If the stock market were a tasty gourmet fruitcake, then no matter how you cut into today’s action, you found fruit. From the macro-level vantage point of broad stock market averages to the micro-level view of searching for intrepid midcap growth stocks, Tuesday’s action gave plenty of layers of bullish action that kicked off a…
Netflix (NFLX) late Tuesday beat estimates for the fourth quarter thanks to a surge of new subscribers. Netflix stock jumped in extended trading. The internet television network earned $4.27 a share on sales of $10.25 billion in the December quarter. Analysts polled by FactSet had expected earnings of $4.21 a share on sales of $10.11…
Dow Jones futures edged higher after hours, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. Netflix (NFLX), United Airlines (UAL) and Interactive Brokers (IBRK) rose late on strong earnings. The stock market rally rose solidly Tuesday after a three-day weekend and the inauguration of President Donald Trump, who hit the ground running. The Dow Jones…
Quantum computing stocks popped on Tuesday as the Nasdaq composite also climbed as investors mulled President Donald Trump’s first moves, including an executive order that eased artificial intelligence regulation. Many tech industry pundits expect long-range synergy between artificial intelligence, which requires enormous computing power, and quantum computing. Trump on Monday canceled the Biden administration’s 2023…
SoundHound AI (SOUN), a maker of conversational AI voice technology, believes its in-vehicle voice commerce platform will resonate with automakers on economic grounds. Meanwhile, SoundHound stock has found support at a key level. The Santa Clara, Calif.-based company introduced the new platform at the CES 2025 tech trade show earlier this month. At the show,…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and other major indexes traded higher, as investors reacted President Donald Trump’s comments on Mexican and Canadian tariffs. Meanwhile, Nvidia (NVDA) and Tesla (TSLA) were early winners on the stock market today. Ahead of the opening bell, Dow Jones futures rose 0.5% vs. fair value, as S&P 500 futures gained…
Dow Jones futures rose Monday evening along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. President Donald Trump is expected to sign a flurry of day one executive orders, but is holding off on new tariff hikes, for now. The stock market rally is looking strong, with the Nasdaq and S&P 500 above their 50-day moving…
Incoming President Donald Trump will give the S&P 500 an Inauguration Day present, electing to put new tariffs on hold. Instead, Trump is expected to direct federal agencies to evaluate U.S. trade policies and fix shortcomings, The Wall Street Journal reported Monday. S&P 500 futures rose and the U.S. dollar fell on the news. The…
Perplexity AI, a new rival to Alphabet’s Google in the internet search market, on Saturday submitted a bid to TikTok parent ByteDance seeking a merger with the U.S. business of the social media firm, according to a CNBC report. With TikTok, Perplexity could emerge as a stronger rival to Alphabet (GOOGL) , a potential blow…
Dow Jones futures will open Sunday evening, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. U.S. markets will be closed Monday for the Martin Luther King holiday. Donald Trump’s inauguration also will be Monday, with the incoming president expected to issue a flurry of day one executive orders. The stock market rally had a strong…