S&P 500, Nasdaq Close Choppy Week With Records

Tech was the story to end a choppy week on Wall Street. The Nasdaq and S&P 500 once again nabbed record closes and secured their fourth-straight weekly win. The tech-heavy latter added 398-points, as investors cheered Intel (INTC) earnings. The Dow wasn't as lucky, finishing roughly 80-points lower and logging its first weekly loss of the month. As investors monitor Middle East headlines, the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) closed below 20 for the 12th-straight day. 

• P&G stock tried to prop up the Dow today.
• We're calling the top on this bank stock.
• Plus, AMD's halo lift; contextualizing the Nasdaq streak; and a SNOW postmortem.

5 Things to Know Today

1. The White House is pushing a shipping waiver to August -- what it means for oil. (Reuters)
2. Prediction markets are adjusting their Kevin Warsh conformation bets. (CNBC)
3. AMD getting quite the halo lift today.
4. The Nasdaq's win streak is over. Now what?
5. How a 'buy the dip' play on Snowflake stock scored huge gains.

Oil Cools Off Ahead of U.S.-Iran Talks This Weekend

Oil prices settled lower to end the week, as black gold cools ahead of Middle East talks over the weekend. June-dated West Texas Intermediate (WTI) shed 2.2% to finish at $93.73 per barrel. For the week, oil gained 10%. 

Gold prices were cautiously higher today ahead of a pivotal weekend for geopolitics and safe-haven assets. June-dated gold added 0.3% to settle at $4,741.30 an ounce. Gold lost 2% on the week.