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Wall Street’s calm may fade as the VIX rises in September. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP) (AFP)
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Is Wall Street’s calm about to end? What rising VIX means for S&P 500 stocks

Wall Street is ending August in an unusually calm mood, but that calm may not last much longer. The CBOE Volatility Index, or VIX, fell…

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Stock market today: US stocks rise as Nvidia leads tech gains, while investors watch Fed signals, jobless claims and possible semiconductor tariffs. (Getty Images via AFP)
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Stock market today: Nasdaq, S&P 500, Dow Jones rise as Nvidia leads gains

US stocks opened higher on Thursday, with the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 gaining as investors reacted positively to the latest earnings reports from major…

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S&P 500 faces a 60-year concentration warning as Nvidia, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon and Alphabet drive the market amid rising AI bubble fears. (Pexel/Representative image) (Pexel)
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Stock market warning: S&P 500 repeats 60-year pattern as Nvidia, Apple and big tech raise market risk

The US stock market has continued to hit record levels in 2026. The S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite and Dow Jones Industrial Average have all gained…

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Stock futures slipped as Treasury yields stayed high, while Iran war fears, inflation worries, Fed signals and Nvidia earnings kept investors cautious. (Pexel/Representative image) (Pexel)
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Why did stock futures slip? Treasury yields, Iran war fears weigh on Wall Street

Stock futures slipped early Monday as investors remained worried about rising Treasury yields and a weak stock market last week. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures…

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The S&P 500 CAPE ratio hit 40 for only the second time in 155 years, raising concerns about valuations, future returns and a possible market correction. (Photographer: Michael Nagle/Bloomberg) (Bloomberg)
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S&P 500 just hit a level seen only once before in 155 years — could a market crash be next?

The S&P 500 has reached a very rare valuation level. The S&P 500 Shiller CAPE ratio hit 40 in June 2026, marking only the second…

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US stocks fall this week as rising Treasury yields, US debt worries, inflation and Iran tensions weigh on the S&P 500, Nasdaq and Dow Jones. (Getty Images via AFP)
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Why are US stocks falling this week? Rising Treasury yields, Iran tensions weigh on markets

US stock futures moved higher on Friday after US markets fell sharply on Thursday. However, the main stock indexes were still expected to end the…

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S&P 500 falls as bond yields hit multi-decade highs. (AP/Yuki Iwamura)
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Why did the S&P 500 fall today? Bond yields, oil prices and Iran tensions explained

The S&P 500 fell on Tuesday as government bond yields rose sharply. The rise in yields increased fears about higher inflation and borrowing costs. The…

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US stocks opened mixed Monday as the Dow and S&P 500 fell while Nasdaq rose (Photo by Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP) (Getty Images via AFP)
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Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500 fall; Nasdaq rises as Fed, retail earnings in focus

US stocks opened mixed on Monday as investors watched technology stocks, Treasury yields, oil prices and the Federal Reserve’s next move. US stocks opened mixed…

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Gen Z is watching the stock market hit records but still feels broke. (Pexel/Representative image) (Pexel)
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Gen Z is watching the stock market hit records, so why do they still feel broke?

Americans are hearing that the economy is doing well and that the stock market is hitting record highs. But many young Americans still feel they…

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S&P 500 CAPE ratio hits 41, raising concerns over high stock valuations. Here is what the market warning sign means. (REUTERS/Jeenah Moon/File Photo) (REUTERS)
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S&P 500 CAPE ratio hits 41: Why investors are watching this market warning sign

US stocks are having a strong year in 2026. The S&P 500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite are all up by double digits…

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