Wall Street staged a powerful broad-based rally on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, as a breaking Axios report that the United States and Iran were finalizing a 14-point peace memorandum sent oil prices crashing more than 7%, unlocking a surge in risk assets from New York to Madrid. The S&P 500 advanced 1.46% to 7,365.12, closing … Read more
Wednesday’s session was defined by escalation. The Dow fell 280 points to close at 48,861.81, its fifth consecutive losing day, as Brent crude surged nearly 7% to $118.80 per barrel after President Trump formally rejected Iran’s Hormuz reopening proposal and told aides to prepare for an extended blockade. In what was almost certainly Jerome Powell’s … Read more
Tuesday’s session delivered a sharp reality check for the AI trade. The S&P 500 dropped 0.49% to 7,138.80 and the Nasdaq Composite fell 0.9% to 24,663.80, pulling back from Monday’s record closes as a Wall Street Journal report revealed OpenAI had missed its own revenue and user targets. The news rippled through chip and AI … Read more
Wall Street extended its record run on Monday, April 28 (KST), as earnings optimism overpowered renewed anxiety about stalled US-Iran peace talks. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq both closed at all-time highs, while European indices slid in tandem with a sharp oil price surge driven by no sign of Strait of Hormuz relief. The calm … Read more
The Nasdaq hit a new all-time high and the S&P 500 set a fresh closing record on April 22, 2026, driven by AI earnings beats from GE Vernova and Tesla. European shares fell for a third day as Iran seized ships in the Strait of Hormuz and Germany halved its growth forecast.
Global stocks retreated on Tuesday, April 21, 2026, as investors weighed an expiring US–Iran ceasefire deadline against a solid early-earnings season. The S&P 500 slipped 0.63%, European benchmarks lost between 0.6% and 1.1%, and oil held near $100 per barrel — making energy the only sector to finish the day in the green. After the … Read more