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Stocks were rallying out of the gate on Wednesday after Wall Street shrugged off the latest inflation report. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 101 points, or 0.2%. The S&P 500 was up 0.5%. The Nasdaq Composite gained 0.
Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index rises on a key CPI inflation report. Nvidia partner CoreWeave soars on earnings.
The major market indexes pulled back amid higher oil prices and upcoming CPI inflation data. Nvidia partners Lumentum, CoreWeave, Super Micro reported late.
Babcock & Wilcox (NYSE:BW) shares surged 40. 5% to $12.
Oil prices jumped yesterday after negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz turned south once again. Over the weekend, a top Iranian official laid out a series of tough demands for opening the Strait, and the United Arab Emirates said Iran launched a missile attack on one of its ships.
Oil prices jumped after negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz turned south once again. Over the weekend, a top Iranian official laid out a series of tough demands for opening the Strait, and the United Arab Emirates said Iran launched a missile attack on one of its ships. Nvidia reached a mammoth financing deal with leading Wall Street firms.
<body><p>STORY: U.S. stocks rallied on Friday, with the Dow gaining more than a quarter of a percent, the S&P 500 adding about six-tenths of a percent to notch a record high close, and the Nasdaq climbing 1.3%.</p><p>Data from the Labor Department showed the U.S. economy unexpectedly shed jobs last month, boosting investor optimism that the Federal Reserve would hold off on raising interest rates at its September meeting.</p><p>Eric Lynch is managing director and co-portfolio manager at Suncoast Equity Management.</p><p>"The jobs report today being mildly negative was one of those situations where bad news is good news because it probably takes a little emphasis off the hawkish tones from the Fed for next month's meeting. Less likely they raise rates. And so, if that's the case, those areas of the economy that are most, kind of, cyclical and expansionary, things like industrials, consumer cyclicals, technology, those three sectors, for example, are up nicely I think on this news.”</p><p>Stocks on the move Friday, included Elon Musk's SpaceX, which surged nearly 16% a day after the expiration of the first of several share lockup restrictions following its record-breaking June public offering.</p><p>Shares of collaboration software maker Atlassian shot up more than 35% for their largest-ever daily percentage gain.</p><p>:: Archive</p><p>while Microchip Tech's stock jumped almost 14% for its best daily performance in more than 15 months. Both moves came after the companies forecast quarterly revenue above Wall Street estimates.</p><p>And shares of Airbnb climbed more than 17% as the S&P 500's best performer after the vacation rental company beat second-quarter revenue estimates.</p><p>On the flip side, Trade Desk was the S&P 500's worst performer, with shares plunging nearly 22% after the ad-tech firm forecast third-quarter revenue below expectations.</p></body>
Post-earnings momentum accelerated today as analyst enthusiasm fueled a 10% rally, signaling investor confidence in commercial AI demand, today, Aug. 7, 2026.
A broad stock market rally took hold on Friday following a jobs report that was well below expectations. For a market paying more attention to moves in bond yields, it’s a case of “bad news is good news.” The Nasdaq was up 0.9%.
Tech Powers S&P 500 to New High While Dow Stumbles After Jobs Data
The S&P 500 and Dow Jones hit highs while the Nasdaq raced above key levels as oil prices and yields fell. Palantir, Cloudflare and SpaceX were big movers amid earings.
By Amanda Cooper LONDON, Aug 7 (Reuters) - Global stocks headed for their strongest weekly gain since May after a weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report eased fears of an imminent Federal Reserve rate
Stock market leaders are becoming plentiful as the S&P 500 probes all-time highs. Recent IPO Bending Spoons clears an IPO base.
Stocks were back on the rise on Friday after a weak July jobs report sent bond yields lower. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 81 points, or 0.2%. The S&P 500 was up 0.4%. The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.
Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index rises Friday ahead of a pivotal July jobs report. AI name Cloudflare stock soars on earnings.
On Aug. 6, 2026, the voice AI platform posted $61.9M quarterly revenue and extended its post-earnings rally on expanded partnerships across multiple sectors.
Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index rises, while tech futures drop as AI stocks Sandisk and Western Digital plunge on earnings.
By Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO, Aug 6 (Reuters) - Asian shares took a breather on Thursday after an AI-driven surge the previous day, while oil prices traded in a tight range as markets assessed prospects
Compass stock was rising in after-hours trading after the company reported earnings and issued guidance that exceeded consensus estimates. Compass’s ongoing integration of the Anywhere brokerage business and partnership with Redfin helped. Compass reported basic earnings of twelve cents a share, or eleven cents a share diluted, on $4.3 billion in revenue in its second quarter, the real estate brokerage said in a Tuesday announcement.
U.S. stocks surged and oil fell sharply after Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. could reach a deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz “today or tomorrow.”
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