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Apple's Foldable iPhone Saves the S&P 500 From a Chip-Fueled Rout

A weak jobs report met a strong Apple rally on Thursday. Here's why the major indexes couldn't agree on a direction.

Apple's Foldable iPhone Saves the S&P 500 From a Chip-Fueled Rout

Published July 2, 2026 · Category: Finance

Overview

Wall Street was torn between opposite catalysts on Thursday morning.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) climbed 0.7% by 12:11 p.m. ET. The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) dropped 0.2% at the same time, while the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) fell 0.8%.

Details

The culprit behind the confusion: Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) is going one way while nearly everything else in tech is going the other.

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Originally published at www.fool.com.

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