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Nothing could derail the U.S. stock market in the first half of 2026.
Wall Street has shrugged off various events since January: the war in Iran, concerns about an artificial intelligence (AI) bubble, private credit stress, and renewed inflation challenges.
This has led to U.S. stocks climbing or flirting with all-time highs.
The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average put together its best first-half performance since 2021, registering a 9 percent gain. The yardstick of 30 leading U.S. companies is now trading in record territory, firmly above 52,000.
Change is also coming to the index, as the Dow Jones is replacing Verizon with Alphabet….
Wall Street has shrugged off various events since January: the war in Iran, concerns about an artificial intelligence (AI) bubble, private credit stress, and renewed inflation challenges.
This has led to U.S. stocks climbing or flirting with all-time highs.
The blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average put together its best first-half performance since 2021, registering a 9 percent gain. The yardstick of 30 leading U.S. companies is now trading in record territory, firmly above 52,000.
Change is also coming to the index, as the Dow Jones is replacing Verizon with Alphabet….



