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Synchrony Financial's chief credit officer told Reuters that most borrowers are repaying loans, but spending has dipped across income levels.

This week we get a lot of important economic data.

U.S.

Tech's dominance is facing challenges as earnings gap with broader market narrows, prompting investors to seek opportunities in other sectors.

The bank has closed five consent orders since the beginning of 2025.

UBS analysts said its annual financial advisor survey showed that Blackstone's ‘dominant position was completely unchanged.’

Today, the world’s three largest sectors by market cap are information technology, financials, and industrials, together making up 50% of the global stock market.

Against this backdrop, the S&P 500® exhibited striking bouts of intraday volatility yet finished the month in negative territory.

Bank of America shares are down 2.4% in Monday's session. The decline comes as U.S. stock futures drop amid growing recession fears.

In this video, Ira Epstein reviews the day's trading in various SPDR-ETF markets for the trading day that ended, Wednesday, March 5.