By Jake Conley
Publication Date: 2026-03-01 12:47:00
The first two months of the year are already in the books.
The S&P 500 (^GSPC) closed at 6,878.88 on Friday, logging a weekly loss of about 0.5%, while the benchmark index is hanging on to a roughly 0.5% gain for the year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) shed about 1%, or roughly 520 points, on Friday and finished February up 1.9% for the year. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) fell 0.9% on Friday and has lost roughly 2.5% so far in 2026.
A blowout earnings report from Nvidia (NVDA) on Wednesday didn’t settle fears about continued AI disruptions, and another round of private credit-related selling showed pressure remains high in the financial sector too.
In the week ahead, a crucial February jobs report and a key earnings report from chipmaker Broadcom (AVGO) will headline the calendar.
Geopolitical uncertainty also remains a focus for investors, with tensions between the US and Iran still simmering. Thursday’s talks in Geneva ended with no deal…
