2026 Stock Market Crash Talk Swirls Amid Mixed Historic Signals

Stocks wrapped up trading before the holiday with Wall Street still close to all-time highs. The S&P 500 settled at 7,500.58 on Thursday, which is 9.6% above its 2025 close. The Nasdaq Composite finished at 26,517.93 and the Dow posted 51,564.70. No sign of a confirmed crash, but there's not much room if things go wrong.

LPL Financial (LPLA) stock steadies premarket after 8% drop on Altruist AI tax-planning shock

LPL Financial (LPLA) stock steadies premarket after 8% drop on Altruist AI tax-planning shock

Shares of LPL Financial barely budged in early Wednesday trading after taking a sharp hit the day before, as the market tried to size up the pace at which artificial intelligence might streamline tax planning and other lucrative advisory work. The stock loitered near $360.6, following an 8.3% slide to $360.58 at Tuesday’s close.