US equity markets retreated on Friday (16 February) after another hotter-than-expected inflation reading undermined the case for interest rate cuts - Dow fell -145-points or -0.37%. Nike Inc fell -2.4% after the company announced 1,700 job cuts as part of a plan to cut costs.

US equity markets climbed, with investors looking past some mixed economic data - Dow rallied +349-points or +0.91%. Chevron Corp rallied +3.4% to be the leading component in the 30-stock index, with a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revealing that Berkshire Hathaway lifted its stake in the oil giant to more than >US$18B.

US equity markets rebounded, recovering from sharp declines recorded in the previous session following a hotter-than-expected consumer price inflation figures - Dow rallied +151-points or +0.40%, with Salesforce Inc (up +2.85%) and Intel Corp (+2.39%) leading the upside.

A hotter-than-expected consumer price inflation (CPI) print weighed heavily on US equity markets - Dow fell -525-points or -1.35%, slightly paring an earlier decline of as much as 758-points or almost -2%. It marked the worst session for the 30-stock index since March 2023. Walgreen Boots Alliance (down -4.77%) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc (-3.54%) were the worst index performers overnight. Boeing Co fell -% after Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Brian West discussed 737 production at the Cowen Aerospace Conference and reportedly said Boeing 737 MAX production would be below 38 a month for the first half of the year and trend back to 38 by the end of 2024.

US equity markets mixed ahead of the latest consumer price inflation figures tonight AEST - Dow gained +126-points or +0.33% to a fresh record closing high of 38,797.38, the 30-stock indices 12th of 2024.

US equity markets advanced on Friday (9 February), with a fresh march higher for mega-capitalisation technology stocks seeing the S&P 500 settling above the 5,000 for the first time - Dow eased -55-points or -0.14%. Chevron Corp fell -1.96% amid reports Venezuela had built up its military presence along its border with Guyana. Chevron last year announced a US$53B acquisition of Hess () in part to take ownership of Hess’s assets in the newly oil-rich country. Cisco Systems Inc added +0.36% after Reuters reported that the networking giant is planning thousands of job cuts as it restructures its business to focus more on high-growth markets. Intel Corp rose +1.91% after the White House said it would invest $5 billion in a new public-private consortium for the research and development of advanced semiconductors. International Business Machines (IBM) Corp rose +1.07% and Microsoft Corp +1.56%.

US equity markets advanced as a narrow group of companies lifted the S&P500 above the 5,000 level for the first time late in the session - Dow added +49-points or +0.13% to log yet another record closing high of 38,726.33. Walt Disney Co jumped +11.50% after reporting better than expected fiscal first-quarter earnings and guidance for fiscal 2024 that was well ahead of Wall Street estimates after the close of the previous session.

US equity markets rallied, with the S&P 500 climbing to within touching distance of the 5,000 mark as investors parsed through another slate of quarterly results - Dow climbed +156-points or +0.40% to a record close of 38,677.36.

US equity markets rallied on Friday (2 January) as strong earnings and a blowout January employment report boosted confidence in the economy, even while lowering the likelihood that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates any time soon – Dow gained +135-points or +0.35% to a record closing high of 38,654.42.