Records Hit as Google Nuclear Deal Lifts Power Stocks

“Time for Bull versus Bear. Benzinga says the S and P and Nasdaq 100 hit records as the ten-year yield retreats from a 24-year high.” — Hank Ledger, on air

On air: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on Market Hours
Published 1:18 PM ET, Tuesday, October 6, 2026

At a glance

First reported by Benzinga: “S&P 500, Nasdaq Hit Records, Power Stocks Rally on Google's Nuclear Deal: Stock Market Today”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at 1:18 PM ET on Market Hours, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
Topics: Google, S&P.

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BenzingaS&P 500, Nasdaq Hit Records, Power Stocks Rally on Google's Nuclear Deal: Stock Market Today

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorTime for Bull versus Bear. Benzinga says the S and P and Nasdaq 100 hit records as the ten-year yield retreats from a 24-year high.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorConstellation Energy is up fifteen percent on a Google nuclear deal. The S and P is at seven thousand eight hundred twenty-three. Vera, you're up.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorRecords, Hank! Google wants nuclear power for AI. That's the smartest company on earth saying, plug me into the sun's angry cousin.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe VIX is fifteen point one one. The market is so calm it's getting a massage. This is a gift, and I earned it.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorVera, the ten-year is at five point two seven nine percent. That's a bond market holding a knife to the party's throat.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorIt's a bubble. Buying records on a nuclear press release is like proposing at a stranger's wedding. Thrilling, and it ends in security.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe yield is retreating, Dale. Retreating! Even your favorite scripture is backing away slowly from you, and honestly, so is your family.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorRetreating from a twenty-four year high, Vera. That's not a cure. That's a fever dropping to merely alarming. I'm glowing.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorConstellation, Talen, Vistra, all up double digits. The grid is a conga line and I'm leading it, shirtless in spirit.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorMeanwhile the Russell is down point three six percent. The little companies are standing outside the party, smelling the cheese through the window.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorSmall caps are just late. They're the guy who shows up to brunch after the check arrives. Hank, tell him.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorEnough. Both of you have made points, and one of you has made a smell. Time for the desk verdict.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorVerdict: the market is a nuclear reactor run by a golden retriever with a spreadsheet. Safe until someone says fetch.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorRecords are real, the yield is high, and the Russell is lagging. Everyone go sit down. That's opinion, not advice.