 years after the technology giant gave a stellar forecast that eased fears about massive spending on AI infrastructure. MicrosoftMSFT.O...
by Mitch Fisher | Jul 29, 2026 | Daily Market Blog, Daily Market Notes
Wall Street ended sharply lower on Wednesday after the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady, with AI-related chip stocks adding to recent declines ahead of quarterly reports from Microsoft and Meta Platforms and the Nasdaq 100 index marking an 11% drop from its...
by Mitch Fisher | Jul 28, 2026 | Daily Market Blog, Daily Market Notes
The S&P 500 ended higher on Tuesday as gains in Boeing and Coca-Cola helped offset tumbling chip stocks ahead of quarterly reports from Apple and other tech companies this week. Global markets have been volatile this month as investors worry that Alphabet,...
