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The last week of the month proved to be a tough one for Wall Street. Each of the benchmark indexes listed here closed the week lower, impacted by stubborn inflation and a cooling of major tech and AI stocks.

U.S. equities spent most of last week trending lower, ultimately rebounding in a major way last Friday to close the week higher.

Investors experienced another turbulent week for U.S. stocks last week, although a fairly mild inflation report brought the market some relief on Friday.

Last week was defined by volatility as stocks whipsawed between deep, tech-led losses and a late-week rally.

Equities ended the week mostly lower as investors parsed through a heavy slate of fourth-quarter earnings data, economic reports, high valuations, and the Federal Reserve's decision to maintain interest rates at their current levels.

Last week was marked by volatility as investors moved cautiously ahead of this week's Federal Reserve meeting.

The U.S. stock market endured quite a bit of volatility last week.

Wall Street responded to mixed economic data by closing higher last week. The Dow reached a record high, ending the week well above the 49,000 milestone, surpassing that mark for the first time in its history.