S&P 500
The Seven Thousand Ceiling: Why the S&P 500’s Record High is Met with a Wall of Consumer Gloom
As of March 2, 2026, the American financial landscape has fractured into two distinct realities. On one side, the S&P 500 index has crossed the psychological threshold of 7,000, fueled by an unprecedented surge in artificial intelligence monetization and a regulatory environment favoring corporate expansion. For the