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For generations, utility stocks were the bedrock of income portfolios: steady businesses, regulated returns and reliable dividends. In 2026, they have become one of the market’s biggest disappointments. According to Finviz, the Utilities sector fell another 1.83% on Wednesday, Sept. 23, and is now down on every timeframe the site tracks — one week, one…

When U.S. Treasury yields move, the world follows. On Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, the 10-year Treasury yield climbed to roughly 5.1% — its highest since 2007 — after the strongest U.S. business activity data in more than five years raised the odds of another Federal Reserve rate hike. The effects rippled across global markets, lifting…

After Wednesday’s broad selloff, U.S. stock futures were flat overnight, according to CNBC, as investors caught their breath following a surge in Treasury yields to their highest levels since 2007. Thursday’s session brings a packed calendar of economic data and corporate earnings that will help determine whether the market’s rate scare deepens or stabilizes. Here…

Diesel fuel — the lifeblood of trucking, farming, construction and freight rail — has become the latest flashpoint in U.S. economic policy. With diesel prices setting new records and Brent crude trading near $100 a barrel, Washington is weighing an extraordinary intervention: restricting exports of diesel fuel. The debate pits short-term relief at the pump…

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Washington this week for a state visit that could shape the direction of the world’s most important economic relationship for months to come. On the eve of the formal summit with President Donald Trump, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S.-China trade truce has been extended for two months,…

Corporate insiders — executives, directors and large shareholders — know more about their companies than anyone else. That is why investors and market watchers pay close attention to their trades, which must be reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Finviz’s insider trading tracker, which compiles these filings, showed several notable transactions in the days…

While the headlines on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, focused on Treasury yields and the Federal Reserve, the most dramatic price moves of the day took place far from the mega-cap spotlight. Finviz’s signal tables show a handful of low-priced stocks that more than doubled — or lost most of their value — in a single…

With a little more than three months left in 2026, the stock market’s sector leadership has become unusually clear — and unusually concentrated. Using Finviz’s sector performance and valuation data as of the close on Wednesday, Sept. 23, we built a complete scorecard to help investors, market watchers and analysts see where momentum is strengthening,…

Precious metals and the companies that mine them were among the biggest casualties of Wednesday’s surge in bond yields. According to Finviz, the Silver industry was the single worst-performing of 144 industries on Sept. 23, 2026, falling 7.24%. Other Precious Metals & Mining dropped 4.67%, and the Gold mining industry lost 4.09%. The selloff dragged…

No part of the U.S. economy is more directly exposed to interest rates than housing, and Wednesday’s surge in Treasury yields hit housing-related stocks hard. As the 10-year Treasury yield climbed to roughly 5.1% — its highest since 2007 — the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate rose to a two-year high above 7%. Survey measures…