Stock Market

October 2, 2026
Boldly Financial
Breaking, Stock Market

Stocks Close Higher on Soft Jobs Report as Nasdaq Flirts With a Record

Friday closed the way most trading weeks end these days, with everything hanging on one number. That number was 29,000, the count of jobs the U.S. economy added in...

October 2, 2026
Boldly Financial
Analysis, Stock Market

Two Markets: The Nasdaq Touches a Record While the Average Stock Bleeds

There is a number that should stop you in your tracks, and it is not the record. On Friday the Nasdaq Composite touched an intraday high of 27,354, above...

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October 2, 2026
Boldly Financial
Breaking, Stock Market

The Week Ahead: A Quiet Calendar With One Loud Meeting

After a week ruled by the jobs report and a Friday that flirted with a Nasdaq record, markets get something close to a breather. The coming week’s economic calendar...

October 2, 2026
Boldly Financial
Breaking, Stock Market

Nasdaq Hits a New Record as Weak Jobs Data Takes an October Hike Off the Table

Wall Street took one look at Friday’s disappointing September jobs report and decided it was exactly what it wanted to hear. The Nasdaq Composite climbed to a new all-time...

October 2, 2026
Boldly Financial
Guides, Stock Market

Why a Bad Jobs Report Just Made Stocks Jump

Here is a riddle that confuses almost everyone the first time they meet the stock market: on Friday, the government announced that American employers added just 29,000 jobs in...

October 2, 2026
Boldly Financial
Breaking, Stock Market

Futures Point Higher as Asia Sells Off and Europe Holds Its Breath

As of 8:30am CT, the American market is waking up optimistic. Dow futures were up around 1%, or roughly 500 points, with S&P 500 futures up 0.9% and Nasdaq...

October 2, 2026
Boldly Financial
Analysis, Stock Market

The Market Never Sleeps: Robinhood’s 24/7 Trading Bet and What It Means for Your Money

Picture this. It is 2 a.m. in Nashville, and news breaks on the other side of the world that sends a company’s stock soaring. By the time you wake...

October 1, 2026
Boldly Financial
Breaking, Stock Market

Stocks End Slightly Higher as Yields Retreat From a 24-Year High and Oil Surges Past $102

The first trading day of October ended the way most of the last three weeks have: with the bond market and the stock market in an arm wrestle, and...

October 1, 2026
Boldly Financial
Breaking, Stock Market

October Opens With Futures Higher After a Messy, Split September

The first trading day of October arrived with Wall Street trying to shake off a September that could not decide what it wanted to be. As of 8:30am CT,...

October 1, 2026
Boldly Financial
Analysis, Stock Market

The Market That Ran on Six Stocks: What the Third Quarter Really Taught Investors

Here is a riddle for the first morning of the fourth quarter. The S&P 500 finished the third quarter up 2.03 percent. The Nasdaq gained 2.47 percent. Respectable, even...