Wall Street is holding steady, stuck in a summer lull. NEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is holding steady on Tuesday, stuck in a summer lull.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average ended nearly flat on Friday after hitting a record high in morning action — riding a wave of market optimism and a timely push from the “Oracle of Omaha.”

Just like a small group of wealthy households are separating from the rest of the country, a handful of Big Tech companies are dominating the U.S. stock market.

Fed minutes are due, and top retailers will report earnings in the coming week. But the main attraction will be Jerome Powell's speech on Friday.

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks edged back from their record levels on Friday in a quiet finish to another winning week.

Dow futures flat as Wall Street eyes retail earnings, Fed signals from Jackson Hole, Intel’s $2B boost, and oil talks.

The Dow was once again on track for its first record close since Dec. 4 as Wall Street kicked off Tuesday’s session by selling some of this year’s biggest winners. With the Dow up 210 points, or 0.5%,

Wall Street's main indexes were mixed on Thursday with S&P 500 edging up to a closing high, while the Dow Jones and Nasdaq were flat, after a hotter-than-expected producer prices report dampened expectations of potential interest-rate cuts.

Investors are tracking talks aimed at ending the Russia-Ukraine war and awaiting Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's speech at Jackson Hole at the end of the week.

The consumer price index for July will come out on Tuesday, and Wall Street expects a 0.2% monthly overall increase and a 0.3% uptick in the core CPI.

Wall Street is edging lower on Tuesday following drops for Palantir and other stars that had been riding the mania surrounding artificial-intelligence technology. The S&P 500 slipped 0.4% and is on track for a third straight modest loss after setting its all-time high last week.