Stocks are broadly lower at midday, seemingly on track to close out what had been a positive week with a Friday flop. The headlines are about rising yields and renewed inflation fears, and seem to be more than enough for some investors to cash in a bit of their likely sizable recent gains. Indeed, as of this writing, the S&P 500 is off 0.89% for the day, but is up almost 6% in the last month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is off 0.91% for the day, but up 2.4% in the past month. The Nasdaq Composite is lower by 1.42% today, but up 9.3% over the past 30 days. Meanwhile, earnings reports continue to come in, and the results so far have been impressive. Putting aside huge one-time gains from three of the 'Magnificent Seven' companies, earnings for calendar 1Q26 have featured notable gross-margin improvement on company efficiencies and supply-chain normalization. Earnings have also benefited from revenue growth that has exceeded any inflation impacts. That all said, breadth trends bear watching. While the large-cap indices have been making all-time highs day after day, there are breadth cracks everywhere else. That includes secondary indices, sectors, industries, and individual stocks. With most money invested in the mega-cap indices, there is no problem -- until there is. How long the AI party will last is unknown.

Check Point Software Technologies Ltd. creates and markets internet security products for enterprises and high-end networks, internet service providers, small and medium-sized businesses, and consumers. The company's perimeter security products include virtual private network and firewall products, security management products, and ZoneAlarm security suites for consumers and small businesses. Check Point's revenue base consists of subscription and perpetual software licenses, product sales, subscription-based fees for updates, and maintenance and consulting fees. Incorporated in 1993, Check Point has a global workforce and maintains headquarters in Tel Aviv, Israel. About 58% of the company's revenue is derived from outside the Americas.

Stocks are broadly lower at midday, seemingly on track to close out what had been a positive week with a Friday flop. The headlines are about rising yields and renewed inflation fears, and seem to be more than enough for some investors to cash in a bit of their likely sizable recent gains. Indeed, as of this writing, the S&P 500 is off 0.89% for the day, but is up almost 6% in the last month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average is off 0.91% for the day, but up 2.4% in the past month. The Nasdaq Composite is lower by 1.42% today, but up 9.3% over the past 30 days. Meanwhile, earnings reports continue to come in, and the results so far have been impressive. Putting aside huge one-time gains from three of the 'Magnificent Seven' companies, earnings for calendar 1Q26 have featured notable gross-margin improvement on company efficiencies and supply-chain normalization. Earnings have also benefited from revenue growth that has exceeded any inflation impacts. That all said, breadth trends bear watching. While the large-cap indices have been making all-time highs day after day, there are breadth cracks everywhere else. That includes secondary indices, sectors, industries, and individual stocks. With most money invested in the mega-cap indices, there is no problem -- until there is. How long the AI party will last is unknown.

Check Point Software Technologies is a pure-play cybersecurity vendor. The company offers solutions for network, endpoint, cloud, and mobile security in addition to security management. Check Point, a software specialist, sells to enterprises, businesses, and consumers. Around 50% of revenue is generated in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, 40% from the Americas, and 10% from the Asia-Pacific region. The firm, based in Tel Aviv, Israel, was founded in 1993 and has about 5,000 employees.