What To Watch Following Record Investments in AI

AI’s Impact on the Venture Capital Market October 06, 2026 | Michael McClain Venture Capital’s AI Boom: Record Headlines, Narrow Participation On the surface, the numbers appear exceptional. U.S. venture-backed companies raised more than $400 billion during the...

Weekly Market Performance | October 2, 2026

October 02, 2026 | LPL Research LPL Research provides its Weekly Market Performance for the week of September 28, 2026.  Stocks finished a choppy week slightly lower as rising Treasury yields continued to weigh on sentiment, countering some upbeat artificial...

Are Crack Spreads a Signal Beneath Oil Prices?

Crack Spreads: A Signal Beneath Oil Prices October 01, 2026 | Kristian Kerr Additional content provided by Brian Booe, Analyst, Research Broadly speaking, the directional drivers for stocks in September could be boiled down to the oil market, the bond market, and...

An Eventful Fourth Quarter Awaits

An Upcoming Eventful Fourth Quarter as Markets Face Key Tests September 30, 2026 | LPL Research Today’s blog is written by Chris Fasciano, chief market strategist at Commonwealth. He represents Commonwealth in various media appearances, advisor speaking events,...