This week, the stock market experienced volatility with the Dow and S&P 500 both ending with back-to-back weekly losses. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 0.5% to close at 34,742.82, while the S&P 500 dropped by 0.4% to finish at 4,391.34. This comes after a week of fluctuating prices driven by concerns over inflation and the Delta variant of COVID-19. Despite the losses, both indexes are still up for the year, with the Dow up 13.5% and the S&P 500 up 17.8%. Investors are closely monitoring economic data and corporate earnings reports for signs of recovery.

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