S&P 500+0.03%▲: 7,511.69, essentially unchanged on the session. Nasdaq-0.27%▼: 25,767.48, modestly lower despite strength in some large-cap tech names. Russell 2000-0.18%▼: 2,982.00, small-cap equities trading slightly weaker. Dow+0.37%▲: 52,416.09, led by gains in industrials and select financials. VIX-1.06%▼: 16.87, option-implied volatility eased marginally. Crypto: BTC+0.69%▲: roughly $66.6k, trading higher on the day. ETH+0.70%▲: about $1.84k, posting a small intraday rise. What's driving the market this week — Charles Schwab reported record second-quarter revenue and adjusted EPS above expectations, citing higher trading activity and new product rollouts, which supported financials and trading-volume narratives. Renewed U.S.–Iran hostilities and related energy market moves have kept oil and some commodity-sensitive names volatile, creating cross-asset price effects tied to supply concerns. Commentary from major banks and research groups noting that AI-related capital spending is beginning to show measurable operational returns helped underpin parts of the technology and enterprise-software complex. (Word count: 198)