Extreme volatility in the U.S. stock market has evaporated, with a popular gauge of investor anxiety now sending a bullish signal.

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The Dow opened lower after the Consumer Price Index report showed annual inflation slowed to 2.3%, marking the lowest inflation rate since early 2021. Follow along for live updates on the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq.

"Right now, we're not out of the woods. I don't think it's necessarily a 'pound the table' time to buy stocks per se," Brian Vendig, MJP chief investment officer, told Yahoo Finance in an interview on Friday morning. "In the short term, this volatility is not going away."

For much of the last two-and-a-half years, the evolution of artificial intelligence (AI) has dominated the discussion on Wall Street. Investors almost always have a next-big-thing trend to captivate their attention, and AI has certainly fit the bill since late 2022.

Live Updates Live Coverage Has Ended U.S. Equities Downgraded by This Firm 12:58 pm by Gerelyn Terzo Swiss firm UBS is bucking the more bullish tone on Wall Street. UBS Wealth Chief Investment Officer Mark Haefele has reportedly downgraded U.

US stock futures held steady after a strong trading session on Wall Street, where the S&P 500 erased its losses for 2025.