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Market Snapshot Index Close Change % Change S&P 500 7,353.61 -49.44 -0.67% NASDAQ 25,870.71 -220.03 -0.84% DOW 49,363.88 -322.24 -0.65% Russell 2000 2,747.07 -28.03 -1.01% VIX 18.06 +0.25 +1.40% Broad-based selloff with small caps leading lower. VIX climbing but still subdued near 18 — markets de-risking ahead of Nvidia earnings tomorrow rather than panicking. Breaking News & Macro Events S&P 500 posts third straight loss amid rising Treasury yields — TheStreet Third consecutive down session as the 30-year Treasury yield touched 5.198%, its highest mark in nearly two decades. The bond market is doing the tightening the Fed is no longer doing — equity multiples are taking the hit. ...

Market Snapshot Index Close Change % Change S&P 500 7,403.05 -5.45 -0.07% NASDAQ 26,090.73 -134.41 -0.51% DOW 49,686.12 +159.95 +0.32% Russell 2000 2,775.10 -18.20 -0.65% VIX 17.82 -0.60 -3.26% Rotation under the surface: Dow up, NASDAQ down, megacap tech mixed ahead of NVDA earnings on Wednesday. Nuclear, crypto-adjacent, and several momentum names took it on the chin while UNH and RKLB led on idiosyncratic news. Breaking News & Macro Events Court Strikes Down Second Round of Trump Tariffs — NPR The U.S. Court of International Trade ruled the administration’s 10% global tariffs under Section 122 unlawful, following February’s Supreme Court decision that struck down the broader double-digit tariff regime. The court found the balance-of-payments deficit condition required for Section 122 invocation does not currently exist. Margin tailwind for tariff-exposed importers (NKE, AAPL); legal uncertainty continues to fog supply-chain planning. ...

Market Snapshot Index Close Change % Change S&P 500 7,408.50 -92.74 -1.24% NASDAQ 26,225.14 -410.08 -1.54% DOW 49,526.17 -537.29 -1.07% Russell 2000 2,793.30 -69.79 -2.44% VIX 18.43 +1.17 +6.78% Broad risk-off session. Small caps led the decline as the 10-year yield spiked to a one-year high, and the VIX jumped nearly 7% off a complacent base. Breaking News & Macro Events Trump-Xi Summit Concludes with No Major Trade Deal Breakthroughs — PBS / CNBC The Beijing meeting on May 14–15 wrapped with no policy agreements. US tariffs on China remain around 48% after briefly hitting triple digits earlier this cycle, and a federal appeals court paused a lower-court decision that had blocked Trump’s 10% global tariff. Markets had priced in a thaw; the absence of one drove today’s selling. ...

Market Snapshot Index Close Change % Change S&P 500 7,501.24 +56.99 +0.77% NASDAQ 26,635.22 +232.88 +0.88% DOW 50,063.46 +370.26 +0.75% Russell 2000 2,863.09 +19.15 +0.67% VIX 17.26 -0.61 -3.41% The S&P 500 and NASDAQ closed at fresh record highs as Trump-Xi summit optimism, a confirmed Fed chair, and strong AI-server earnings overshadowed a hotter-than-expected PPI print. The VIX fell back below 18. Breaking News & Macro Events Senate Confirms Kevin Warsh as New Fed Chair — Washington Post Kevin Warsh was confirmed in a 54-45 Senate vote, taking the helm of the Federal Reserve amid expectations for policy shifts. Trump allies are already warning that rate cuts may have to wait given today’s PPI surprise and lingering inflation concerns — markets had been pricing in a faster easing path. ...

Market Snapshot Index Close Change % Change S&P 500 7,444.25 +43.29 +0.58% NASDAQ 26,402.34 +314.14 +1.20% DOW 49,693.20 -67.36 -0.14% Russell 2000 2,843.93 +1.10 +0.04% VIX 17.87 -0.12 -0.67% Breaking News & Macro Events S&P 500 Notches Fresh All-Time High Despite Hot PPI Print — TheStreet April PPI came in at 6.0% YoY — well above the ~3.0% consensus and a stark divergence from the 3.8% CPI print. Megacap tech absorbed the inflation surprise: Apple touched $300/share, the S&P 500 set a new record at 7,444, and the Nasdaq tacked on 1.2%. The 10-year Treasury rose to 4.48%, its highest since mid-2025, signaling bond markets are taking the producer-price spike seriously even as equities shrug. ...

Market Snapshot Index Close Change % Change S&P 500 7,400.96 -11.88 -0.16% NASDAQ 26,088.20 -185.92 -0.71% DOW 49,760.56 +56.09 +0.11% Russell 2000 2,842.83 -27.81 -0.97% VIX 17.99 -0.38 -2.07% Defensives carried the Dow into the green while growth and small caps gave back ground after a hot April CPI print and an oil spike on renewed U.S.–Iran tensions. The VIX drifted lower despite the move — markets are repricing risk inside the tape rather than across it. ...

Market Snapshot Index Close Change % Change S&P 500 7,412.84 +13.91 +0.19% NASDAQ 26,274.12 +27.05 +0.10% DOW 49,704.47 +95.31 +0.19% Russell 2000 2,870.64 +9.43 +0.33% VIX 18.38 +1.20 +6.98% Indices ground out fresh record closes on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, but the VIX jumped nearly 7% — the tape’s calm hides a market quietly pricing in this week’s catalysts. Breaking News & Macro Events Iran War Escalation Pushes Oil Prices Sharply Higher — Yahoo Finance Trump rejected Iran’s latest response to his peace proposal, escalating Middle East tensions. Brent briefly surged ~3.5% intraday before paring; WTI closed at $98.48 (-1.46%) but Brent held near $104. The risk premium in crude is back on the board, and the geopolitical overhang now bleeds directly into the CPI print due Wednesday. ...

Market Snapshot Index Close Change % Change S&P 500 7,398.93 +61.82 +0.84% NASDAQ 26,247.08 +440.88 +1.71% DOW 49,609.16 +12.19 +0.02% Russell 2000 2,861.21 +21.58 +0.76% VIX 17.19 +0.11 +0.64% Both the S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed at record highs, capping a sixth straight weekly gain led by megacap tech and semiconductors. The Dow lagged on rotation away from defensives, while small caps participated modestly. Volatility remains subdued near the mid-17s. ...

Market Snapshot Index Close Change % Change S&P 500 7,337.11 -28.01 -0.38% NASDAQ 25,806.20 -32.75 -0.13% DOW 49,596.97 -313.62 -0.63% Russell 2000 2,839.63 -47.15 -1.63% VIX 17.08 -0.31 -1.78% Broad pullback after recent record highs, with small caps (-1.63%) bearing the brunt. The VIX fell alongside equities — the move looks more like profit-taking than fear, with high-beta names (nuclear, space, Bitcoin proxies) leading the downside. Breaking News & Macro Events Fed’s Kashkari: Iran War Adds Uncertainty to Interest Rate Outlook — Bloomberg Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari cited the Middle East conflict as a key driver of policy uncertainty, signaling the FOMC has no clear glidepath. Comes against a backdrop of Strait of Hormuz disruptions that have pushed Brent crude into triple digits and reignited inflation worry. ...

Market Snapshot Index Close Change % Change S&P 500 7,365.12 +105.90 +1.46% NASDAQ 25,838.94 +512.82 +2.02% DOW 49,910.59 +612.34 +1.24% Russell 2000 2,886.77 +41.77 +1.47% VIX 17.39 -0.01 -0.06% The S&P 500 and Nasdaq printed fresh record highs as a twin tailwind — diplomatic progress on the U.S.–Iran conflict and a runaway AI-server tape — pulled risk assets higher into the close. Energy was the lone red sector, with the S&P Energy index off more than 4% as crude collapsed. ...