Dow jumps more than 470 points Friday; stocks notch winning week despite Treasury yield surge

Cnbc · 🇺🇸 public United States · Sep 24, 2026 · 3635 words · By Sean Conlon; Justina Lee; Tobias Burns

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Also helping sentiment, oil prices slid amid optimism that the Strait of Hormuz could be reopened, as Iran has asked the U.S.

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What happened

Also helping sentiment, oil prices slid amid optimism that the Strait of Hormuz could be reopened, as Iran has asked the U.S.

Why it matters

to return to the memorandum of understanding from June that failed to end the Middle East conflict.

Common ground

West Texas Intermediate crude futures dropped 2.33% to settle at $92.41 per barrel, while international benchmark Brent crude futures declined 2.14% to $104.32 a barrel.

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The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Exaggeration / Hyperbole: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 38 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Hong Kong's Hang Seng index was down 1.21%”

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Claim 2: “Akamai Technologies... jumped over 21% after announcing a seven-year power contract and $11.6 billion deal with Anthropic”

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Claim 3: “Meta stock rallied 16.8% over the past week”

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Claim 4: “Japan's Nikkei 225 closed 1.30% higher at 66,364.20”

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Claim 5: “the Nasdaq rose 2%”

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The evidence provides general information about the Nasdaq Composite, but no specific data confirming a 2% increase for the week. One source mentions a 0.4% increase, but it is not linked to the specific timeframe of the claim.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article is a summary of the closing milestones of the Nasdaq Composite, a United States stock market index. Since first opening at 100.00 on February 5, 1971, the Nasdaq Composite has increased, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closing_milestones_of_the_Nasd…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Nasdaq-100 is a stock market index made up of equity securities issued by 100 of the largest non-financial companies listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. The Nasdaq-100 is often abbreviated as NDX…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasdaq-100

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The NASDAQ Composite (ticker symbol ^IXIC) is a stock market index that includes almost all stocks listed on the Nasdaq stock exchange. Along with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500, it is o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nasdaq_Composite

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Claim 6: “On a year-over-year basis, durable goods demand increased 7.7% from the same period in 2025”

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Claim 7: “Genius Sports... jumped 13% after JPMorgan initiated coverage with an overweight rating”

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Claim 8: “Thursday closing price of $6.51”

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Claim 9: “the Nasdaq Composite moved up 0.48% to 27,068.72”

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Claim 10: “The yield on the 10-year Treasury note reached 5.230% on Friday”

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Claim 11: “the 30-year yield reached its highest level since 2004”

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Multiple independent sources (CNBC and Flipboard) confirm that the 30-year Treasury yield reached its highest level since 2004.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — the 30-year Treasury touching highs not seen since 2004
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/24/bond-yields-keep-rising-how-…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — a yield surge that has taken the 30-year bond to its highest level since 2004
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/24/surging-treasury-yields-are-…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The US 30-year Treasury yield rose as high as 5.5% Thursday afternoon, its highest level since 2004
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/as-canada-readies-retaliato…

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Claim 12: “Inflation expectations in the near term surged to 4.6% on the one-year horizon”

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Claim 13: “Survey of Consumers turned in a final level of 48.1, down 7% from August”

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Claim 14: “The S&P 500 added 1.2%”

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The evidence provides general information about the S&P 500, but no specific data confirming a 1.2% increase for the week.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — S&P Dow Jones Indices updates the components of the S&P 500 periodically, typically in response to mergers and acquisitions, corporate spin-offs, or in conjunction with the quarterly rebalancing. Betw…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Historical_components_of_the_S…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 is a stock market index maintained by S&P Dow Jones Indices. It comprises 503 common stocks which are issued by 500 companies with large market capitalizations, including two share classes…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_S&P_500_companies

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 (Standard and Poor's 500) is a stock market index tracking the stock performance of 500 companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States that are considered to have large market ca…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S&P_500

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Claim 15: “The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 478.64 points, or 0.93%, to 51,828.62”

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Claim 16: “Scholastic... reported an adjusted loss of $3.63 per share... Revenue of $216.8 million reflected a 4% decline”

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Claim 17: “Loop Capital maintained their buy rating of fast food chain Wendy's but lowered their price target for the stock”

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Claim 18: “The two were last seen up slightly at 5.163% and 5.488%, respectively”

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The evidence provides various Treasury yields from different dates (e.g., 5.28% on Oct 2, 2026), but does not specifically confirm the figures 5.163% and 5.488% as the closing or current values for the 10-year and 30-year yields respectively.

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web search NEUTRAL — 10-year Treasury yield is little changed to end a volatile week September 25, 2026 CNBC.com. 30-year Treasury yield hits highest level since 2004 as bond market rout continues September 24, 2026 CNBC.…
https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/US10Y

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web search NEUTRAL — The yield on US 10 Year Note Bond Yield rose to 5.28% on October 2, 2026, marking a 0.04 percentage points increase from the previous session.
https://tradingeconomics.com/united-states/government-bond-y…

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web search NEUTRAL — View a 10-year yield estimated from the average yields of a variety of Treasury securities with different maturities derived from the Treasury yield curve.Updated: Sep 30, 2026 3:16 PM CDT. Next Relea…
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/DGS10

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Claim 19: “decline in same-store sales this quarter [of] 7-7.5%”

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Claim 20: “the Dow notched a winning week, up 0.3%”

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While the evidence provides general information about the Dow Jones Industrial Average, there is no specific data regarding a 0.3% increase for the week in question.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article is a summary of the closing milestones of the Dow Jones Industrial Average, a United States stock market index. It first closed at 62.76 on February 16, 1885.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closing_milestones_of_the_Dow_…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA), Dow Jones, or simply the Dow (), is a stock market index tracking the stock performance of 30 large companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. I…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dow_Jones_Industrial_Average

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is a stock market index tracking the stock performance of 30 large companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. The index is a price-weighted index…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Dow_Jones_Industrial_A…

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Claim 21: “The S&P 500 gained 0.51% to end the session at 7,743.41”

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Claim 22: “international benchmark Brent crude futures declined 2.14% to $104.32 a barrel”

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Two independent web sources (Emirates News Agency and another reporting on global crude prices) confirm Brent crude futures settled at $104.32 per barrel, with a decline of approximately 2.1%.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brent may refer to: Brent (name), an English given and surname
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brent

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Brent Crude is the trading classification for the types of petroleum—sweet crude oil and light crude oil—first extracted from the Brent oilfield in the North Sea in 1976. The term Brent Crude also ide…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brent_Crude

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Thomas Brent Venables (born December 18, 1970) is an American college football coach who is the head football coach at the University of Oklahoma, a position he has held since the 2022 season. Venable…
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Claim 23: “People Inc... shares jump 10%”

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Claim 24: “Australia's benchmark S&P/ASX 200 fell 0.43% to 8,665”

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Claim 25: “Loop Capital managing director Alton Stump lowered his price target to $11 from $13”

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Claim 26: “Meta Platforms... popped nearly 13% on the week”

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No evidence was found after searching for Meta Platforms' weekly stock performance.

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Claim 27: “Fed funds futures trading suggests a roughly 64% likelihood of a rate hike in October, according to the CME FedWatch tool”

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Claim 28: “Information technology rose 3.1%, which was the most of any of the S&P 500's sectors”

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The evidence discusses the technology sector generally or mentions a plummet of 5% on a specific Thursday, but does not corroborate a 3.1% rise as the highest among S&P 500 sectors for the week.

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web search NEUTRAL — Highest open interest. Highest implied volatility. Sectors.Inception Date. More about State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust.
https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/SPY/

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web search NEUTRAL — The S&P 500 tech sector plummeted more than 5% on Thursday, putting the best-performing group of the market on pace to snap a 10-day winning streak. Nvidia, Qorvo and Fortinet were the worst-performin…
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/09/03/stock-market-today-live.html

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web search NEUTRAL — Exploring the Technology Sector: Definition, Key Sectors, Investment Insights.
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/t/technology_sector.asp

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Claim 29: “Durable goods orders were largely flat on the month after rising a downwardly revised 0.9% in July”

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Claim 30: “West Texas Intermediate crude futures dropped 2.33% to settle at $92.41 per barrel”

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Two independent web sources (Emirates News Agency and another reporting on global crude prices) confirm WTI crude futures dropped to $92.41 per barrel, with a percentage decrease of approximately 2.3%.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — WTI or wti may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WTI

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — West Texas Intermediate (WTI) is a grade or mix of crude oil; the term is also used to refer to the spot price, the futures price, or assessed price for that oil. In colloquial usage, WTI usually refe…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Texas_Intermediate

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Claim 31: “Twilio... tumbled about 6%. HSBC slashed its rating to a sell equivalent”

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Claim 32: “The Friday intraday high is the highest yield level since June 15, 2007, when it reached 5.247%”

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Claim 33: “Shipments in September have surged nearly 80% over the 3.4 million bpd of crude exported in August”

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Claim 34: “Meta Platforms... currently valued at $1.98 billion”

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Claim 35: “Saudi Arabia's crude oil exports have surged this month... Riyadh is exporting 6 million barrels per day in September”

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Claim 36: “S&P 500 and Nasdaq roughly 1% below their recent highs”

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Claim 37: “Real global GDP growth was 3.4% in 2025, 3.4% in 2024, and 3.3% in 2023, according to the International Monetary Fund”

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Claim 38: “the 10-year Treasury yield climbed to its highest level since 2007”

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Two independent sources (CNBC and Flipboard) confirm that the 10-year Treasury yield reached its highest level since 2007.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — the benchmark 10-year yield hitting levels not seen since 2007
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/09/24/bond-yields-keep-rising-how-…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The 10-year Treasury yield (^TNX) climbed as high as 5.12%, its highest level since 2007, on Wednesday.
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/big-tech-companies-will-hav…

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