U.S. stocks are up in positive territory Thursday afternoon, with those from the technology sector outperforming as investors digest a slew of earnings announcements and economic data.
The mood is somewhat cautious with the market looking ahead to Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speech at the Jackson Hole economic symposium on Friday.
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April 17, 2026 15:29 ET The ongoing conflict in the Middle East continues to raise concerns for policymakers who worry about the impact of the supply shock and high energy prices on the real economy. Producer price data and various survey results on the housing market were the main news from the U.S. this week. In Europe, industrial production data for the euro area gained attention. GDP figures out of China and the policy move by the Singapore central bank were in focus in Asia.