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January's positive jobs data reduces the likelihood of upcoming Fed rate cuts, while Robinhood falls on revenue miss, today, Feb. 11, 2026. Jobs data surprised the markets today. January figures from ...

Investor jitters about tech stocks and the health of the U.S. labor market sent stocks lower Thursday. The Dow industrials dropped 593 points, or 1.2%, while the S&P 500 also lost 1.2%. The Nasdaq ...

Stocks edged lower as investors considered surprisingly strong labor-market data, while AI jitters continued to pressure software and financial shares. Major U.S. benchmarks were mixed most of the day ...

All three major U.S. stock indexes ended higher Monday, as Big Tech rallied. The Dow eked out a gain of less than 0.1% to notch its sixth record close of the year. Feb. 9, 2026 at 4:44 PM ET ...

US stocks closed mixed on Tuesday, with the Dow notching third straight record close but the other indexes slipping after slower retail sales kicked off a flood of crucial economic data ahead of the ...

US stocks lost steam heading into the close on Friday to post weekly losses as Wall Street digested a cooler-than-expected inflation reading for a steer on the path of interest rates. The Dow and S&P ...

Investing.com -- U.S. stocks ended mixed on Friday after seesawing through most of the session, while Treasury yields slid after data showed a moderation in consumer inflation in January. For the week ...

Indexes up: Dow 0.04%, S&P 500 up 0.47%, Nasdaq up 0.90% Dow marks second record close in a row S&P 500's software services index rallies 2.9% Oracle climbs after upgrade, Kroger jumps after next CEO ...

U.S. stocks ended lower Thursday, after struggling for direction as investors focused on new automobile tariffs and waited on Friday's release of the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge. The ...