Stocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you the first information about tomorrow and the last information about today. Sign up for free to receive it straight to your inbox. Here’s what CNBC TV producers were looking at when the S&P 500 index hit its first close above 7,600, and what they’re looking at next. Another day, new record The S&P 500 rose 0.13% on Tuesday, marking its ninth straight day of gains. This is the longest record since May last year. It’s up 20% from its March lows. The Nasdaq Composite Index rose 0.03%, also the ninth consecutive day of gains, but the streak remained the longest since April. It is up 31% from its March low. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose nearly 230 points, marking its eighth gain in nine sessions. It is up 14% from its March low. All three indexes marked record closing prices. .SPX 5D Mountain Focus on S&P 500 Employment for the Past 5 Business Days We’ll get our first look at the employment situation for May when ADP releases its payroll numbers before Wednesday’s open. A Dow Jones survey of economists predicted that payrolls would rise by 110,000 in April, compared with 109,000. Investors will be watching to see what this data means for the Fed’s next actions. Economists are increasing expectations for rate hikes this year, but the 10-year Treasury yield has retreated from recent highs The benchmark 10-year Treasury yield is trading at about 4.45%, compared with a high of 4.69% two weeks ago The Macy’s report kicks off earnings season before the bell on Wednesday and will provide some insight into consumer strength. The stock is down about 2% since the beginning of the year, but has risen 15% since Broadcom’s last report, which hit a record high ahead of Wednesday’s after-bell report. The stock is up 51% in three months and 93% in the past year. But the stock has underperformed broader semi-space stocks so far in 2026. Broadcom is up about 39% since the beginning of the year, compared to 75% for the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH). CrowdStrike is another name to watch after the bell Wednesday. The stock hit a record high on Monday, but fell on Tuesday. The stock has just about doubled in the past three months. CRWD 3M Mountain CrowdStrike Tech Company Earnings Movement Over the Past Three Months Speaking of earnings, HPE stock soared 19.5% on Tuesday, its biggest gain since it was spun off from Hewlett-Packard in 2015. The software and infrastructure company beat analysts’ expectations Monday night on strong AI-related demand, particularly in its server sector. The stock closed at an all-time high and is up 133% since the beginning of the year. Meanwhile, Palo Alto Networks stock soared after the cybersecurity company announced its earnings results. The company exceeded both top and bottom line expectations. The stock was up 61% in 2026 before the report. Apple isn’t going down…The iPhone maker’s stock rose again this week, closing at an all-time high. It’s still early, but if Apple continues to rise, it will be the 11th consecutive week of gains. This is the longest consecutive weekly increase since 2004. After a weak start to the year, it has risen by about 16% in 2026, making it the second best-performing stock in the Magnificent Seven so far this year, behind Nvidia. AAPL YTD Mountain Apple Stock in 2026 Meanwhile, Microsoft…The software giant ended three consecutive days of solid gains with its biggest decline since February. The company kicked off its annual Build developer conference in San Francisco, announcing its first AI coding model. The stock has been the second-worst performer of the Magnificent Seven this year, falling more than 8%. Only the meta is in a bad situation. Netflix in the cold The streaming giant fell 3% on Tuesday, marking its seventh straight day in the red. This is the company’s longest losing streak since November 2022. The stock is down 38% from its all-time high set in June of last year. NFLX 5D Mountain Netflix Nuclear Gains in the Past Five Business Days U.S. regulators moved to speed up the restart of Pennsylvania’s Three Mile Island nuclear power plant, which serves Microsoft data centers in the region.The move contributed to gains in nuclear and uranium stocks on Tuesday.Uranium Energy Corp. rose 13% during trading. Oklo rose about 10%. NuScale Power rose 8% during the session. Cameco rose 7%. Constellation Energy rose 2.6%. Talen Energy rose 2.2% on Tuesday. Vistra Inc. rose 2% on the session. Bitcoin is disappointing The world’s largest cryptocurrency has fallen below $70,000, its lowest price since April 2nd. Ethereum has fallen below $2,000, its lowest price since late February. Crypto-adjacent names have also struggled, with Robinhood down almost 3%. It is down 22% this year, and Coinbase is down nearly 5%. Down 23% this year Strategies fell 9% on Monday after announcing it would sell some of its Bitcoin stash for the first time since late 2022. This year it has fallen 10%. Countdown to tip-off! The Knicks and Spurs kick off the NBA Finals Wednesday night in San Antonio, and the average ticket price for Game 1 is currently about $1,865. That’s enough to buy about five shares of MSG Sports, the parent company of the Knicks and New York Rangers. Stocks closed at record highs on Tuesday. MSGS has filed to separate the team into two separate publicly traded companies. MSGS stock is up 48% this year and about 15% since the Knicks’ first playoff game in April.
