July 14, 2026

CPI Cooled. The Rally Got Narrower.

Tuesday should have been an easy risk-on day. Inflation came in softer than expected. Treasury yields fell. The dollar weakened. The VIX dropped. Big banks delivered solid earnings. And stocks rose. The S&P 500 gained 0.38%. The Nasdaq climbed 0.90%. The Russell 2000 added 0.39%. But the Dow rose just 0.02%. That tiny gain told […]

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War Hit Oil. AI Took The Blow.

Monday gave the market the opposite of Friday. Not relief. Reversal. The S&P 500 fell 0.79%. The Dow lost 0.26%. The Nasdaq dropped 1.55%. The Russell 2000 declined 0.83%. The VIX jumped 14.17% to 17.16. Gold slipped 0.13%. Bitcoin lost 1.25%. Crude oil rose 1.59% to $79.38, while Brent gained 1.26% to $84.35. The 10-year

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