The stock market took an unpredictable turn on Monday, finishing with a mix of gains and losses as investors braced themselves for a pivotal week ahead. The Dow experienced a 1% decline, while the S&P 500 and NASDAQ eked out minor gains. What's driving this choppy trading? The answer lies in the eagerly awaited decisions of the Federal Reserve and the earnings reports from several mega-cap technology companies.
The US stock market experienced a significant downturn on Friday, extending its slump as a global technical outage caused by a software glitch added uncertainty to an already anxious market. This worldwide tech outage disrupted operations across multiple industries, including airlines, banking, and healthcare. But what does this all mean for investors, and what can we expect in the coming weeks?