RPT-BUZZ-US stocks weekly: Yields bite

** Meanwhile, retail investors grow more bearish as economy, inflation dominate

** SPX performance YTD:

SP 500 2026 YTD THROUGH SEPTEMBER 11 https://fingfx.thomsonreuters.com/gfx/buzz/zjvqlkwdopx/SP%20500%202026%20YTD%20through%20Sept%2011.jpg

(Lance Tupper and Terence Gabriel are Reuters market analysts. The views expressed are their own)

** S&P 500 .SPX falls 0.8% as traders grapple with soaring oil prices, inflation jitters .N

** Dow .DJI drops 1.6%, tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite .IXIC retreats 0.7%

** S&P 500 volatility compression still suggests bigger move ahead

** This, with the factor derby down to two horses

** U.S. 10-Year Treasury US10YT=RR yield surges after enlarged Treasury bond buyback announcement disappoints some investors, then flirts with 5% level after CPI data fuels rate-hike bets, finishes around 4.97% US/

Benchmark Treasury yield at a crossroads: Breakout or reversal?

** Most sectors lose a chunk: Healthcare and interest-rate-sensitive plays torn into, while Communication Services and Energy regenerate

** Healthcare .SPXHC sheds 3.6%. Cooper Companies COO.O tumbles after cutting annual profit forecast on weak contact lens demand