US market drags down by mixed US reports !
@JC888:
US stocks posted modest weekly gains for a 2nd straight week, but finished lower on Fri, 04 Sep 2026 - after a much hotter-than-expected August jobs report revived expectations of a Fed rate hike later in September. On Friday: DJIA declined -0.51% to close at 53,414.25, ending lower at -0.09% for the week. S&P 500 decreased -0.38% to 7,718.60, but managed a slight weekly gain of +0.27%. Nasdaq fell -0.29% on Friday to 26,506.99, locking in a weekly gain of +0.56%. Key Market Drivers. Top 3 catalysts for the week were: Memory & chip stocks performed strongly (led by names like $Micron Technology(MU)$ , $Western Digital(WDC)$ & $SanDisk Corp.(SNDK)$), whil
