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S&P 500 futures are little changed after back-to-back losing weeks: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on February 13, 2026 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images S&P 500 futures are near flat Monday night following two straight negative weeks for the benchmark. Futures tied to the broad index added 0.1%, while Nasdaq 100 futures shed 0.2%. […]
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S&P 500 finds itself once again unable to surmount the 7,000 threshold
Another week when “It could’ve been worse” passes for a declaration of victory on Wall Street, as traders navigate mini-crashes rolling through one sector after the next and investors try to draw nourishment from the relative outperformance of a majority of stocks. The S & P 500 was about flat last week and finished at […]
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S&P 500 closes little changed after soft inflation report, index notches losing week: Live updates
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on February 13, 2026 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images The S&P 500 closed barely above the flatline on Friday as a key consumer inflation report that came in slightly lighter than expected failed to spark a substantial rally. The […]
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CNBC Daily Open: AI might come for financial firms next — and a weak U.S. retail report weighs on stocks
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on Feb. 10, 2026. NYSE What can’t artificial intelligence claim to do nowadays? Tech platform Altruist announced Tuesday a tool to help users carry out tax planning — an act, as everyone knows, more complex than quantum physics — within “minutes.” Financial stocks wobbled on those claims […]
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The AI threat wrecked software stocks. Now financial stocks look next with LPL down 11%
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on Feb. 10, 2026. NYSE Shares of financial services firms tanked Tuesday after the launch of a new tax planning tool powered by artificial intelligence that promises to do the work “within minutes.” LPL Financial tumbled nearly 11%, while Charles Schwab and Raymond James Financial both dropped […]
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CNBC Daily Open: Takaichi and the AI trade in focus this week
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), speaks during a press conference at the LDP headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, on February 9, 2026. Franck Robicho | Anadolu | Getty Images There’s nearly nothing that apparently can’t be deployed as a trading strategy. We have the “TACO” trade, the Fed […]
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