Mount Fuji and the Shinjuku skyline in Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, Feb. 14, 2025. Photographer: Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumped more than 1% to hit a record high above 51,000 for the first time Wednesday, lifted by renewed optimism over U.S.-Japan trade ties and expectations…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (L) speaks with Microsoft Chief Technology Officer and Executive VP of Artificial Intelligence Kevin Scott during the Microsoft Build conference at Microsoft headquarters in Redmond, Washington, on May 21, 2024. Jason Redmond | AFP | Getty Images Investors can’t get enough of artificial intelligence, despite worries over the sector’s excessively high…
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 28, 2025. NYSE U.S. stock futures were little changed Tuesday night after the major averages hit fresh records ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures fell by 10 points, or 0.02%. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures climbed…
Apple CEO Tim Cook greets customer at the Fifth Avenue Apple Store on new product launch day on September 19, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Apple and Microsoft shares rose on Tuesday, pushing the companies over a market cap of $4 trillion. Both companies are still behind Nvidia, which…
There’s a problem with the stock market’s latest moves to record levels: most stocks aren’t participating. BTIG chief market technician Jonathan Krinsky highlighted Monday that, while the S & P 500 hit all-time highs on Friday and Monday, overall breadth was lackluster. Put another way, the number of New York Stock Exchange-listed companies that closed…
RBC Capital Markets is adopting a bullish stance on Evergy from here. The bank initiated the utility stock with an outperform rating. Analyst Stephen D’Ambrisi also set a price target of $93, implying that shares of Evergy could rise 19% from their current level. D’Ambrisi highlighted an incoming increase in load growth, aided by the…
Microsoft cofounder Bill Gates attends a private dinner for technology and business leaders hosted by U.S. President Donald Trump in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., September 4, 2025. Brian Snyder | Reuters Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, who wrote a book in 2021 titled, “How to Avoid a Climate…
Stock Market LIVE: Sensex, Nifty Off Day’s Lows | F&O Expiry Sparks Volatility | Closing Bell Indian markets ended a volatile session on F&O expiry day, with the Sensex and Nifty recovering from early losses. Traders witnessed sharp swings as metal and energy stocks saw buying while banking and IT names lagged. The Nifty closed…
U.S. President Donald Trump poses for a photo with China’s President Xi Jinping before their bilateral meeting during the G20 leaders summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The mere prospect of a U.S.-China trade deal is enough to send global markets higher. On Monday stateside, the S&P 500, Dow Jones…
Futures-options traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange’s NYSE American in New York City, U.S., Oct. 27, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stock futures were little changed Monday evening following a big rally to start the week. Key market catalysts loom ahead this week, including Big Tech earnings, a Federal Reserve…