Weekly Market Brief
Once a week: the market pulse, the index table, the stories that mattered and the stocks we’re watching. Every edition is also a Paycheck Paradox podcast episode. The pulse, the index table and the headlines are free; every story in full and Stocks to Watch are in Pro.
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Latest edition · November 11, 2026
Weekly Market Brief: November 11, 2026
Tech led a rebound at Wednesday's open after two hard days: the Nasdaq rose about 1.3% and the S&P 500 about 0.9% in the first half hour, while the Dow was flat.
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November 5, 2026
Weekly Market Brief: November 5, 2026
Wall Street suffered a brutal reversal Thursday, erasing Wednesday's post-midterm rally: the Dow shed 1,833.06 points (-3.44%) to 51,523.06, the S&P 500 fell 4.36% to 7,353.73, and the Nasdaq Composite dropped 5.52% to 24,315.00 — closing in correction territory more than 10% below its Oct.
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October 30, 2026
Weekly Market Brief: October 30, 2026
Stocks are sliding on the final session of October as a Big Tech rout deepens: disappointing earnings and guidance from Amazon and Intel, plus lingering unease over Alphabet's AI capex, dragged the Nasdaq down more than 2% while the Dow held up far better — a clear rotation toward earnings-supported value names.
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October 15, 2026
Weekly Market Brief: October 15, 2026
Stocks closed mixed-to-higher Thursday in a sharp rotation away from AI and tech: the Dow jumped 556 points on strong bank earnings while the Nasdaq barely held gains after opening down more than 1%.