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With 88% of S&P 500 companies having reported second-quarter results, Energy has delivered the strongest earnings growth of the index’s 11 sectors at 147% year-over-year and the strongest revenue growth at 42.5%.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 0.2%, hurt in part by companies like Caterpillar and Goldman Sachs, which have exposure to the faltering AI trade. Better-than-expected results despite a slow housing market helped Home Depot’s stock head higher on Tuesday, and energy stocks continued to climb on the back of higher oil prices. “Monday’s weakness spilled into the new day, and the reasons are familiar,” notes Joe Mazzola, Head Trading & Derivatives Strategist at Charles Schwab.
<body><p>VIDEO SHOWS: n/a</p><p>STORY: Wall Street closed lower Tuesday with the Dow falling about a quarter of one percent, the S&P 500 slipping more than two-thirds of a percent, and the Nasdaq sliding one and a third percent. </p><p>Technology stocks dropped with semiconductors suffering the steepest declines as Middle East uncertainty pushed bond yields to multiyear peaks, feeding concerns about borrowing costs and inflation.</p><p>Gina Martin Adams, chief market strategist with HB Wealth, says she thinks bonds will remain a driving force for stocks for several months.</p><p>"I think the biggest threat to the equity market right now is the bond market, not the equity market itself. With yields rising, we have to really consider what we're willing to pay for stocks because of yields, of course, represent the discount rate for those future cash flows that equities tend to trade on. So I do think that the market is going to see its focus shift from earnings as the predominant driver of growth to potentially yields in the fall as we have limited amount of earnings information that is coming out. This could create a rockier path forward for equities, particularly relative to the very robust pace of gains that we've experienced so far this year."</p><p>Investors flocked to more defensive sectors such as healthcare and consumer staples while the rise in energy prices gave a lift to energy stocks. </p><p>Individual stocks on the move included Baidu. U.S.-listed shares of the Chinese search company plunged nearly 13% as its revenue missed estimates.</p><p>And Norwegian Cruise Line declined 3% after broker Mizuho downgraded the stock to neutral from outperform citing construction delays among other reasons.</p></body>
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RH (RH) reached $171.05 at the closing of the latest trading day, reflecting a -2.76% change compared to its last close.
In the most recent trading session, Lennar (LEN) closed at $84.94, indicating a -1.85% shift from the previous trading day.
The latest trading day saw AeroVironment (AVAV) settling at $174.14, representing a -3.86% change from its previous close.
In the latest trading session, Jabil (JBL) closed at $338.62, marking a -8.45% move from the previous day.
XOP targets upstream drillers with a 0.35% expense ratio and 46.4% 1-year returns, while EMLP focuses on pipelines and utilities with a 2.8% dividend yield but deeper volatility.
Signet (SIG) closed the most recent trading day at $84.76, moving 1.57% from the previous trading session.
AutoZone (AZO) reached $3 at the closing of the latest trading day, reflecting a +1.79% change compared to its last close.
Wall Street optimism is colliding with a much darker outlook
Higher Treasury yields and a $35 billion to $39 billion capex plan pressured the AI infrastructure provider as investors rotated to safer bets, today, Aug. 18, 2026.
SGDM delivered stronger five-year returns despite trailing SIL over the past year, while maintaining a lower expense ratio and less volatility.
MGK offers lower costs and mega-cap stability; SLYG delivered 27.4% returns over one year with broader diversification across industrials and healthcare.
U.S. stocks fell as a worldwide bond selloff pushed long-term yields to their highest levels in years.
One refuge from this week's bond- and stock-market selloff: energy. Renewed tensions between Iran and the U.S. have pushed Brent crude futures higher for nine of the past 10 sessions, boosting prices to $91.
Lowe’s stock has struggled amid a difficult housing market, but second-quarter earnings could give the shares a much-needed boost.
Three AI infrastructure stocks just shed billions in market cap in a single session, and the reason has less to do with their earnings than with a mounting anxiety about what the biggest names in tech have been quietly hiding from investors.
Target shares have surged more than 50% since the start of the year, though they remain far below their pandemic-era highs.
By Sinéad Carew and Shashwat Chauhan Aug 18 (Reuters) - Wall Street closed lower on Tuesday with semiconductors leading technology declines as Middle East uncertainty pushed bond yields to multiyear
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Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre takes a look at how equal-weighted stocks historically perform in midterm election years.
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PepsiCo has a strong commitment to paying dividends.
ADM's earnings recovery, biofuel tailwinds and improving Nutrition business support its rally, while valuation and execution remain in focus.
Global X commands $4.8 billion in assets but lags on performance, while iShares delivers a 1.9% dividend yield with lower fees.
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