The Bumpy Ride of the Stock Market: A Tale of Volatility and Recovery

The stock market took a tumultuous turn on Thursday, leaving investors puzzles as the S&P 500 and NASDAQ failed to regain the ground lost in previous sessions. The tech-triggered selloff led to a decline, with the Dow adding a mere 2/10 of a percent, the S&P losing half a percent, and the NASDAQ falling more than 9/10 of a percent. Despite being up for most of the session, driven by stronger than expected second quarter GDP data, mega cap stocks like Meta Platforms, Microsoft, and Nvidia succumbed to the pressure and ended the day lower. What's next for these indices, and how will the earnings reports shape the market's trajectory?