It’s not just tech selling that’s hurting the stock market right now. Investors seem to be getting rid of a host of highly volatile stocks in a hurry. JPMorgan strategist Dubravko Lakos-Bujas pointed out Thursday that investors since Labor Day piled into high beta stocks — those that are more volatile than the broader market…
Technology’s tough week may come with a silver lining: an attractive buying opportunity, according to Fundstrat. Technical strategist Mark Newton noted that tech stocks are now at prices suitable for investors to buy the dip. “It looks too early to give up on Technology,” Newton wrote Thursday night in a note to clients. “Despite the…
Next week could get dicey for markets as earnings slow to a trickle and investors continue to go without government data. There was already more trepidation in the market this past week. On Friday, stocks are on pace to snap a three-week advance, with technology dragging all three major indexes into the red. The Nasdaq…
Wall Street is warning clients not to bet against the stock market, with both central bank and corporate catalysts ahead. The market roared to all-time records on Friday as the release of September consumer inflation data overshadowed concerns around both tariffs and sky-high valuations. Now, traders are looking to the two-day Federal Reserve meeting and…
(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.) A firm finish to the week for stocks keeps the S & P 500 ‘s multi-day pullback to a minimum. With every excuse to retreat more notably — technical overbought conditions, unfriendly seasonal…
Next week’s inflation data could confirm whether or not the Federal Reserve is making the right move in cutting interest rates this fall. The personal consumption expenditures price index is widely known as the Fed’s preferred inflation measure, and next Friday economists expect the August edition will show that inflation is actually headed higher. That…
JPMorgan has a few key price levels it’s watching on the biggest artificial intelligence stocks in the market. The transition to early fall is a seasonally weak period for U.S. equities that could weigh on technology and growth names. With any swing against bellwether stocks such as Nvidia and Microsoft likely to dampen broad market…
August, one of the worst trading months for stocks, could end on a high note next week, now that investors have greater confidence a September rate cut may be on the table. In fact, if Nvidia ‘s earnings results and the Federal Reserve ‘s preferred inflation gauge next week confirm the latest rally, that could…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on August 11, 2025. NYSE Small-cap stocks jumped on Wednesday, bucking the slide in some of the market’s largest companies, as investors bet that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates starting in September — lowering the cost of capital and possibly boosting consumer…
Google parent Alphabet is among the first of the ” Magnificent Seven ” companies to report second-quarter earnings, with results due after the stock market closes on Wednesday. Shares of Alphabet have barely budged this year, lagging the other Magnificent 7 stocks and the S & P 500 . Investor concern is focused on the…