S&P 500 Closes Above 7000
WSJ Minute Briefing
The Wall Street Journal
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🗓️ 15 April 2026
⏱️ 3 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | I think the potential of Agenic is to rethink how work gets done overall. |
| 0:05.0 | It challenges all sorts of traditional orthodoxies around how organizations execute the work at hand. |
| 0:11.3 | That's Jason Gersatus, CEO of Deloitte U.S., talking about the transformational potential of A.Gentic AI. |
| 0:17.9 | Join him later to learn why agents are a game changer for businesses across industries. |
| 0:26.6 | Here's your closing bell brief for Wednesday, April 15th. I'm Catherine Sullivan for the Wall Street |
| 0:32.3 | Journal. U.S. stocks reached record milestones today. The S&P 500 was up 0.8% to close above 7,000 for the first |
| 0:41.1 | time. This was its first record high since January. Tech gains pushed the NASDAQ up 1.6% to its own |
| 0:48.5 | new record. It was the 11th consecutive increase for that index. Meanwhile, the Dow fell 0.2%. Investors focused on |
| 0:56.8 | signs of a resilient American economy. Major lenders reported that consumer spending is holding up. |
| 1:02.6 | Oil prices finished the session roughly flat. U.S. crude finished at $91.29. |
| 1:08.1 | among individual companies, Bank of America shares rose nearly 2%. |
| 1:13.3 | The lender reported a very strong quarter. |
| 1:16.2 | It noted that consumer spending remains resilient despite rising prices. |
| 1:20.6 | All bird's shares surge 582%. |
| 1:24.0 | The sneaker company plans to pivot to AI infrastructure. |
| 1:28.2 | It will now focus on specialized computing technology instead of shoes. |
| 1:33.6 | Hermes shares slumped 8% in Paris trading. |
| 1:36.7 | The company reported slowing sales for its luxury goods. |
| 1:39.9 | Investors worry the Middle East conflict is hurting demand. |
| 1:43.7 | Snap shares climbed 8% today. |
| 1:46.0 | The company announced its cuttingest global workforce. |
| 1:48.8 | It plans to slash around 16% of staff. |
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