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The main indexes finished higher Thursday thanks to easing bond yields and surging tech stocks.

Stocks bounced back on Thursday, more than making up for the Federal Reserve decision-driven downturn seen in the prior session. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite led gains, up 1.7%, but that's not to say the rally was concentrated to one area of the market.

Falling oil prices and hopes that Fed rate cuts will help curb inflation boosted markets today, Sept. 17, 2026.

Tom Lee called a historic Q4 stock rally on television, and the Fed raised rates less than 24 hours later. Now Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP face a much steeper climb than Lee's bullish case lets on.

Stocks moved higher, a sharp reversal from yesterday's market action, after the Federal Reserve announced a rate increase. Peter Boockvar, CIO at One Point BFG Wealth Partners, credits the equity gains to easing in Treasury yields, alongside the pullback in oil futures. The Nasdaq Composite climbed 1.6%.

Nasdaq Leads Market Rebound After Fed Delivers First Rate Hike in Years

Stocks were rallying to kick off Thursday's session with support from easing oil futures and Treasury yields. The upswing marked a rebound from yesterday's selloff which followed an interest-rate increase from the Federal Reserve and remarks from Chairman Warsh. The S&P 500 gained 1.2%, and the Nasdaq Composite was up 1.6%.

Investing.com -U.S. stock index futures rose Thursday, as the Federal Reserve’s first interest rate hike in three years helped ease market anxiety over the central bank’s commitment to quelling inflation.

Stocks were on track to open higher on Thursday as oil prices retreated and investors got over the worst of their worries about the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation. Nasdaq 100 futures jumped 1.1%. The S&P 500 and the Dow both dropped the previous session after the Fed hiked interest rates for the first time in more than three years, with Chairman Kevin Warsh signaling there could be more tightening.

The S&P 500 fell on the Fed rate hike and hawkish Warsh comments, But AMD, Bloom Energy flirted with buy signals.

RH, Birkenstock, and Capri Holdings shares have all declined this year despite revenue growth, as investors weigh luxury brand strength against tariffs, debt, and shrinking margins.

Silver Lake just filed to sell more Dell shares into a session where the stock is surging, and the server complex is moving like the sponsor notices do not matter at all. Here is why buyers are ignoring the overhang and what the Fed could do to that confidence by afternoon.

Stock futures were rising on Wednesday as investors opted to buy the dip ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy decision. Nasdaq 100 futures added 0.4%. Brent international futures slid 0.6% to $108.13 a barrel and West Texas Intermediate U.S. futures dropped 1.1% to $104.66 a barrel.

Eric Jackson said Opendoor’s home purchases grew quickly after the company improved its margins and kept cash costs steady.

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<p>The summer months may have ended, but the dog days appear to be sticking around, at least for markets. With the Fed rate decision due Wednesday and new developments in the Middle East sparking renewed fears of oil shortages, bond yields are spiking. It turns out that bonds are anything but boring this year. </p>

The Vanguard Energy ETF may be a surprising choice in advance of a Fed rate hike, but it's got history on its side.

The key “affordability” rate briefly touched its highest level since 2007 on Monday.

Nvidia stock falls below a 227.92 buy point on Monday ahead of the Fed's rate-setting meeting amid warnings about AI technology.

American households just booked the largest quarterly wealth gain in history, and most Americans do not feel any richer. Federal Reserve data released this month shows U.S. household net worth jumped $12.5 trillion in the second quarter of 2026, reaching a record $185.7 trillion. That single-quarter increase exceeds the annual gross domestic product of every […]

With oil prices pushing up to $104.50 a barrel as the U.S.-Iran conflict turns regional and the 10-year Treasury yield rising to 4.99%, two trip wires for the S&P 500 are flashing red. The CBOE Volatility Index, or VIX, known as the S&P 500 fear gauge, has climbed to 17.8, but remains well below the 20 level that signals a loss of composure. Things have gotten so bad in the Middle East that a window may be opening for improvement, according to Marko Papic, chief investment strategist at BCA Research.

Jim Cramer put a precise number on what diesel is doing to every product you buy, and the math he laid out on CNBC has nothing to do with the inflation figure Washington reports. What it means for McDonald's, Walmart, and Target stocks depends on how long one critical cushion holds.

The problem with buying bonds is that they can't keep up with inflation, but stocks with growing dividends can.

Stocks fell this week on oil prices and Fed rate-hike expectations, though Oracle's earnings underscored AI infrastructure strength. MarketBeat analysts recap top stories on earnings, defense, AI, and other stock opportunities.

Dow Jones futures: Despite Friday's bounce, the stock market had a tough week amid $100 oil prices and surging Treasury yields. Apple, Moderna are buys.

Wall Street snapped a four-day losing streak as falling oil prices and strong gains for several tech stocks offset inflation fears and rising rate-hike odds.

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Oil-driven inflation hurts wallets, but it can also be a strong catalyst for other commodity markets. Wheaton Precious Metals is among the gold miners reaching a buy point ahead of the Federal Reserve's September rate-setting meeting. The stock is part of Investor's Business Daily's most stringently selected list, sector leaders.