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📊 Markets Edge Lower Ahead of Fed as Gold Hits Record Highs

📊 Nasdaq Hits Record While Yields Rise; Gold Approaches Highs

U.S. Equities Power to Fresh Records, led by gains in materials, healthcare, and consumer discretionary

Oracle Soars, S&P 500 Hits Record as Tariff Fight Moves to Supreme Court

📈 Nasdaq Hits Record as Fed Cut Bets Surge After Historic Payroll Revisions

📉 Weak U.S. Jobs Data Fuels Fed Cut Bets; Gold Soars to Record $3,600 • Jobs Shock: August NFP just +22K (vs. +75K est.), with job losses in manufacturing and government. Unemployment rose to 4.3%, participation slipped to 62.2%. •...

📊 S&P 500 Surges on Weak Jobs Data, Fed Cut Bets Firm • Equities: S&P 500 closed at a record 6,502 (+0.8% Dow, +1.0% Nasdaq, +1.3% Russell 2000). Weak ADP payrolls reinforced September Fed cut expectations. • Labor Market: Challenger...

Alphabet Antitrust Ruling Lifts Nasdaq; Gold Hits Record High • Equities: Nasdaq +218 to 21,498 as Alphabet surged +9% on favorable antitrust ruling. S&P 500 +0.5% (6,448), Dow –0.1% (45,271). Energy lagged (–2.3%) as oil slipped. • Fed & Data:...

📉 Equities Slide on Tariff Ruling; Oil Hits 4-Week High • Markets: S&P 500 –0.7% (6,460), Nasdaq –0.8% (21,456), Dow –0.6% (45,545). Tariffs ruled illegal by U.S. Court of Appeals, but levies remain until Oct. 14 pending SCOTUS appeal. •...