Dow Jones futures rose slightly overnight, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq futures. President Donald Trump signed a short-term funding bill Wednesday night, ending the government shutdown. Dow component Cisco Systems (CSCO) jumped on earnings late. The stock market rally was mixed Wednesday, with the Dow Jones hitting a record high on expectations that…
For investors focused each day on high-octane growth stocks, Tuesday’s session might have felt awkward. Nonetheless, the stock market showed it wants to stay in an uptrend, but also chalk up a win for the blue chips. Amid a mixed showing for key benchmarks in the stock market, the Dow Jones Industrial Average sported a…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average sold off nearly 400 points, while the S&P 500 index and the Nasdaq composite also closed sharply lower as trepidation over the state of the U.S. economy found its way to Wall Street Thursday. Blue chips on the Dow finished the day down 0.8%, or 398 points. The S&P 500…
Some indicators of mixed breadth emerged in the stock market Monday, with small caps lagging while the Nasdaq composite and the S&P 500 finished higher. The Dow industrials underperformed, with Merck (MRK) and Nike (NKE) among the losing issues. But gains for tech giants Amazon (AMZN) and Nvidia (NVDA) helped keep the blue-chip index from…
After some early weakness, blue chips changed course as indexes ended on a high note Friday. All three major indexes scored their third straight week of gains. Earnings from Magnificent Seven leaders continued to roll in on the stock market today with more results lining up on the horizon. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose…
The stock market ended a potentially troublesome week on a high note and booked strong gains for October. Amazon.com (AMZN) earnings boosted an industry group, while Palantir Technologies (PLTR) results loom. The Nasdaq composite on Friday outperformed the other major indexes, rising 0.6%. The index finished the week with a 2.2% lift and a 4.7%…
The S&P 500 index and the Nasdaq composite fell hard Thursday, as Meta Platforms (META) shares plunged on the rising costs of artificial intelligence investments. Meanwhile, Amazon (AMZN) and Apple (AAPL) reported earnings late Thursday, jumping in extended hours trading. Those gains pushed Nasdaq-100 index futures higher. Blue chips on the Dow finished the day…
Dow Jones futures, along with S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq 100 futures, traded slightly higher ahead of Tuesday’s open, after the stock market rallied to record highs Monday. Meanwhile, Nvidia (NVDA), Microsoft (MSFT), Palantir Technologies (PLTR) and Tesla (TSLA) were big winners on the stock market Monday, closing in buy zones. Nvidia stock rallied nearly…