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S&P 500, Nasdaq head for 7th straight week in the green

Despite a setback on Friday, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite remained on track to tally a seventh straight week in positive territory. Here are some factoids courtesy of Dow Jones Market Data: The ...

Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq called lower, gold and silver dive, as 10-year Treasury yield breaks above 4.5%; oil prices rise after Trump-XI meeting

Follow all the latest U.S. market action for Friday here.

Bond yields are breaking out as 30-year yield heads for highest since 2007

Bond yields were on the move in early trading on Friday. The yield on the 30-year bond was up 9 basis points at 5.122% in recent trade. According to Dow Jones Market Data, that would be its biggest ...

Stocks trim losses as dip-buyers return

U.S. stocks were trimming their losses shortly after the opening bell on Friday, with major indexes hitting their highest levels of the session nearly an hour into the trading day. But the Nasdaq ...

Semiconductors on track for biggest daily drop since March 30

The red-hot rally in semiconductor names hit another stumbling block on Friday as the PHLX Semiconductor Index fell 4% in early trading. If it finishes the day at or around this level, it would be the ...

Another thing weighing on stocks: Traders see greater chance of rate hikes in 2026

In addition to rising bond yields, there is another thing weighing on stocks on Friday. Fed-funds futures traders now see roughly 50/50 odds of a rate hike in 2026, according to CME Group data.

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NVIDIA Corp., Caterpillar share losses contribute to Dow's 500-point drop

Dragged down by negative returns for shares of NVIDIA Corp. and Caterpillar, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is in selloff mode Friday morning. The Dow Dow Jones Industrial Avera ...