This Week on Wall Street
Your weekly cheat sheet — what's moving markets, what's coming up, and what it means for your portfolio. No jargon, just clarity.
This Week in Markets
Wall Street extended its rebound Tuesday, clawing back some of last week's steep tech-led selloff. The Dow Jones jumped 529.85 points (1.02%) to close at 52,495.88, its best session in weeks, while the S&P 500 added 0.28% to 7,712.57 and the Nasdaq Composite slipped slightly to 26,424.82 as megacap AI names stayed under pressure. Health Care led all sectors, up 2.37% on the day and touching fresh highs, with Real Estate, Utilities, and Financials also advancing as investors leaned into rate-sensitive and defensive names, while Technology lagged again on lingering worries that AI infrastructure spending has outrun returns. The VIX eased to 17.31, down sharply from last week's highs, as the 10-Year Treasury yield held near 5.13%, WTI crude pulled back to around $97.20, and gold hovered near $4,145. Sentiment stays cautious — the Fear & Greed Index sits at 34, still in Fear territory — with investors now turning to Tesla's Q3 earnings Wednesday after the bell, Procter & Gamble's results Thursday morning, Thursday's jobless claims, Friday's flash PMIs, and the Fed's October 28 rate decision.