In tonight’s episode of The Gentle Ledger, the markets exhale after a week of record highs. The Dow slides 1.7 % to 47,457, the S&P 500 dips to 6,737, and the Nasdaq falls 2.3 % as tech and AI favorites like Nvidia (-3.6 %) and Tesla (-6.6 %) face a wave of profit-taking. Overseas, Asia and Europe mirror the caution, while bond yields edge up to 4.1 % and gold glows above $4,200 as investors seek calm. Oil drifts to the high $50s, and Bitcoin holds near $103,700 with Ethereum around $3,500, reflecting the same soft risk-off mood. Settle in, breathe deeply, and listen as we trace the market’s gentle pullback — a quiet pause after the peak.