Uncertainty in the stock market and in the economy may have investors seeking stability in companies that pay regular dividends. Those equities are often seen as a hedge against volatility due to their their reliable income. Stocks fell early last week on concern over the Israel-Iran conflict, but closed marginally higher in the latest five…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on April 22, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago |Getty Images Stock futures edged lower on Sunday evening ahead of a packed earnings week. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average shed 60 points, or 0.1%. S&P 500…
The busiest week of the earnings season is here, as investors look to some of the biggest companies in the world for guidance on how the global trade could impact their bottom lines. More than 160 S & P 500 members are slated to report, including Apple, Meta Platforms and Microsoft. Around 180 companies have…
My top 10 things to watch Thursday, March 27 1. President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs on automobiles made outside the U.S. are rippling through markets. General Motors is among the biggest losers, and shares are down 6% this morning. Crosstown rival Ford Motor “relatively benefits” since it imports fewer models, Bank of America wrote. 2….
Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: 1. Tech support 2. OpenAI offer Chief Technology Officer of X Elon Musk speaks onstage during the “Exploring the New Frontiers of Innovation: Mark Read in Conversation with Elon Musk” session at the Lumiere Theatre during the Cannes Lions International Festival…
Top 10 things to watch Tuesday, Feb. 11 — Club Director of Portfolio Analysis Jeff Marks wrote this story. 1. Stocks were heading for a lower open Tuesday. The decline follows solid gains for the S & P 500 and Nasdaq in the prior session. The 10-year Treasury yield and oil traded higher as the…
Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. A bumpy ride Stock futures climbed Monday as investors digested the latest phase in a brewing global trade war. The three major U.S. averages dipped last week. The S&P 500 slipped by 0.2%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on the last day of trading for the year on Dec. 31, 2024 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Stock futures were lower on Sunday, as investors braced for a data-packed week ahead and eyed reports that President Donald Trump may…
Inflation readings next week will have to show that the rosy macroeconomic outlook underpinning the bull case for stocks remains intact, in order to reassure a whipsawed market swinging between the latest earnings news and the latest tariff updates. Wall Street is in for a quieter economic calendar in the week ahead, but investors will…
Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: 1. AI bubble burst? 2. Deep trouble Shares of Nvidia plummeted nearly 17% Monday in the DeepSeek-fueled tech rout, making for the stock’s worst day since March 2020. The AI darling’s plunge resulted in a market cap loss of close to…