U.S. stocks close higher as soft inflation revives bets on a patient Federal Reserve
U.S. stocks closed modestly higher on July 15, with megacap technology shares leading a broad advance as softer inflation data revived exp...
Markets eye Michigan sentiment and Fed comments as soft inflation lifts stocks, oil spikes
Investors turned to a preliminary reading of U.S. consumer sentiment and remarks from a Federal Reserve official on Friday, weighing fresh...
PayPal shares surge 17% on report of $53 billion takeover approach from Stripe and Advent
Shares of PayPal surged roughly 17% after a report said Stripe and the private-equity firm Advent had made a takeover approach valued at a...
Stocks climb as soft inflation and earnings hopes lift Wall Street; Apple hits records, chips lag
U.S. stocks advanced as softer-than-expected inflation data buoyed sentiment and reinforced hopes for a steady corporate earnings season, ...
Netflix reports second-quarter earnings as investors press for subscriber growth and guidance
Netflix is set to report second-quarter results after the closing bell on Wednesday, with investors focused on subscriber growth, content ...
U.S. stock futures slip as Iran tensions, bank earnings and inflation data loom
U.S. stock futures edged lower Wednesday as investors weighed escalating tensions with Iran, a heavy slate of bank earnings and a closely ...
Wall Street lifts S&P 500 earnings outlook as AI spending fuels rally
Analysts have raised full-year S&P 500 earnings growth forecasts to roughly 25%, up sharply from the start of the year, as capital spe...
Investors brace for a possible Fed rate hike as stocks wobble on tech and geopolitics
U.S. stocks drifted lower this week as weakness in technology shares and renewed geopolitical tension unsettled investors, many of whom ar...
AI Selloff Drives Quant Funds' Worst Performance Since August
Quantitative hedge funds suffered their worst performance in nearly a year during the first week of July, as a sharp selloff in artificial...
The AI Trade Is Losing Steam as Infrastructure Boom Faces a Reality Check
One of the market's most dominant investment themes — the bet that artificial intelligence infrastructure spending would drive outsize...
Wall Street Drops Sharply as Tech and Discretionary Stocks Lead Broad Selloff
Wall Street closed sharply lower on Monday as technology and consumer discretionary stocks led a broad selloff that erased gains from the ...
Samsung Posts 1,800% Profit Jump as AI Chip Demand Surges, but Investors Sell the News
Samsung Electronics posted a staggering 1,800% jump in second-quarter operating profit, riding the global wave of AI infrastructure spendi...
Nasdaq Breaks Losing Streak as Technology Stocks Lead Market Rebound
U.S. equity markets rose on Monday, with the Nasdaq Composite breaking a losing streak as technology and semiconductor stocks led the broa...
Wall Street Closes a Volatile but Strong First Half of 2026, With Cracks Showing Beneath the Surface
U.S. equities are positioned to end the first half of 2026 with solid gains despite a turbulent June, as investors enter the summer break ...
$1.4 Trillion Vanishes From AI Semiconductor Stocks as Debt-Fueled Investment Triggers a Sharp Market Reset
Investors reassessed the sustainability of debt-fueled AI capital expenditure on June 23, triggering a one-day rout in the semiconductor s...
Nasdaq Suffers Worst Day of 2026 as Tech Sell-Off Deepens a Losing Streak
NEW YORK — The Nasdaq Composite fell 4.2 percent on Friday, its worst single-day decline of 2026, as technology and semiconductor stocks l...
Markets Navigate Uncertainty as S&P 500 Holds Near Record Territory and Oil Fluctuates
The S&P 500 closed near its highest level of the year on June 15, rising 1.65% to 7,554.29, while the Nasdaq Composite climbed 3.07% t...