Benzinga Bulls And Bears: Carnival, Caterpillar, Meta — And Markets Make Modest Gains Benzinga Bulls And Bears: Carnival, Caterpillar, Meta — And Markets Make Modest Gains

Benzinga examined the prospects for many investors' favorite stocks over the last week — here's a look at some of our top stories.Markets closed the week with moderate gains as softer inflation data and stable unemployment renewed investor confidence in a potential 2026 rate cut by the Federal Reserve. The Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 both advanced, buoyed by broad-based sector strength, while the Nasdaq Composite snapped back from earlier weakness, led by a tech rebound. Investors interpreted t ...