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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.

Wall Street began 2026 in rather lackluster style, with each of the major benchmark indexes listed here closing the week lower, with the exception of the Global Dow. A brief tech rally last Friday wasn't enough to prevent stocks from closing the week in the red.