S&P 500 marks closing record as corporate earnings roll in; Medicare rates hit insurers

Investors were more encouraged ‌by And with some high-profile earnings reports due out this week, technology stocks extended Monday's gains, with heavyweights Microsoft, Amazon, Nvidia , Apple, and Broadcom providing the market's biggest boosts. With this, ‌the Nasdaq touched its highest level since late October and the S&P 500 also touched an intraday record high and neared the 7,000 milestone, while also marking its fourth record closing high so far in 2026. "There's a little bit of a bifurcated market ...