The S&P 500 ended the session at 7,707.18, a gain of less than a single point and effectively a draw. The intraday path to get there was anything but quiet.
The index spent the bulk of the day in negative territory, dropping as much as roughly 0.6% before staging a recovery in the afternoon.
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There’s a lot to be nervous about right now. Inflation is high. The Fed just raised interest rates for what’s likely to be the first time in a series. The Iran war has raged on for months with no end in sight, and the U.S. government continues to rack up debt at a prolific rate.
The dollar index (DXY00) extended this week’s rally today to a 1.75-month high and is up by +0.14%. The dollar has support from signs of strength in the US economy after weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fell to a 2-month low,
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The Federal Reserve proposed new measures for stablecoin issuers, including reserve-asset limits and standardized capital requirements, as the central bank takes another step toward implementing federal stablecoin law signed by President Donald Trump last year.
On Thursday, the central bank proposed requiring that payment stablecoin issuers fully back their stablecoins with short-term Treasury bills or other highly liquid assets.
Tech stocks declined late Thursday afternoon, with the State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ET
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A new Social Security bill would lower the retirement age to 60 for workers with physically demanding jobs.
The Blue Collar Social Security Fairness Act was introduced by Representative Haley Stevens, a Michigan Democrat, Thursday. The bill would allow Americans who work with their hands to collect full Social Security retirement benefits when they turn 60.
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Surging Treasury yields just gave fuel cell investors a painful reminder that clean energy ambitions come with a price tag, and not every company in the sector is equally equipped to handle it.
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The ‘Six Figure Limit’ proposal would cap Social Security benefits at $100,000 annually for couples and $50,000 for single retirees.
The cap would address roughly 20% of Social Security’s funding shortfall but contradicts the program’s earned-benefit structure.
Broader fixes like raising the wage cap,
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Coherent stock has surged nearly 60% in 2026 riding the AI data center optical boom, yet its closest peers have lapped it twice over, raising a question the price chart alone cannot answer.
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