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Stocks Analyzed

📉 Markets Closed: Friday’s Close Still 52,573 — Brent $104.61, Bitcoin About $77,309

📉 Markets Closed: Friday’s Close Still 52,573 — Brent $104.61, Bitcoin About $77,309

Steve Sr. Editor September 12, 2026

NYSE and Nasdaq are shut Saturday. The cash close remains Dow 52,573.29, S&P 7,656.98, Nasdaq 26,333.04. Yahoo:...

📈 Intel Closes +2.61% to $102.94 — The Bounce After Thursday’s −5.57%

📈 Intel Closes +2.61% to $102.94 — The Bounce After Thursday’s −5.57%

Steve Sr. Editor September 11, 2026

Yahoo, Friday cash close: Intel $102.94, up $2.62. Thursday it closed $100.32, −5.57% from $106.24. Apple +1.75%...

📈 Close: Dow +509 to 52,573 — Four-Day Slide Ends, Week Still −1.6%

📈 Close: Dow +509 to 52,573 — Four-Day Slide Ends, Week Still −1.6%

Steve Sr. Editor September 11, 2026

AP / Yahoo: Dow 52,573.29 (+0.98%), S&P 7,656.98 (+0.86%), Nasdaq 26,333.04 (+0.96%). Midday was Dow 52,648.77 at...

📉 Midday Tape: Dow +585 to 52,649 — CPI 0.4%/3.4%, Brent $104.98

📉 Midday Tape: Dow +585 to 52,649 — CPI 0.4%/3.4%, Brent $104.98

Steve Sr. Editor September 11, 2026

Yahoo Finance, 1:13 p.m. ET: Dow 52,648.77 (+1.12%), S&P 7,670.08 (+1.03%), Nasdaq 26,386.64 (+1.17%). BLS: August CPI...

📉 Futures Bid, Brent $104.17 — CPI Is 8:30, We Will Not Invent It

📉 Futures Bid, Brent $104.17 — CPI Is 8:30, We Will Not Invent It

Steve Sr. Editor September 11, 2026

Yahoo Finance, 8:02 a.m. ET: Dow futures 52,374. S&P futures 7,639.50. Brent $104.17. WTI $99.33. Thursday cash...

📈 Apple Closes +3.56% to $326.57 — The Green Name on a Fourth Red Dow

📈 Apple Closes +3.56% to $326.57 — The Green Name on a Fourth Red Dow

Steve Sr. Editor September 10, 2026

Yahoo Finance, 4 p.m. ET: AAPL $326.57, up $11.23 from Wednesday’s $315.34. Dow finished 52,064. Intel −5.57%...

📉 Close: Dow −317 to 52,064 — Fourth Red Day, Brent $108.93 After the Bell

📉 Close: Dow −317 to 52,064 — Fourth Red Day, Brent $108.93 After the Bell

Steve Sr. Editor September 10, 2026

Yahoo Finance, 4 p.m. ET: Dow 52,064.10 (−0.60%), S&P 500 7,591.70 (−0.58%), Nasdaq 26,081.72 (−0.65%). Midday was...

📉 Midday Tape: Dow −278 to 52,103 — PPI 5.4%, Brent $106.80

📉 Midday Tape: Dow −278 to 52,103 — PPI 5.4%, Brent $106.80

Steve Sr. Editor September 10, 2026

Yahoo Finance, 1:11 p.m. ET: Dow 52,102.84 (−0.53%), S&P 7,606.51 (−0.39%), Nasdaq 26,164.40 (−0.34%). Brent $106.80 at...

📉 Futures Flat-to-Soft, Brent $103.45 — PPI Is 8:30, We Will Not Invent It

📉 Futures Flat-to-Soft, Brent $103.45 — PPI Is 8:30, We Will Not Invent It

Steve Sr. Editor September 10, 2026

Yahoo Finance, 7:59–8:00 a.m. ET: Dow futures 52,448. S&P futures 7,632. Brent $103.45. WTI $98.58. Bitcoin about...

📈 Meta Closes +6.55% to $653.69 — The Green Name on a Red Dow

📈 Meta Closes +6.55% to $653.69 — The Green Name on a Red Dow

Steve Sr. Editor September 9, 2026

Yahoo Finance, 4 p.m. ET: META 653.69, up $40.21 from Tuesday’s 613.48. Dow finished 52,381. Apple −0.28%,...