Stock Market Today: Hot CPI, Stocks Shrug, Yields Ease
Wednesday, October 14, 2026 · 8:45 AM ET · MTC Market Intelligence The stock market today opens on a reaction day — and the reaction that matters already happened. September CPI landed at 8:30 AM hotter than the street wanted — 3.7% headline versus 3.6% expected and up from 3.4% in August, with core at […]
Stock Market Today: Banks Lift Dow, Chips Drag Nasdaq
The stock market today opens split down the middle, and the split is the story. Q3 earnings season kicks off with the big banks: Goldman Sachs popped about 3.6%, UnitedHealth jumped about 3% on a clean beat, JPMorgan rose even as EPS missed, and Citigroup slipped despite beating. Meanwhile the AI chips are heavy again […]
Stock Market Today: Record S&P 500 Braces for Bank Earnings
Monday, October 12, 2026 · 8:45 AM ET · MTC Market Intelligence The stock market today opens at a record into the quietest session of a loud week. The S&P 500 closed Friday at 7,811.54, up 0.6%, capping a record-setting week, with the Dow up 0.83% to 51,655.01 and the Nasdaq Composite up 0.6% to […]
Stock Market Today: S&P 500 Record Faces Oil, Fed Minutes
Wednesday, October 7, 2026 · 8:45 AM ET · MTC Market Intelligence The stock market today wakes up at a record and immediately gets tested. The S&P 500 closed Tuesday at 7,818.93, up 0.58%, a fresh all-time high, with the Dow up 0.49% to 51,521.28 and the Nasdaq Composite up 0.45% to 27,599.79, the run […]
Stock Market Today: Nasdaq Record Meets 24-Year-High Yield
Tuesday, October 6, 2026 · 8:45 AM ET · MTC Market Intelligence The stock market today opens on a record and a warning at the same time. The Nasdaq Composite closed Monday at 27,477.31, up 1.05%, a fresh all-time high, with the S&P 500 up 0.66% to 7,773.95 and the Dow up 0.18% to 51,267.90 […]
Stock Market Today: Record Highs Meet 24-Year High Yields
Monday, October 5, 2026 · 8:45 AM ET · MTC Market Intelligence The stock market today walks in carrying a contradiction it can’t keep ignoring. The S&P 500 sits less than 1% from a record high after Friday’s rally — the Dow added 250 points to 51,176.96, the S&P 500 gained 0.7% to 7,722.72, and […]
Stock Market Today: Jobs Miss Lifts Stocks, Yields Fall
Friday, October 2, 2026 · 8:45 AM ET · MTC Market Intelligence The stock market today just got the number that reorders the whole week — and it came in soft. September nonfarm payrolls landed at 8:30 AM ET at just 29,000 jobs against the 90,000 Wall Street expected, the unemployment rate ticked up to […]
Stock Market Today: 10-Year Hits 24-Year High, AI Rallies
Thursday, October 1, 2026 · 8:45 AM ET · MTC Market Intelligence The stock market today is opening the fourth quarter with a split personality — the chips want to run while the bond market is screaming. Wednesday closed September on a soft, two-sided note: the Dow dropped 443.87 points, or 0.86%, to 50,906.05, the […]
Stock Market Today: Yields Hit 5.28% as PCE Inflation Looms
Wednesday, September 30, 2026 · 8:45 AM ET · MTC Market Intelligence The stock market today is steady, but only because everyone is standing still ahead of the one number that matters. Tuesday the tape leaked again — the Dow slipped 131.59 points, or 0.26%, to 51,349.92, the S&P 500 eased 0.17% to 7,670.84, and […]
Stock Market Today: Futures Bounce as Oil Eases, Yields Hot
Tuesday, September 29, 2026 · 8:45 AM ET · MTC Market Intelligence The stock market today is trying to bounce, but the reason matters more than the move. Monday the tape sold off across the board — the Dow dropped 347 points, or 0.67%, to 51,481.51, the S&P 500 slid 0.77% to 7,683.69, and the […]