International Business Machines Corporation

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.

Microsoft Corporation

Walmart Inc.

One of the blows to the market came from a Citrini Research report claiming that the AI boom could unleash unemployment as high as 10%

A new wave of soft-apocalypse and fears over duties: US indices lost more than 1%

Amazon.com, Inc.

NVIDIA Corporation

Micron Technology, Inc.

An ETF tracking software developer stocks added 1.3% for the day

The S&amp;P 500 rose for the third day in a row. Investors are watching the Fed and the risks of war with Iran

Caterpillar Inc.

Broadcom Inc.

Palantir Technologies Inc.

Oracle Corporation

The bull market is not dead, but aging, according to investment firm Bellwether Wealth

The Dow Jones broke the 50,000-point mark for the first time. The market rebounded after the sell-off

Nasdaq, Inc.

A record wave of buying of U.S. stocks by retail investors is starting to run out of steam, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-03/stocks-rally-at-risk-as-retail-fervor-fades-says-citadel-securities-rubner">says</a>, with net inflows last month exceeding January's figure by more than 50 percent a year ago, according to Citadel Securities, but seasonality and waning excitement point to the risk of a slowdown in February.


Stock market rally threatens to dampen excitement among retail investors - Citadel

The market was supported by good data on manufacturing activity

Stocks in the U.S. returned to growth after a series of declines. Gold slowed down

Apple Inc.

Verizon Communications Inc.

Strong strengthening of the dollar led to a sell-off in metals

The S&amp;P 500 fell for the third straight day, but is in the plus side for January. Gold collapsed by 9%

In an interview, David Rosenberg explains why the rally is speculative and 'to a large extent junky' 

Rosenberg Research head says small-cap rally like 'going to the casino'

The Russell 2000, which tracks smid-cap stocks, hit <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-22/small-caps-headed-for-longest-win-streak-over-s-p-500-since-1996">another record high</a> on Thursday, January 22, for the eighth time since the start of 2026. It also outperformed the U.S. broad-market benchmark, the S&amp;P 500, for the 14th consecutive session. That marks the Russell 2000’s longest winning streak versus large caps since May 1996, the <i>Wall Street Journal</i> <a href="https://www.wsj.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-sp-500-nasdaq-01-22-2026/card/russell-2000-winning-streak-is-its-longest-in-nearly-30-years-RnuZ0lfDDkkDHzTUUXXs?mod=lctimeline_finance">notes</a>. This is just the beginning, according to investment bank <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-22/small-caps-headed-for-longest-win-streak-over-s-p-500-since-1996">BTIG</a>.

Russell 2000 sets eighth record high in 2026. How long will the rally go?

The Russell 2000, which tracks shares of small- and mid-cap companies, outperformed the broader U.S. market benchmark, the S&amp;P 500, for a ninth consecutive session on Wednesday, January 14. That marks the index’s longest winning streak against large caps in 25 years, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-13/stock-market-today-dow-s-p-live-updates?srnd=homepage-europe&amp;sref=Y0jVLcFo">reports</a>. The move reflects growing investor skepticism over the durability of artificial intelligence-driven gains, resulting in capital rotation.

Russell 2000 beats S&P 500 for ninth straight time, now the longest streak since 1990

The Russell 2000 index, which tracks small-cap stocks, set a new all-time high on Monday, January 12, and outperformed the S&amp;P 500 for a seventh straight session, marking its longest winning streak since 2019, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-12/small-cap-stocks-post-longest-win-streak-over-s-p-500-since-2019?embedded-checkout=true">wrote</a>. <i>Barron’s </i><a href="https://www.barrons.com/articles/small-company-stocks-rally-1f64499a?gaa_at=eafs&amp;gaa_n=AWEtsqdEPhgBONFBOXARir0fRH7GxP3k5tzb2sppbPhcClif-MQfCC6EJSWD&amp;gaa_ts=69660c2c&amp;gaa_sig=qz3nYRW4R1IaY0veJi0n4pshyZJahGzpPHKuXIm65XNvjhv5EtwaMl16XEXnzRDcq6vCgglLur4XZSc3jS9PpA%3D%3D">attributed</a>&nbsp;the move in part to the so-called January effect, while analysts and money managers say the rally could have further to run.

Russell 2000 extends longest winning streak vs S&P 500 since 2019

The Russell 2000, which tracks the performance of small and mid-cap stocks, reached a new all-time high on Thursday, January 8. Analysts view the move as an important signal for economic growth and see favorable prospects for smaller companies.

Russell 2000 hits another all-time high in 'broadening out of the market'

U.S. stocks fell sharply on Friday, December 12, amid the ongoing sell-off of securities related to artificial intelligence. The main catalysts of the sector's decline were Oracle, which became a kind of indicator of the boom in the AI-industry, and rival Nvidia chipmaker Broadcom, whose order volume turned out to be worse than some investors expected. Doubts about the prospects of the two companies have brought concerns about the valuation of the tech giants back to the market.