Stock Market Wall Street experienced a mixed July as investors navigated corporate earnings, inflation data, and ongoing uncertainty surrounding interest rates. Markets finished the month on a stronger note after solid earnings from several major technology companies helped improve investor confidence. For the month, the market’s three major indices performed as follows: Dow: +0.3% S&P 500: −0.4% Nasdaq Composite: −3.7% Sources: https://www.reuters.com/business/nasdaq-100-leads-us-futures-higher-amazon-surge-offsets-apple-decline-2026-07-31 https://www.marketwatch.com/livecoverage/stock-market-today-dow-s-p-500-nasdaq-tech-amazon-apple-earnings-chip-stocks-kospi/card/dow-is-eking-out-a-fourth-straight-monthly-gain-E2uwDNdducCvvsQ1XBfV?   Inflation June brought encouraging news on inflation, as the Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell 0.4% on a seasonally adjusted basis—the largest monthly decline since April 2020. On an annual basis, inflation slowed to 3.5%, down from 4.2% […]