Wall Street hit record highs Tuesday before stocks pulled back Wednesday. Here’s why Treasury yields, oil and Fed fears changed the mood.

The stock market is on a collision course with an increasing number of headwinds.

The Dow, S&P 500, and Nasdaq fell after the stock market took a rest from the AI frenzy. Oil prices offered some midday relief.

Surging Treasury yields have begun to hammer parts of the stock market that might easily be overlooked, especially with the spotlight once again shining brightly on a small group of glamorous tech companies.

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Signs that the bull market could be slowing down are all around. Interesting rate hikes, surging Treasury yields and the possibility that peak earnings growth could soon be in the rearview mirror all threaten the bull market.

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For decades, the S&P 500 has been the preferred benchmark for monitoring the performance of the U.S. stock market. But these days, it is behaving less like a barometer of broad market health and more like a funhouse mirror.

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