Argus

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May 15, 2026

Sector(s)

Utilities, Technology, Healthcare, Industrials, Consumer Cyclical

Summary

Stocks are broadly lower at midday, seemingly on track to close out what had been a positive week with a Friday flop. The headlines are about rising yields and renewed inflation fears, and seem to be more than enough for some investors to cash in a bit of their likely sizable recent gains. Indeed, as of this writing, the S&P 500 is off 0.89% for the day, but is up almost 6% in the last month.  The Dow Jones Industrial Average is off 0.91% for the day, but up 2.4% in the past month. The Nasdaq Composite is lower by 1.42% today, but up 9.3% over the past 30 days. Meanwhile, earnings reports continue to come in, and the results so far have been impressive. Putting aside huge one-time gains from three of the 'Magnificent Seven' companies, earnings for calendar 1Q26 have featured notable gross-margin improvement on company efficiencies and supply-chain normalization. Earnings have also benefited from revenue growth that has exceeded any inflation impacts.  That all said, breadth trends bear w

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