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
Markets are closed for the weekend, so this snapshot reflects Friday's close, when Wall Street wrapped a volatile week still higher overall — the S&P 500 finished at 7,592.40, the Nasdaq Composite at 25,366.09, and the Dow Jones at 52,297.09, each up for the week even after Friday's pullback tied to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's abrupt resignation (CFO Colette Kress is now interim chief). The delayed October Producer Price Index landed Friday morning, with the annual rate at a four-year high of 6.5% even as the 0.3% monthly rise came in cooler than the 0.4% forecast, keeping the Fed's December rate decision firmly in play. Energy was the week's standout sector (+1.51%) as Middle East tensions pushed WTI crude to roughly $88.80, while Materials lagged (−1.28%). The 10-Year Treasury yield closed at 5.10% and gold eased to about $3,882, with the VIX finishing at 18.70 and the Fear & Greed Index at 37 (Fear). Trading resumes Monday, with Nvidia and Home Depot earnings and FOMC minutes headlining a packed week ahead.