JPMorgan Chase
JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE: JPM) officially kicked off the fourth-quarter earnings season today, January 13, 2026, delivering a performance that has sent a clear signal to investors: the American economic engine is not just running; it is accelerating. The banking giant reported adjusted earnings of $5.23 per share
S&P 500
The S&P 500 index is currently standing on the precipice of a historic milestone, flirting with the psychologically significant 7,000-point barrier. On Tuesday, January 13, 2026, the index climbed to approximately 6,991 points, building on a momentum-driven start to the year that has seen the benchmark
CPI
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the December 2025 Consumer Price Index (CPI) report on the morning of January 13, 2026, revealing a headline inflation rate of 2.7%. While the headline figure remained steady, the real story for Wall Street lay in the "core" data—which excludes
Russell 2000
As of mid-January 2026, the U.S. equity markets are witnessing a historic recalibration that few analysts predicted eighteen months ago. The Russell 2000 index, the benchmark for American small-cap companies, has officially secured its longest streak of relative outperformance against the S&P 500 (NYSEArca: SPY) since 2019.
S&P 500
In a stunning display of resilience, the U.S. stock market surged to unprecedented levels on January 12, 2026, as both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) notched fresh closing records. Investors appeared to decouple from a swirl of political and regulatory uncertainty, focusing
Federal Reserve
As of January 12, 2026, the traditional boundaries between the U.S. executive branch and the Federal Reserve have effectively dissolved, sparking a historic standoff that has left investors grappling with the future of American monetary independence. Following a dramatic Sunday evening video statement from Fed Chair Jerome Powell, in
S&P 500
In a stunning display of market resilience, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite erased significant early-morning losses on Monday, January 12, 2026, to finish the trading session in positive territory. The reversal came despite a geopolitical and domestic bombshell: the Department of Justice (DOJ) has officially launched a
US Economy
As the dust settles on the first trading weeks of 2026, the U.S. economy finds itself in a precarious yet surprisingly durable equilibrium. Despite a political landscape fraught with the friction of an upcoming midterm election cycle and a looming leadership transition at the Federal Reserve, the American labor
S&P 500
The S&P 500 index demonstrated remarkable intraday resilience on Monday, January 12, 2026, clawing back from early session lows triggered by a sudden Department of Justice (DOJ) investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Despite a pre-market sell-off that threatened to derail the ongoing "Freedom Rally,"
Nvidia
The first trading week of 2026 has delivered a complex narrative for the technology sector, defined by a stark contrast between groundbreaking innovation and a massive institutional shift in capital. As the world gathered for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nvidia Corp. (NASDAQ: NVDA) once again seized
Broadcom
The financial markets reached a momentous milestone today as the S&P 500 surged to a new record high of 6,966.28, teetering on the edge of the psychological 7,000-point barrier. This historic rally was fueled almost exclusively by the relentless strength of the semiconductor sector, led
S&P 500
The U.S. stock market kicked off the second Friday of 2026 with a historic performance, as both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at all-time record highs. Investors shrugged off a lukewarm December jobs report, choosing instead to focus on a falling unemployment