The Dow Jones rose 635 points on Thursday and the S&P 500 added 1 percent as Fed Governor Christopher Waller said he would support holding rates steady if inflation progress continues, halving hike odds.
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Reddit Joins the S&P 500 Monday as Index Funds Scramble to Buy 16.7 Million Shares
S&P Dow Jones Indices announced on August 13 that Reddit will enter the index before markets open on August 18, making it the second pure-play social media stock in the S&P 500 after Meta.
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S&P 500 Closes at Record 7,799 as Soft PPI Eases Rate-Hike Fears
Weaker-than-expected producer price data on Thursday pushed the S&P 500 to a new closing record of 7,798.99, trimming the probability of a Federal Reserve rate hike in September.
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S&P 500 Closes at Record 7,757 as Weak Jobs Data Lifts Rate-Cut Odds
The S&P 500 set a new all-time high of 7,757.64 on August 7, 2026, as a sharply weaker-than-expected US jobs report dimmed Federal Reserve rate-hike expectations and sent technology shares sharply higher.
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S&P 500 posts its best quarter since 2020 on the same day Bitcoin hits a yearly low
The S&P 500 gained 14.8% in Q2 2026, its strongest quarter since Q2 2020, as the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index soared 87.8% — while Bitcoin fell to $58,631, its lowest point of 2026.
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US stocks reach records even as the Middle East rattles global supply chains
The S&P 500 has hit new highs in 2026 driven by AI-linked earnings growth, with large-cap tech outperforming across the board while commodities and credit spreads reflect the risk of a longer supply chain disruption from the Iran conflict.