Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang says he’s optimistic that the United States and China can work through trade and technology disputes. It’s important to keep America at the forefront of the generative AI boom. “AI is going to be foundational and transformative to every single country. President Trump wants America to win the AI race,” Jensen…
Government shutdowns should, theoretically, matter to the stock market. A shutdown could hurt spending power for up to 900,000 people, the highest estimate I have seen for those to be furloughed. That’s a lot of people who will spend a lot less money – especially because most Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Shutdowns still don’t…
Day three of the federal government shutdown came and went Friday, with no end in sight. The stock market saw more all-time highs before the rally ran out of steam. The S & P 500 on Friday eked out a fractional gain for its 29th record-high close since the market’s tariff lows in early April….
Retail investors should stay the course on Apple stock despite a new Wall Street downgrade , according to Jim Cramer. “People at home, I urge you not to listen,” Jim said Friday, in response to Jefferies analyst Edison Lee cutting the iPhone maker’s shares to underperform, a sell equivalent rating, from hold. “I think owning…
The Club’s top 10 things to Thursday, Oct. 2 — Matthew J. Belvedere and Kevin Stankiewicz wrote this morning’s newsletter. 1. The S & P 500 was heading for a higher open this morning. The index reversed yesterday’s early declines on the government shutdown and weak ADP jobs concerns and closed at a record high….
My top 10 things to watch Wednesday, Oct. 1 1 . Government shutdown implications? Don’t buy on the first day, but stocks have historically been higher a week after the shutdown ends. The U.S. government shut down at midnight after the Republican-controlled Senate failed to secure a temporary spending bill. 2. Nike is coming back. The…
It was a terrific third quarter for Wall Street as the stock market hit record high after record high. The S & P 500 and Nasdaq climbed 7.8% and 11.2%, respectively, from the June 30 close to Tuesday’s close, the session before the start of the fourth quarter, which began on a sour note after…