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Douglas Johnson works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026.
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The U.S. stock market is holding steadier after an encouraging update on inflation helped calm a Wall Street that’s been wracked by worries about how AI may upend the business world. The S&P 500 slipped 0.1% Friday, but a majority of stocks within the index are rising a day after one of its worst losses since Thanksgiving. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 76 points, and the Nasdaq composite slipped 0.3%. Treasury yields fell in the bond market after a report said U.S. inflation at the consumer level slowed last month by more than economists expected.
