Core Viewpoint - The article highlights the recent fluctuations in the U.S. stock market, particularly focusing on the performance of major indices and specific companies, while also addressing economic indicators and geopolitical developments. Market Performance - On February 26, U.S. stock indices showed mixed results, with the Dow Jones falling by 188.04 points (0.43%) to 43,433.12, while the Nasdaq rose by 48.87 points (0.26%) to 19,075.26, and the S&P 500 increased by 0.81 points (0.01%) to 5,956.06 [3] - The Nasdaq China Golden Dragon Index saw a significant increase of 3.66% [12] Economic Indicators - A concerning signal was emitted from the U.S. Treasury market as the 10-year Treasury yield fell below the 3-month Treasury yield, indicating an inverted yield curve, which is a reliable predictor of economic recession [4] - Recent disappointing retail sales and weak consumer confidence data have raised concerns about a potential slowdown in the U.S. economy [5] Company Highlights - Nvidia's stock rose by 3.67% with a trading volume of $38.336 billion, reporting a 78% year-over-year revenue increase to $39.3 billion, and a net profit growth of 80% to $22.091 billion [10] - Tesla's stock fell by 3.96%, marking a cumulative decline of 19.3% over five days, attributed to underwhelming updates on its Full Self-Driving system and a nearly 50% drop in European sales [8][10] - Alibaba's stock increased by 3.78%, with a trading volume of $5.63 billion, following the open-sourcing of its cloud-based visual generation model [14] Sector Performance - In the S&P 500, seven out of eleven sectors declined, with consumer staples and healthcare leading the losses at 1.86% and 0.69%, respectively, while technology and utilities sectors saw gains of 0.89% and 0.37% [9] - Major tech stocks mostly rose, with AMD up over 12%, Broadcom up over 5%, and Nvidia up over 3%, while Apple fell by 2.70% amid political pressure regarding its diversity policies [9][10]