Dow Strength vs. Nasdaq Chip Drag: What's Driving the Split?
Why did the Dow surge while Nasdaq lagged on Tuesday?
- Dow powered higher: Rose 1%+ as earnings beats from Coca-Cola, Sherwin-Williams, and Boeing...

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Why did the Dow surge while Nasdaq lagged on Tuesday?
SOFI reports Q2 earnings Wednesday morning with consensus at $1.11B revenue and $0.11 EPS, up 37.5% YoY, while shares trade at a cheaper 28x forward...
Big Tech faces mounting credit concerns as AI spending drives debt higher.
Markets widely expect the Federal Reserve to keep rates unchanged at 3.50-3.75 percent for the fifth straight meeting despite inflation at 3.5 percent...
SoFi guided to ~$1.115B Q2 revenue, up 30% YoY, with 30% EBITDA margin.
Last week’s U.S. market saw cooling inflation data offset by surging energy costs from U.S.-Iran tensions, driving a defensive rotation away from...
S&P 500 fell as chip stocks tumbled despite the Iran fighting pause.
Major indices closed mixed on Monday amid chip stock weakness and falling oil prices.
Markets face a pivotal week as the Fed's Wednesday rate decision under Chair Warsh, followed by Thursday's Q2 GDP and PCE data, coincides with...
Solid beats aren't moving the needle. Despite strong results from Alphabet and others, shares barely budged or fell as investors fixated on rising AI...
Money is rotating out of semiconductors into old-economy names, lifting the Dow Jones near its July record while tech lags.
The S&P 500 added $675 billion in market capitalization at Monday's open, the largest single-session move of 2026, as US-Iran de-escalation eased oil...
Wall Street kicked off a pivotal week with solid gains as oil prices plunged over 6%.
Major indexes diverged Monday as the Nasdaq and S&P 500 fell 0.6% and 0.3% respectively on chip-stock weakness, while the Dow rose 0.4%.