News desk · Evening edition · Friday, September 4, 2026

Equities have stayed near record territory, keeping the broader bull regime intact, even as today's session cooled from Thursday's calm. August payrolls smashed forecasts at 162,000 versus the 53,000 expected, pushing the 10-year yield to 4.78% and flipping the VIX up 1.75% after Wednesday's plunge. Communication Services led sector losses as Alphabet extended its slide toward bear-market territory, while Fear & Greed slipped to 42.

auto-generated · written Sep 4, 2026, 4:23 PM EDT

Prices in this edition were taken live, not from stored closes. They were read at the Evening edition slot on Friday, September 4, 2026. Anything named as a cause may come from a headline the desk was given.

Equities

August payrolls beat forecasts at 162,000 versus 53,000 expected, unemployment held at 4.1%
Volkswagen shares jumped roughly 6% on a board-approved plan to cut 50,000 jobs
's slide toward bear-market territory continued, shares now at 338.46, down from 342.48 when first flagged

Sector and commodities

Diversified Energy agreed to acquire Permian producer Birch for about $1.8 billion
Gold prices hit a key technical level being watched closely by traders

Crypto

eased back to 79,822 after topping $80,000, still up over 4% since early September
A TeraWulf director sold $2 million in stock following the company's $19 billion Anthropic deal

Fixed income

The 10-year Treasury yield sits at 4.78%, essentially flat versus early September's 4.79%

Russell 2000 (RUT)+0.2%

Russell 2000 rose 0.25% to 2975.65, clawing back from its September 1 low of 2920.13.

Nikkei 225 (N225)-0.2%

Nikkei slipped 0.17% today, still well off its mid-August peak near 69,220 amid choppy trade.

DAX (GDAXI)+0.2%

DAX edged up 0.17% to 26,046, holding a tight range below its late-August high of 26,570.