{"id":58677,"date":"2026-02-17T18:09:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T22:09:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-edges-higher-as-apple-rebounds-amid-retail-and-ai-volatility\/58677\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T18:09:39","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T22:09:39","slug":"dowjonestodaydow-jones-edges-higher-as-apple-rebounds-amid-retail-and-ai-volatility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.stockmarketwatch.com\/stock-market-news\/dowjonestodaydow-jones-edges-higher-as-apple-rebounds-amid-retail-and-ai-volatility\/58677\/","title":{"rendered":"[DowJonesToday]Dow Jones Edges Higher as Apple Rebounds Amid Retail and AI Volatility"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/stockmarketwatch.com\/indices\/dowjones\/today\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Dow Jones Today\">Dow Jones<\/a> Industrial Average (<a href=\"\/stock\/%5EDJI\">^DJI<\/a>) was up <strong>32.26 (0.0652%)<\/strong> points today, closing at <strong>49,533.19<\/strong>. This modest gain reflected a tug-of-war between resilient technology shares and a struggling retail sector. Dow Futures (<a href=\"\/stock\/YM=F\">YM=F<\/a>) also showed slight upward momentum, rising <strong>51.00 (0.1029%)<\/strong> to <strong>49,620.00<\/strong>. Investors returned from the holiday weekend grappling with a &quot;K-shaped&quot; economic narrative, where high-income spending and <strong>artificial intelligence<\/strong> optimism are being offset by signs of consumer fatigue in lower-income demographics.<\/p>\n<p>The primary driver today was a significant <strong>rotation out of traditional retail<\/strong> and into <strong>AI-focused technology<\/strong>. Apple (<a href=\"\/stock\/AAPL\">AAPL<\/a>) spearheaded the recovery after <strong>Wedbush Securities<\/strong> reiterated an &quot;Outperform&quot; rating, dismissing recent sell-offs as &quot;unwarranted&quot; and labeling 2026 as the pivotal year for <strong>Apple Intelligence<\/strong>. Conversely, the index faced heavy pressure from Walmart (<a href=\"\/stock\/WMT\">WMT<\/a>), which plummeted ahead of its upcoming fiscal report as traders fretted over <strong>lofty valuations<\/strong> and potential <strong>tariff impacts<\/strong> on margins. This sentiment was further complicated by <strong>Federal Reserve<\/strong> signals that interest rates may remain steady.<\/p>\n<p>Leading the gainers, Apple (<a href=\"\/stock\/AAPL\">AAPL<\/a>) rose <strong>3.08%<\/strong> to <strong>$263.75<\/strong>, followed by American Express (<a href=\"\/stock\/AXP\">AXP<\/a>), which gained <strong>2.37%<\/strong> to <strong>$345.39<\/strong>, and Visa (<a href=\"\/stock\/V\">V<\/a>), up <strong>1.85%<\/strong>. On the losing side, Walmart (<a href=\"\/stock\/WMT\">WMT<\/a>) was the biggest laggard, dropping <strong>3.73%<\/strong> to <strong>$128.77<\/strong>. Industrial giant 3M (<a href=\"\/stock\/MMM\">MMM<\/a>) fell <strong>2.56%<\/strong> to <strong>$167.56<\/strong>, while Salesforce (<a href=\"\/stock\/CRM\">CRM<\/a>) declined <strong>2.51%<\/strong> to <strong>$184.98<\/strong> as concerns persisted regarding <strong>AI-driven disruption<\/strong> to software models. Chevron (<a href=\"\/stock\/CVX\">CVX<\/a>) also struggled, sliding <strong>1.92%<\/strong> to <strong>$180.27<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) was up 32.26 (0.0652%) points today, closing at 49,533.19. 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