Meanwhile, soaring U.S. bond yields are pressuring valuations and complicating the picture for tech and other growth stocks, whose expected future earnings are discounted steeply by higher yields. Yields continued to rise this week, with the yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note hitting a fresh 14-year high.
US stocks today: Dow posts closing record high, S&P 500, Nasdaq muted as AI rally pauses
US stocks ended mixed as the Dow hit a record closing high driven by healthcare and consumer gains, while tech and chip stocks lagged. Banking