Wed 2 Sep 2026

The S&P 500 fell 0.68%, the Dow 0.71%, the Nasdaq 100 1.26%, the Russell 2000 1.12%. Premarket, the S&P 500 is flat, the Nasdaq 100 is 0.19% lower, and Dow and Russell 2000 prices are not in yet. The S&P 500 scores 41, Balanced: the medium trend is still up, but price sits near the low of its recent range and below its short-term average. The trend is the bigger picture.

The most-covered story attributes the fall to rising yields and oil, with Apple the lone bright spot. Trump said the US is striking Iranian targets near the Strait of Hormuz and warned of a harder hit if Iran retaliates. ISM manufacturing employment cooled and July construction spending missed estimates. A Broadcom Q3 preview says Nvidia's record results raise the pressure to prove itself.

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