Asia-Pacific markets close mostly in the green Asia-Pacific markets closed mostly higher Thursday. Japan’s Nikkei 225 benchmark rose 0.65% to close at 41,059.15, while the Topix climbed 0.72% to 2,987,92. Over in South Korea, the Kospi index advanced 0.92% to end the day at 3,227.68, and the small-cap Kosdaq added 0.29% to close at 805.81….
A semiconductor wafer is on display at Touch Taiwan, an annual display exhibition in Taipei, Taiwan April 16, 2025. Ann Wang | Reuters Asia semiconductor-related stocks traded mixed Thursday after U.S. President Donald Trump announced he would impose a 100% tariff on chip imports, with an exemption for companies that are “building in the United…
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., August 6, 2025. Jeenah Moon | Reuters Stock futures inched higher Wednesday night as traders mulled over President Donald Trump’s announcement of a new steep tariff on imports of semiconductors and chips. Futures tied to the Dow Jones…
(These are the market notes on today’s action by Mike Santoli, CNBC’s Senior Markets Commentator. See today’s video update from Mike above.) Another day of mild churn in the market under the surface of a headline S & P 500 rally that was largely propelled by Apple shares. The S & P 500 has spent…
Disney shares are under pressure Wednesday after the entertainment giant reported mixed quarterly results. We think it’s an opportunity. Revenue in the three months ended June 28 increased 2% year over year to $23.65 billion, missing expectations of $23.73 billion, according to LSEG. Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) in the fiscal 2025 third quarter totaled…
Stock-picking hedge funds climbed modestly in July, in line with the broader market, but their positioning has turned more cautious with the S & P 500 sitting near a record high. Global fundamental long-short hedge funds returned 1.5% in July on an asset-weighted basis, bringing their year-to-date gains to 7.8%, according to data from Goldman…
Apple is ready to pony up another $100 billion to appease President Donald Trump . Jim Cramer says it was a necessary evil. Wall Street agreed, and the struggling stock rallied. The news Shares of Apple jumped nearly 6% on Wednesday after a White House official confirmed to CNBC that the tech giant will raise…
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading. McDonald’s — Shares of the fast food giant gained more than 4% after second-quarter results surpassed analyst estimates. McDonald’s earned $3.19 per share after adjustments on revenue of $6.84 billion. Analysts polled by LSEG were looking for a profit of $3.15 per share and revenue of…
My top 10 things to watch Wednesday, Aug. 6 1. Wall Street was heading for a higher open this morning as earnings from two Dow stocks, Disney and McDonalds , went in opposite directions. Weaker economic data as well as pharma and semiconductor tariff comments from President Donald Trump on CNBC yesterday knocked the market…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on August 1, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Stock futures are near flat Tuesday night as investors analyzed the latest batch of corporate earnings. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell 19 points, or 0.1%. S&P…