- Featured CommentariesMarket Daily UpdatesStock Market Today: May 7, 2021Robert Mitkowski | 05/07/2021The reopening of the economy remains the driving force lifting stock prices these days, with shares of companies whose fortunes are tied closely to business conditions faring the best.Market Daily UpdatesStock Market Today: May 6, 2021William G. Ferguson | 05/06/2021The penultimate trading day of the first week of May will have investors looking to the business beat for direction. With the first-quarter earnings season starting to slow down a bit, the economy is getting more attention from Wall Street and, for the most part, it has proven supportive for equities. But with the sharply recovering economyreflected in the recent strong reports on April manufacturing and nonmanufacturing activityhave come concerns about it overheating and inflationary pressures intensifying as the year progresses.Market Daily UpdatesStock Market Today: May 5, 2021Adam Rosner | 05/05/2021The U.S. stock market put in a generally weak session yesterday, with notable losses in the technology names. Traders did not react well to remarks from Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen, which sparked concerned about inflationary pressures, and the potential for higher interest rates in the future. Nonetheless, it seems investor sentiment may now be turning around, as the U.S. equity futures are up nicely, indicating a higher start to todays session.Market Daily UpdatesStock Market Today: May 4, 2021John E. Seibert III | 05/04/2021The stock market started the week on a mostly positive note yesterday. The futures market was in negative territory last night, as the indices gave back a portion of the days gains, though they have recovered somewhat this morning, retracing some of the initial losses, but are still pointing to a lackluster start to the trading day.Market Daily UpdatesStock Market Today: May 3, 2021William G. Ferguson | 05/03/2021Trading in the month of Mayfresh off a 30-day stretch that saw the Dow Jones Industrial Average, the S&P 500 Index, and the NASDAQ Composite produce respective gains of 2.7%, 5.2%, and 5.4%--will begin with investors focused on many of the same issues that drove the market in April.