Stock Market
Fragile Sentiment Trumps Cooler Inflation: S&P 500 Fails 7,000 Test as Financials Drag
The U.S. stock market entered mid-January 2026 with a sense of cautious optimism, only to see that sentiment shattered following the release of the December 2025 Consumer Price Index (CPI) report. While the data indicated a cooling trend in core prices—hitting a four-year low—the broader indices failed