Stocks retreated from record highs, with the Dow down 0.6% and Nasdaq slipping 0.1% as investors awaited Iran’s response to a US peace proposal and oil prices rose on Strait of Hormuz concerns. The S&P 500 fell 0.4%. Sentiment in the AI-led tech trad

2026-05-08

Stocks retreated from record highs, with the Dow down 0.6% and Nasdaq slipping 0.1% as investors awaited Iran’s response to a US peace proposal and oil prices rose on Strait of Hormuz concerns. The S&P 500 fell 0.4%. Sentiment in the AI-led tech trade cooled after mixed chip earnings, while labor data showed AI-linked layoffs in tech and cooler-than-expected jobless claims ahead of Friday’s jobs report.