So, the S&P 500, it’s up. Fine. Another record. Like that means anything. 6,978.58. Give or take. Nasdaq’s doing its tech thing, up 0.91% to 23,817.10. All very… enthusiastic. But the Dow? The Dow decides to go south. 0.83% down to 49,003.42. It’s just… inconsistent. It’s like the market can’t decide what it wants to be. And honestly, I’m starting to resent it.
Market Movers – Or Lack Thereof
UnitedHealth. UnitedHealth! Down 20%. Twenty percent! Because of… earnings. Earnings! It’s always earnings. They can’t just have earnings, can they? They have to disappoint with earnings. And of course, it drags down the whole healthcare sector, and then the Dow feels the need to suffer. It’s a domino effect of… competence failure. And you know what? It’s irritating. Micron and Amazon are up, though. Because AI. Everything’s “AI” now. Like that solves everything. Amazon’s ditching its Fresh and Go stores. Switching to Whole Foods. “Expanding grocery delivery.” It’s just… rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic, isn’t it?
What Does It All Mean? – Probably Nothing.
Look, don’t read too much into the Dow being down while everything else is up. It’s not some grand signal. It’s just… math. The Dow is price-weighted. Price-weighted! Who even does that anymore? It means UnitedHealth, because it’s a big, expensive stock, has an outsized influence. It was one of the biggest holdings. So, when it tanks 20%, the whole index feels it. It’s not a reflection of the economy. It’s a quirk of an outdated system. It’s just… sloppy.
Meanwhile, everyone’s excited about Micron spending $24 billion on a memory plant in Singapore. More AI spending. More… capital expenditure. It’s like they’re throwing money at a problem hoping it will fix itself. And Amazon’s “all-in” on Whole Foods. Like that’s some innovative strategy. It’s just… predictable. It’s all predictable. And frankly, I’m tired of being surprised by things that are completely obvious. It’s just… exhausting. And you know what’s really exhausting? Trying to make sense of all this. It’s a waste of a perfectly good afternoon. I need a nap. And maybe a new index. One that actually makes sense.
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2026-01-28 20:03