Two concurrent price shocks, which trace back to decisions made by President Donald Trump, threaten to upend a seemingly unstoppable stock market.
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Economic dynamics and the new Fed chair's strong views on monetary policy have Warsh and Trump on a collision course.
President Donald Trump said Saturday that the U.S. and Iran are close to an interim deal that will open the Strait of Hormuz.
Although the benchmark S&P 500 has clawed back to record territory and the VIX has settled into a sleepy 16.7 reading, Wall Street’s memory is shorter than its history would suggest. The Dow and the Nasdaq are both riding a heavy year-over-year tailwind, with the S&P 500 up 28% over the past twelve months. The ... Warren Buffett Bought Leveraged Investor’s Berkshire Shares for $40 in the 1973 Crash. They’re Now Worth $700,000
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 294 points, or 0.6%, to a record, while the S&P 500 added 0.4%—putting it up for eight straight weeks. The Nasdaq Composite ended the day 0.2% higher. There wasn’t much in the way of earnings reports on Friday, but investors were still buoyed by the swell from earlier this week.
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<body><p>STORY: U.S. stocks rose on Friday, with the Dow reaching an intraday record high, as investors cheered signs of progress in talks to end the Middle East conflict and a strong corporate earnings season.</p><p>The Dow added six tenths of one percent, the S&P 500 climbed four tenths and the Nasdaq two tenths.</p><p>The U.S. has made some progress toward a deal with Iran, though more work remains, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday. </p><p>Iran’s foreign ministry spokesman said differences between the two sides remained deep.</p><p>Shana Orczyk Sissel, founder and chief executive officer of Banríon Capital Management say investors should expect more bumps in the road as these talks continue.</p><p>"So in terms of what this means for the market, I think that for as long as we have this uncertainty around how long the tensions and the war will continue, global oil markets will be under pressure, which will continue to lead to higher volatility in the equity and the fixed income markets. And until we have some sort of resolution, I think investors can expect volatility and higher than average inflation.”</p><p>This will become a focus for Kevin Warsh who was sworn in as the new Federal Reserve chair Friday.</p><p>Semiconductor stocks, which have driven recent Wall Street gains, were mostly higher though Nvidia slipped about two percent. </p><p>Shares of U.S. computer makers surged following strong results from China's Lenovo Group with Dell surging nearly 17%.</p><p>:: Workday</p><p>And Workday rose 5% after the human resources software provider exceeded expectations for first-quarter revenue and profit.</p></body>
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In the closing of the recent trading day, Micron (MU) stood at $752.24, denoting a -1.29% move from the preceding trading day.
PepsiCo (PEP) closed the most recent trading day at $150.57, moving +1.16% from the previous trading session.
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IPO optimism, robust corporate earnings, and a $2 billion quantum computing push aided U.S. stock indices this week.
Traders are seeing some of the biggest two-month windfalls on stocks since 2020. Bolstered by optimism about IPOs, hefty profits posted by U.S. companies, and a ceasefire in the Iran war, the S&P 500 has gained about 18% over the last eight weeks, its largest eight-week percentage gain since the week ending May 29, 2020, according to Dow Jones Market Data. The S&P 500 was 0.6% higher on Friday.
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US equity indexes rose, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average touching an all-time high intraday, as
Workday's fiscal Q1 report arrived with some promising print.

Elon Musk's private space operator, SpaceX (SPAX.PVT), released its S-1 filing this week as it plans to go public via IPO in June. The Wall Street Journal has reported that AI developer OpenAI (OPAI.PVT) is preparing to file for its own mega-IPO. As investors anticipate this mega-IPO, should they be equally cautious as they are bullish on these companies ? Portfolio Wealth Advisors president and CIO Lee Munson, Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre, and Senior Business Reporter Ines Ferré weigh in on the wave of upcoming IPOs.
Market Awaits Revised Consumer Sentiment Numbers.
The Dow traded as high as 50,686.15 this morning, its first record intraday high since Feb. 10, according to Dow Jones Market Data. If it continues at this pace, the index will set a record at close, its ninth of 2026.
Iran stated that the latest U.S. proposal has helped bring the two sides closer to a deal, but added that it is reviewing the terms put forth by the United States.