As of mid-February 2026, a profound shift is rattling the foundations of Wall Street. For over a decade, the narrative of the American stock market was one of extreme concentration, dominated by a handful of mega-cap technology titans that propelled indices to record highs. However, the tide has officially turned.
The financial world witnessed a watershed moment in early February 2026 as the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) finally shattered the psychological 50,000-point barrier, marking the fastest 10,000-point ascent in the index's 130-year history. This "Infrastructure Milestone" saw the blue-chip index reach a staggering intraday peak of 50,
In a watershed moment for global equity markets, the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX) briefly conquered the psychological 7,000-point milestone in late January 2026, marking the fastest 1,000-point ascent in the index's history. This historic peak, driven by a relentless "melt-up" in Artificial Intelligence (AI) valuations, saw the
The tech sector is reeling this week as Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN) endured a historic nine-day losing streak, marking its longest consecutive daily decline in nearly two decades. The sell-off, which culminated in mid-February 2026, has seen the e-commerce and cloud giant’s stock plummet 23% from its record
In 2025, international stocks had some of their best performance relative to the S&P 500 in years. The momentum looks ready to carry forward into 2026.
The United States economy reached a long-awaited milestone this week as the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that headline inflation fell to 2.4% in January 2026, with the core Consumer Price Index (CPI) cooling to 2.5%. These figures represent the lowest inflationary readings since early 2021, signaling a
NEW YORK — The floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: ICE) sits silent today, February 16, 2026, as the U.S. financial markets observe the Presidents Day holiday. While the closure provides a momentary reprieve for traders, the atmosphere remains charged with anticipation following a highly divergent week of
A rare death cross in the SPY vs. ACWX ratio — unseen since 2018 — is raising questions about whether this is a temporary rotation or the start of a structural shift away from U.S. equity dominance.
