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Bonds are getting thumped as yields surge. Here’s what it means for the 60/40 portfolio

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By Darla Mercado Verified
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Investors are facing volatile times in the stock market, but as of late, even safe-haven Treasurys are selling off, raising questions about what's next for the balanced portfolio. On Wednesday, investors in a balanced allocation that's 60% weighted toward equities and 40% in bonds saw declines on both sides of the portfolio, with the S & P 500 dropping 0.7% while the 10-year Treasury yield surpassed 5.1% for its highest level since 2007. Yields and prices on bonds move in opposite directions.
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Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: IonQ, Maplebear, Worthington & more Original

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By Davis Giangiulio Verified, Darla Mercado Verified
| CNBC Verified
Check out the companies making the biggest moves premarket: Worthington Enterprises – The industrial manufacturing company surged about 16% on an encouraging outlook from leadership. CEO Joseph Hayek said the company is seeing opportunities across its business, "including rapidly growing demand for our engineered [American Society of Mechanical Engineers] tanks used in liquid cooling systems for data centers." First-quarter adjusted earnings and revenue surpassed the Street's estimates, per LSEG.
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Daily Stock Market Live

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By Darla Mercado Verified
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Futures-options traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange's NYSE American (AMEX) in New York City, U.S., Sept. 8, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters U.S. equity futures traded near the flatline on Monday night following a rally driven by stocks tied to artificial intelligence. S&P 500 futures added 0.02%, while Nasdaq-100 futures gained 0.2%. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average inched up 4 points, or 0.01%.
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