Wendy's Weekly STOCK MARKET Report "The U.S. stock market endured quite a bit of volatility last week," Presented by Wendy Nelson
Market Week: January 19, 2026
The Markets (as of market close January 16, 2026)
The U.S. stock market endured quite a bit of volatility last week. A rally last Thursday wasn't enough to prevent the three major market indexes, the Dow, the S&P 500, and the NASDAQ, from closing in the red. The Global Dow and the small caps of the Russell 2000 posted modest gains by last week's end. After starting the week with mixed to higher returns, results turned choppy mid-week before Thursday's rebound. Friday saw stocks tick lower. Consumer staples, industrials, and real estate led the market sectors, while financials underperformed. Last week marked the start of fourth-quarter earnings season, which delivered mixed results from some major banks, although the semiconductor sector provided a major boost. Investors had to decipher plenty of economic news and data, including a pending tariff ruling by the Supreme Court, domestic and international upheaval, the Justice Department's investigation of Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, and inflation data that was unchanged on its face, but showed rising shelter prices, food costs, and energy prices. Crude oil prices rose for the second straight week, influenced by lingering geopolitical risks versus easing fears of an immediate U.S. strike on Iran.
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