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By late morning, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.52%, or 238.55 points, to 45,393.19. The S&P 500 dipped 0.09% to 6,460.88, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.25% to 21,550.58. Seven of the 11 S&P sub-sectors declined, with consumer staples, healthcare, and utilities each sliding about 1% as Treasury yields inched higher. Despite Monday\u2019s caution, last week\u2019s momentum had lifted the Dow to its first record high since December 2024 and fueled the S&P 500\u2019s strongest daily gain since May.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Technology shares were boosted by Nvidia, which rose 1.8% ahead of its earnings report on Wednesday. Investors are watching closely to see if the company\u2019s $4 trillion valuation is supported by its results and how a new revenue-sharing deal with the U.S. government may impact forecasts. Intel added 1.1% after President Donald Trump announced the U.S. government would take a stake in the chipmaker and pursue similar deals with other firms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, consumer stocks struggled. Keurig Dr Pepper slid 7.7% after agreeing to acquire JDE Peet\u2019s for $18.4 billion in cash. Furniture retailers RH and Wayfair both fell about 5% following Trump\u2019s announcement of an investigation into furniture import tariffs. Declining issues outnumbered advancers by nearly two-to-one on the NYSE and Nasdaq.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Wall Street\u2019s mixed start to the week reflects both optimism about potential Fed easing and caution over upcoming earnings and economic data. While technology stocks provided support, tariff-related concerns and sector declines signaled ongoing uncertainty. Investors now await Nvidia\u2019s results and the Fed\u2019s preferred inflation gauge for clearer direction on markets heading into September.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ayrolls data next week. Market Performance By late morning, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.52%, or 238.55 points, to 45,393.19. The S&P 500 dipped 0.09% to 6,460.88, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.25% to 21,550.58. Seven of the 11 S&P sub-sectors declined, with consumer staples, healthcare, and utilities each sliding about 1% as Treasury […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3138,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[107],"tags":[492,498,159,494,727,493,1351,495,1085,458,932],"tmauthors":[119],"ppma_author":[115],"class_list":{"0":"post-3137","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-markets","8":"tag-dow-jones","9":"tag-federal-reserve","10":"tag-federal-reserve-interest-rates","11":"tag-interest-rates","12":"tag-jerome-powell","13":"tag-nasdaq","14":"tag-nvidia-earnings","15":"tag-sp-500","16":"tag-treasury-yields","17":"tag-u-s-tariffs","18":"tag-wall-street"},"yoast_head":"\n