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2026 SEC Priorities: What it means for your money.
Understanding the SEC's regulatory priorities can help you become a more informed investor. This educational infographic highlights the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's 2026 examination priorities—including fiduciary duty, fees and expenses, custody of client assets, cybersecurity, and the use of technology and AI—and explains what these areas of focus may mean for your relationship with your financial advisor. While these priorities guide SEC examinations of investment advisers, they also provide valuable insight into the questions investors should ask and the standards they should expect from their advisory firm.
Jul 7, 2026 · 1 min
AI Rally Reignites as Tech Leaders Stabilize Volatile Market
Stocks rebounded as large-cap technology names reignited optimism around the durability of the AI-driven bull market, helping markets recover from a recent semiconductor-led pullback.
Jul 6, 2026 · 3 min
Dow Hits Record as Soft Jobs Data Eases Rate Fears
Markets rallied early before giving back some gains as a softer-than-expected June jobs report reshaped the macro narrative.
Jul 2, 2026 · 2 min
Breadth Improved but Chips Drove Indexes Lower
U.S. equities finished mixed to slightly lower on Wednesday as evidence of steady economic activity and easing cost pressures helped most stocks, but a sharp selloff in chipmakers dragged on the major indexes.
Jul 1, 2026 · 3 min
Stocks Cap Off a Breakout Quarter as Growth and AI Optimism Lead
U.S. stocks finished the quarter on a strong note, extending a powerful rebound that has been driven by technology leadership, improving confidence in economic resilience, and renewed willingness among investors to buy market dips.
Jun 30, 2026 · 3 min
Rotation Broadens as AI Leaders Cool
U.S. stocks ended mixed after another sharp rotation out of semiconductor and other high-profile AI names and into a broader set of companies tied to steadier growth.
Jun 26, 2026 · 3 min
Tech Rotation Masks a Mixed Day on Wall Street
Wall Street finished mixed as strength in semiconductors and parts of the broader market offset renewed weakness in the largest technology names.
Jun 25, 2026 · 3 min
AI Trade Stumbles as Tech Selloff Ripples Across Global Markets
Stocks pulled back sharply Tuesday as investors reassessed whether the market’s AI-driven rally has run too far, too fast.
Jun 23, 2026 · 2 min
Tech Weakness Pulls Stocks Lower
Stocks finished mixed Monday as optimism around tentative U.S.-Iran progress and lower oil prices was outweighed by weakness in megacap technology and AI-linked names.
Jun 22, 2026 · 2 min
Risk Rally Returns as Iran Deal Cools Inflation Fears
Markets rebounded sharply on Thursday as investors welcomed an interim US-Iran peace deal that reopened the Strait of Hormuz and eased concerns about another energy-driven inflation shock.
Jun 18, 2026 · 3 min
Tech Pullback Interrupts Rally
US equities were mixed on Tuesday as leadership rotated away from technology and into more cyclical areas. A sharp pullback in chipmakers weighed on the broader market and pushed the Nasdaq 100 down about 2%, while the Dow extended its run of record highs.
Jun 16, 2026 · 3 min
Iran Deal Hits Oil and Lifts Risk Assets
Markets rallied sharply Monday as investors embraced a broad risk-on move after the U.S. and Iran reached an agreement, easing fears around energy disruption and inflation.
Jun 15, 2026 · 3 min
Risk Appetite Returns on Iran Deal Hopes and SpaceX IPO
Markets finished the week on a stronger footing as hopes for a U.S.-Iran peace agreement pushed oil prices lower and helped lift equities.
Jun 12, 2026 · 2 min
Global Conflict, Local Consequences: How Higher Energy Costs Are Affecting the Mid-South
For much of the past two years, investors have watched inflation gradually move lower from its post-pandemic highs. However, recent economic data suggests inflation pressures are reemerging, driven in large part by rising energy costs linked to the ongoing conflict involving the United States, Israel, and Iran.
Jun 11, 2026 · 6 min
Oil Shock and AI Profit-Taking Drag Stocks Lower
Stocks finished sharply lower Wednesday as renewed US-Iran tensions pushed oil prices higher and revived concerns that energy-driven inflation could complicate the Federal Reserve’s policy path.
Jun 10, 2026 · 2 min
Tech Rotation Knocks Nasdaq as Broader Market Holds Up
Stocks finished mixed Tuesday as investors rotated out of high-flying technology and semiconductor shares and into broader areas of the market tied to improving growth prospects.
Jun 9, 2026 · 2 min
AI Rebound Helps Stocks Regain Footing After Sharp Selloff
Wall Street recovered from Friday’s steep decline as dip buyers returned to the AI trade, led by a sharp rebound in semiconductor shares.
Jun 8, 2026 · 2 min
AI Selloff Ends Wall Street’s Winning Streak
Stocks sold off sharply Friday as a hotter-than-expected May jobs report pushed Treasury yields higher and forced investors to reassess the Fed path, with markets increasingly pricing in the possibility of a rate hike rather than cuts.
Jun 5, 2026 · 2 min
Oil Spike and Fed Worries Break Stock Rally
Stocks pulled back Wednesday as escalating US-Iran tensions pushed oil higher, lifted Treasury yields, and revived concerns that energy-driven inflation could force the Fed to stay hawkish. The S&P 500 ended a nine-day winning streak, while weakness in software and large-cap tech weighed on broader risk sentiment.
Jun 3, 2026 · 2 min
AI Trade Extends Record Run as Geopolitical Hopes Support Risk Appetite
U.S. stocks pushed to fresh records Tuesday as renewed enthusiasm around artificial intelligence continued to outweigh concerns about elevated energy prices, geopolitical risk, and inflation.
Jun 2, 2026 · 2 min
Stocks Extend Historic Rally as Peace Hopes and AI Momentum Lift Risk Appetite
U.S. stocks finished higher, with the S&P 500 extending its weekly winning streak to nine as investors leaned into hopes for a U.S.-Iran ceasefire extension and continued strength in the AI trade.
May 29, 2026 · 2 min
Stocks Climb to Records as Truce Hopes Ease Oil Shock
U.S. stocks pushed to fresh all-time highs as reports of a tentative U.S.-Iran ceasefire extension helped ease fears of deeper energy-supply disruption, sending Treasury yields lower and taking some pressure off oil.
May 28, 2026 · 2 min
Stocks Stall as Iran Deal Signals Whipsaw Oil and Risk Appetite
Stocks ended mixed and largely flat Wednesday as traders weighed conflicting signals on U.S.-Iran negotiations and the potential reopening of normal shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
May 27, 2026 · 2 min
Stocks Climb as Iran Peace Hopes Lift Risk Appetite
Stocks started the holiday-shortened week on firmer footing, with the S&P 500 reaching a record high as investors leaned into hopes that US-Iran peace talks could prevent a broader energy shock.
May 26, 2026 · 3 min
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