Investing Update: Was That The Market Flush?
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It was another rough week on Wall Street. The S&P 500 dropped 1.9% to close at 6,506, notching its fourth consecutive red week. That’s the longest losing streak in more than a year. The Nasdaq and Dow each fell 2.1%, and even the small-cap Russell 2000 couldn’t escape, sliding 1.7%.
The real headline, though, belonged to gold. After a monster run, the shiny stuff cratered 11.1% this week, its worst weekly performance since 1983, and is now on pace for its worst month since 2013. Turns out even the ultimate safe haven isn’t immune to a good old-fashioned selloff.
Bitcoin wasn’t spared either, dropping 5.7% on the week and sitting down nearly 20% on the year. Oil slipped modestly, off 0.7%, though it remains the standout performer of 2026 up more than 70% year to date.
Four straight down weeks for stocks, gold getting crushed, crypto bleeding out. If that’s not a flush, it’s putting on a pretty convincing costume. More on that in a bit.
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