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The Dow Jones and Nasdaq 100 fell below their 50-day lines as oil prices jumped. Dell, Palo Alto and Credo were earnings movers late.

U.S. stocks fell for the third straight session as military strikes around the Strait of Hormuz caused a spike in oil futures and bond yields.

Brent crude climbs as U.S.-Iran tensions escalate, fueling a broad bond sell-off and inflation concerns today, Sept. 1, 2026.

US equity futures were edging lower pre-bell Tuesday as concerns about inflation and higher oil pric

Wobbly start predicted Stock futures wobbled on Tuesday morning as investors weighed the fallout from the weekend's escalation in Iran, a jittery bond market and the growing chance the Fed might hike rates again. Dow and S&P 500 futures slipped around 0.5%, while Nasdaq-100 contracts...

Global bond markets are selling off heading into September, with yields in Japan hitting their highest level since 1996

Major indexes tend to see their worst performances during the summer-to-fall transition. The Dow industrials and S&P 500 average a decline of 1.1% in September based on historical data. The data goes back to 1897 for the Dow, 1928 for the S&P 500 and 1971 for the Nasdaq.

Stocks were heading for a negative open to start the week after renewed U.S. strikes on Iran and hawkish signals from the Federal Reserve sent jitters through markets. The S&P 500 was down 0.2% and Nasdaq futures were broadly flat. As we head into the final day of the month, the S&P 500 is up almost 3% and the Nasdaq has risen around 4%.

Prices have hardly budged where it counts for consumers, courtesy of Trump’s tariffs and the Iran war.

Microsoft and other titans lifted the major indexes for the week, masking declines for small caps and many sectors as yields jump.

The speech gives Warsha chance make up for his July 29 news conference that sent long-term Treasury yields jumping amid doubts about his determination to rein in inflation. S&P 500 futures are slightly lower and the 10-year Treasury yield modestly higher ahead of the big speech. The developments since July 29 have only raised the stakes for Warsh's talk.

Stock futures were sliding on Friday, signaling that a recent tech rebound was running out of steam ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh’s keynote address at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium. Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 0.4%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures added 95 points, or 0.2%.

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U.S. tech futures jumped after Nvidia’s bumper earnings and software shares surged premarket after earnings quieted investor pessimism on the sector.

Dollar Tree has had a good 2026 compared with a number of other retailers, but it is facing some of the same challenges that have tripped up peers.

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Stock futures were heading for a negative open early Wednesday ahead of crunch earnings from chip maker Nvidia that will give a steer on artificial intelligence spending—a major headache for markets. Nvidia will report after trading closes today.

Asian stocks edged higher Wednesday as oil prices extended a decline on receding concerns about another military flare-up between the United States and Iran, while traders were also nervously awaiting Nvidia's earnings and key US inflation data.However, analysts said the simmering US-Canada trade row was causing some uncertainty, while the big event on the agenda this week is Nvidia's second-quarter earnings on Wednesday.

Nvidia's stock has a dubious post-earnings track record, fueled by investors' lofty expectations.

The second quarter earnings season is nearly complete, with Nvidia’s (NVDA) Q2 results on Wednesday serving as a keystone to a remarkably strong stretch of corporate reports.

Markets are kicking off an action-packed week featuring Nvidia earnings and the Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole Symposium.

Oil prices fell on Monday as investors braced for details of a US plan to isolate the Iranian economy that President Donald Trump billed as the "most crushing" financial operation ever against Tehran.Vice President JD Vance admitted the plan was a "delicate dance" because Iran will "try to apply economic pressure to us".

By Wayne Cole SYDNEY, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Share markets were flat in Asia on Monday and oil prices eased as investors awaited details of threatened U.S. sanctions on Iran due later in the session,

<body><p>STORY: U.S. stock indexes closed higher Friday with the Dow gaining about 1 percent and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq rising about four-tenths of one percent each.</p><p>:: Archive</p><p>All three fell for the week as investors were rattled by fluctuating government bond yields and a lack of clarity on progress in the Middle East.</p><p>Friday’s economic data eased concerns, as the U.S. services sector posted its strongest growth in nearly two years powering a sharp acceleration in overall business activity in August.&nbsp;</p><p>This offset a slowing of growth in a manufacturing sector that is being restrained by reduced stock building and supply disruptions from the Iran war.</p><p>Earlier, UBS Global Wealth Management raised its year-end target for the S&P 500 to 8,100, citing a stronger earnings outlook and robust corporate profit growth.</p><p>Kevin Mahn, president and chief investment officer with Hennion & Walsh Asset Management says he expects a bumpy road for stocks in the near term but believes they will finish 2026 on solid footing.</p><p>"So I believe that the market is likely headed for more short-term bouts of volatility up to and through these midterm elections." //</p><p>"But I also believe that once we have some clarity after the midterm elections, in all likelihood, some type of lasting deal between the US and Iran,&nbsp;moderating inflation, and also continued strong earnings, not just from technology companies, but all S&P 500 companies will have a very strong close to the year. "</p><p>Stocks on the move included Ross Stores which added 4 percent after the value retailer raised its annual profit forecasts and reported better-than-expected quarterly results.</p><p>And retail investor platform Robinhood surged nearly 14% as bitcoin touched its highest levels since mid-May.</p></body>

Aug 21 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures inched up on Friday following a battering in the last session, in a week that saw elevated government bond yields and heightened geopolitical tensions weigh

U.S. stocks fell yesterday, with the Dow closing down nearly 700 points, more than 1%. Walmart slumped 9% percent after the retailer reported its smallest sales gain in more than six years as some Americans continue to spend cautiously.

Bond yields reversed course Thursday after the Treasury's debt buyback plan failed to sustain a rally in fixed-income markets