Markets

S&P 500 Snaps 9-Day Win Streak After First Close Above 7,600: Iran Oil, Broadcom's Slide, and the Hawkish Fed Reset That Hit Wall Street

The SP 500 closed at 7,553.68 on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, down 0.74%, snapping a nine-day win streak that had taken the index to its first-ever close above 7,600 the previous session. The break came a...

May 2026 Non-Farm Payrolls Preview: 4 Scenarios for Friday's Jobs Report and What Each Means for the Fed, Markets, and Your Portfolio

The May 2026 Non-Farm Payrolls report , due Friday June 6 at 8:30 AM ET, is expected to show around 78,000 jobs added (consensus range 65K-95K), down from April's 115K, with the unemployment rate stea...

FOMC June 16-17 2026 Meeting: 4 Dissenters, 98% Hold Odds, and the Dot Plot That Could Reset the Cut Path

The June 16-17, 2026 FOMC meeting is expected to hold rates at 3.50%-3.75%, with Polymarket at 98.3% no-change and CME FedWatch at 97-99%. The dot plot is the real story: four April 29 dissents — the ...