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2024-11-15
Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq slide as traders trim rate-cut bets
Nov 15, 2024, 10:16 AM
Wall Street is absorbing a jump in retail sales and Jerome Powell's hawkish comments as Trump-fueled optimism starts to wear off.
2024-11-07
Tech C.E.O.s Courted Trump Before the Election
Nov 7, 2024, 5:05 AM
The executives of tech’s biggest companies largely ignored Donald Trump before the 2016 election. This time around, they’re far more friendly.
2024-10-31
Key Fed inflation gauge shows price increases match expectations in September
Oct 31, 2024, 8:44 AM
Thursday's release is the final look at inflation before the Fed's next policy decision on Nov. 7.
2024-10-28
Stock market today: Nasdaq leads jump in US futures ahead of busy week of key data, Big Tech earnings
Oct 28, 2024, 7:09 AM
Stocks are reviving somewhat as a pullback in US bond yields lifted some recent pressure on risk appetite.
2024-10-25
Stock market today: Stocks inch up as Treasury yields ease, but weekly losses loom
Oct 25, 2024, 9:31 AM
Stocks are reviving somewhat as a pullback in US bond yields lifted some recent pressure on risk appetite.
2024-10-17
Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq rise as TSMC outlook prompts chip stock boost
Oct 17, 2024, 11:08 AM
A monthly report on retail sales could provide clues to whether the Fed will go for "no cut" at its next meeting.
Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq jump as TSMC outlook prompts chip stock rally
Oct 17, 2024, 9:35 AM
A monthly report on retail sales could provide clues to whether the Fed will go for "no cut" at its next meeting.
2024-10-10
Stock market today: Dow, S&P 500 waver after hotter-than-expected inflation print
Oct 10, 2024, 12:17 PM
Investors are looking to the latest reading on CPI consumer inflation to set expectations for the path of interest rates.
2024-10-09
Kevin O'Leary coaches VP Harris after giving 'wrong' answer to questions on economic plan: 'Paying the price'
Oct 9, 2024, 9:37 AM
O’Leary Ventures chair Kevin O’Leary shared his thoughts on Vice President Kamala Harris' interview on '60 Minutes' where she was pressed on her economic plan.
2024-10-07
S&P 500 futures edge higher after stocks pull back to start new week: Live updates
Oct 7, 2024, 6:01 PM
The three major indexes finished Monday's session in the red.
How a rates rethink after strong US jobs data could shake up markets
Oct 7, 2024, 1:05 AM
The reverberations from a blowout U.S. employment number could threaten an assortment of trades predicated on falling interest rates, if stronger-than-expected growth spurs investors to radically shift views on how much the Federal Reserve will need to cut borrowing costs in the months ahead. Expectations of steep rate cuts spurred bets on everything from rising Treasury prices to a weaker dollar in recent months, while juicing corners of the stock market such as utilities. The Fed delivered a jumbo-sized 50 basis-point cut last month, temporarily vindicating that view.
2024-10-01
How Nvidia’s monster rally broke your tech ETF
Oct 1, 2024, 6:00 AM
With several $3 trillion companies in a single sector, S&P was forced to change its index-weighting rules
Stock market today: Nasdaq leads stock declines while oil spikes on Iran attack
Oct 1, 2024, 1:29 PM
US stocks sold off on Tuesday after Iran fired over 100 ballistic missiles against Israel.
2024-09-26
Stock market today: S&P 500 clinches fresh record amid GDP data, chip stock gains
Sep 26, 2024, 4:09 PM
A double dose of optimism for the AI trade and for China's stimulus push is buoying the market ahead of Jerome Powell's comments.
2024-09-22
Will U.S. return to easy money era?
Sep 22, 2024, 8:00 AM
The Federal Reserve delivered a gift to investors with a jumbo rate cut and the promise of more to come. But will rates return to the record lows we saw during the pandemic?
2024-09-20
Michael Lee Strategy founder Michael Lee reacts to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen saying that mass deportation will drive up inflation and gives his outlook on tech stocks.
2024-09-19
Dow hits 42,000 for first time in Fed fueled run
Sep 19, 2024, 4:17 PM
Investors celebrated the Federal Reserve's super-sized interest rate cut and what is likely the start of a longtime coming easing cycle that should lower borrowing costs for consumers and businesses.
Fed's Powell: policymakers noted 'artificially high' jobs data, revisions in rate cut decision
Sep 19, 2024, 3:41 PM
Fed Chair Jerome Powell noted that policymakers weighed recent downward revisions to employment figures when assessing the health of the labor market ahead of their rate cut decision.
2024-09-11
Using ETFs to capture momentum during the market's wild swings
Sep 11, 2024, 7:00 PM
September's seasonal volatility could challenge the Big Tech trade, but one low-volatility ETF is still betting big on it.
Stocks swing after inflation data, Harris-Trump debate
Sep 11, 2024, 11:20 AM
Stocks saw big swings as investors parse the outcome of the Trump-Harris debate as well as fresh inflation data ahead of the Federal Reserve's meeting on Sept. 18.
The latest inflation report keeps the Fed on track for a quarter-point rate cut. Wall Street isn't satisfied.
Sep 11, 2024, 12:02 PM
The paltry CPI report means the Fed will likely only cut interest rates by a quarter percentage point. Wall Street, for whatever reason, isn't cheery.
S&P 500, Dow futures slip with CPI on deck
Sep 11, 2024, 7:11 AM
August's CPI data pushed investors to expect a 25 basis point interest rate cut from the Federal Reserve in September.
2024-09-10
Stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq edge higher as inflation report looms
Sep 10, 2024, 9:35 AM
Investors are gearing up for a consumer inflation print seen as crucial to determining the size of the first US interest-rate cut in years.
2024-09-09
Fundstrat Global Advisors managing director Mark Newton argues the tech sector remains strong, while others struggle to meet bull market tops.
2024-09-07
ETFs are on pace to break record annual inflows, but this wild card could change it all
Sep 7, 2024, 11:00 AM
ETF inflows could rise as investors begin to search for other opportunities outside of money market funds.
2024-09-06
Stock market today: Stocks open higher after jobs report shows more cooling
Sep 6, 2024, 9:36 AM
The pivotal August jobs report will provide clues to the size of the Fed's rate cut this month and the health of the economy.
Stock market today: Nasdaq futures lead markets lower ahead of crucial jobs report
Sep 6, 2024, 6:38 AM
The pivotal August jobs report will provide clues to the size of the Fed's rate cut this month and the health of the economy.
Stock market today: Nasdaq futures lead stocks lower ahead of crucial jobs report
Sep 6, 2024, 6:38 AM
The pivotal August jobs report will provide clues to the size of the Fed's rate cut this month and the health of the economy.
US job market in 'bad shape,' executive recruiter says
Sep 6, 2024, 2:00 AM
The slowing labor market is flashing troubling signs according to a longtime executive recruiter, who says the U.S. is in a "job market recession" right now.
2024-09-03
Japan Stocks Tumble as U.S. Market Slump Sparks Global Sell-Off
Sep 3, 2024, 11:34 PM
Another day of anxiety hit stock markets around the world, with technology stocks the focus of attention.
Nvidia leads Nasdaq down in rough start to September
Sep 3, 2024, 3:30 PM
Wall Street is hunkering down after a roller-coaster August, with the prospect of a potentially stormy September ahead.
US futures retreat as focus turns to jobs report
Sep 3, 2024, 7:02 AM
Wall Street is hunkering down after a roller-coaster August, with the prospect of a potentially stormy September ahead.
2024-08-29
Why US recession forecasts have been wrong for years
Aug 29, 2024, 5:00 AM
Recession indicators are flashing red, but economists argue they could be false signals this economic cycle, revealing a broader truth about the recession predicting business itself.