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How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Sept. 4
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Sept. 4
Stocks fell on Wall Street and Treasury yields rose after a surprisingly strong report on the job market appeared to increase chances that the U.S. central bank could ...
09-4-2026
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Sept. 2
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Sept. 2
Stocks rose on Wall Street as gains by big technology companies and relatively steady oil prices and bond yields helped boost the market after a downbeat start to ...
09-2-2026
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Sept. 1
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Sept. 1
Stocks fell on Wall Street as another round of U.S. military strikes on Iran sent oil prices higher, stoking worries about stubbornly high inflation. Bond yields moved higher, ...
09-1-2026
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 31
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 31
Oil prices rose and U.S. stocks fell after American forces struck Iranian rocket launchers on the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first military action in a month. Brent ...
08-31-2026
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 28
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 28
The bond market swung as investors built bets that the Federal Reserve may hike interest rates soon to get the nation’s high inflation under control. U.S. stocks, meanwhile, ...
08-28-2026
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 27
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 27
Technology stocks led Wall Street after Nvidia, Salesforce and others reported fatter profits for the spring than expected. The S&P 500 rose 0.7 percent Thursday and pulled closer ...
08-27-2026
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 26
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 26
The U.S. stock market drifted through a quiet day of trading after a report said inflation last month was a touch worse than economists expected. The S&P 500 ...
08-26-2026
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 25
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 25
Oil prices fell again, which helped ease worries in the bond market and support stock prices. The S&P 500 rose 0.3 percent Tuesday and edged closer to its ...
08-25-2026
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 24
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 24
U.S. stocks drifted to a mixed finish as the countdown ticks toward potentially market-moving events coming later in the week. The S&P 500 slipped 0.3 percent Monday and ...
08-24-2026
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 21
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 21
U.S. stocks rose and trimmed their losses from a shaky week. That’s even though the bond market, which has been the center of Wall Street’s action, remained jumpy ...
08-21-2026
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 20
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 20
The relief that swept the bond market just a day earlier disappeared as oil prices, worries about high inflation and the U.S. government’s debt kept rising. That helped ...
08-20-2026
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 19
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 19
U.S. stocks rose Wednesday after the U.S. Treasury Department announced a move that could ease pressure coming from the bond market. Strong profit reports for the spring from ...
08-19-2026
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 18
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 18
Wall Street pulled further from its all-time high Tuesday as AI stocks got back to sinking. The S&P 500 fell 0.7 percent for a third straight modest loss ...
08-18-2026
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 17
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 17
U.S. stocks slipped further from their record heights after rising oil prices cranked up the pressure on inflation and financial markets. The S&P 500 fell 0.5 percent Monday, ...
08-17-2026
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 14
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 14
U.S. stocks edged back from their all-time high following the latest economic report to come in surprisingly weak. The S&P 500 slipped 0.2 percent Friday from its record ...
08-14-2026
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 13
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 13
The U.S. stock market rose to a record following the latest sign that inflation is getting less bad. Stocks also got a lift Thursday from easing oil prices ...
08-13-2026
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 12
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 12
Wall Street edged near its record after several AI stocks reported better growth for the spring than analysts expected, while a report showed inflation across the United States ...
08-12-2026
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 11
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 11
U.S. stocks slipped a bit further from their records, while oil prices kept swinging on uncertainty about when the war with Iran will allow crude to flow freely ...
08-11-2026
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 10
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 10
The U.S. stock market slipped below its all-time high, while oil prices rose on uncertainty about when the Strait of Hormuz could reopen and get the global flow ...
08-10-2026
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 7
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 7
Stocks rose on Wall Street and Treasury yields fell after the government reported that employers unexpectedly cut 23,000 jobs last month. The S&P 500 rose 0.6 percent Friday, ...
08-7-2026
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 6
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 6
Stocks edged lower on Wall Street as oil prices rose and more company earnings reports rolled in. The S&P 500 fell 0.2 percent Thursday, and was just below ...
08-6-2026
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 5
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 5
Stocks held close to their records on Wall Street, while oil prices held steady. The S&P 500 slipped 0.2 percent Wednesday from the all-time high it set a ...
08-5-2026
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 4
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 4
The U.S. stock market rallied to records as companies kept piling up profits and oil prices eased. The S&P 500 shot up 1.8 percent Tuesday, and the main ...
08-4-2026
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 3
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared Aug. 3
U.S. stocks rallied to the edge of their all-time high after easing oil prices helped calm Wall Street’s worries that inflation could get even worse. The S&P 500 ...
08-3-2026
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared July 31
How Major US Stock Indexes Fared July 31
U.S. stocks rallied to the finish of a wild July as Amazon leaped, Apple sank and rising oil prices worsened worries about inflation. The S&P 500 climbed 0.7 ...
07-31-2026