Stocks are slipping but the S&P 500 is still on track to end the week near records after a boost from slowing inflation and some AI-related stocks. The benchmark U.S. index opened higher, but was recently down slightly after closing out yesterday's session at an all-time high for the 27th time this year. Even Claude Is in the Dark About Dario Amodei's Wife—and Her Influence at Anthropic There Aren't Enough Ships to Handle China's Booming Car Exports Bill Ackman Calls His New Fund's Slumping Stock Price 'Frankly Absurd' Tyson Foods to Exit More Beef Plants, With Cattle in Short Supply The latest leg-up for stocks came from two inflation readings that appeared to reduce pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates in September.
Meanwhile, data-storage and memory stocks Sandisk, Seagate Technology and Micron have flown higher. Reddit shares jumped on news the social-media company is joining the S&P 500. Oil prices were little changed, after climbing earlier in the day after reports that at least one tanker came under attack trying to leave the Persian Gulf.
U.S. retailers logged weaker sales in July, Commerce Department data showed-and the setback extended beyond the effects of last month's cooler gasoline prices. Charter Gets Final State Approval for $21.9 Billion Cox Deal The 'Mystery Vacations' That Give You No Idea Where You're Actually Going Americans Love the Roar of a V-8 Engine—and They Don't Want to Give It Up Elon Musk, the World's Most Famous EV Pioneer, Is Now Leaning Into Fossil Fuels
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