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Thursday, Apr 9, 2026

Midday Stock Roundup

The S&P 500 fell 0.4% in midday trading to 2,575.66.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average declined 0.2% to 23,842.27.

The Nasdaq dipped 0.3% to 6,939.43.

The yield on a 10-year Treasury bond dropped 0.5% to 2.71%.

The price of gold was down 0.3% to $1,289.

The price of a barrel of oil fell 0.1% to $52.29.

TECHNOLOGY

Costa Mesa-based Veritone Inc. (Nasdaq: VERI) jumped 11% to $5 and a $98 million market cap. The online media ad-placement company that’s trying to break into artificial intelligence reported higher fourth quarter revenue than it previously forecast.

HEALTHCARE

Ensign Group Inc. (Nasdaq: ENSG) in Mission Viejo fell 3.1% to $40.70 and a $2.1 billion market cap. Shares of the company, which runs assisted living and skilled nursing facilities, have fallen about 13% in the past month.

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Peter J. Brennan
Peter J. Brennan
With four decades of experience in journalism, Peter J. Brennan has built a career that spans diverse news topics and global coverage. From reporting on wars, narcotics trafficking, and natural disasters to analyzing business and financial markets, Peter’s work reflects a commitment to impactful storytelling. Peter’s association with the Orange County Business Journal began in 1997, where he worked until 2000 before moving to Bloomberg News. During his 15 years at Bloomberg, his reporting often influenced financial markets, with headlines and articles moving the market caps of major companies by hundreds of millions of dollars. In 2017, Peter returned to the Orange County Business Journal as Financial Editor, bringing his heavy business industry expertise. Over the years, he advanced to Executive Editor and, in 2024, was named Editor-in-Chief. Peter’s work has been featured in prestigious publications such as The New York Times and The Washington Post, and he has appeared on CNN, CBC, BBC, and Bloomberg TV. A Kiplinger Fellowship recipient at The Ohio State University, he leads the Business Journal with a dedication to uncovering stories that matter and shaping the local business community and beyond.

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