What to watch this week

What to watch this week

The final full week of trading for the month of November will bring investors two crucial earnings reports and the restoration of the September jobs report, which will set the tone for the year’s final weeks of trading. Results from Nvidia (NVDA) after the close on Wednesday and Walmart (WMT) on Thursday morning will provide…

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Is Wall Street losing faith in AI?

Is Wall Street losing faith in AI?

young man standing in front of the projection reflected stock market | Image Credits:Getty Images A rough week for tech stocks might signal a loss of investor confidence in artificial intelligence. The Wall Street Journal reports that the Nasdaq Composite Index was down 3% — making this its worst week since President Donald Trump announced…

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Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq futures trade flat after record-setting day on Wall Street

Dow jumps 200 points to record high as Wall Street cheers start of earnings season

Shares in Halliburton (HAL) rallied after beating on revenue and earnings per share (EPS) for the third quarter, and announcing a deal for data center power infrastructure. Oilfield services giant Halliburton reported revenue of $5.6 billion in the third quarter, beating consensus estimates of $5.4 billion, and adjusted earnings per share of $0.58 per share,…

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What to watch this week

What to watch this week

Inflation data will highlight an otherwise tame earnings and economic calendar in the first full trading week of September as investor attention turns to the Federal Reserve’s next policy meeting. Stocks finished last week on a down note, with stocks sliding after a soft August jobs report served as the latest piece of evidence that…

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Retail earnings to put tariffs' impact in focus; Trump says semiconductor tariffs coming soon

Trade partners grow restless; retail earnings to put tariffs’ impact in focus; Trump says semiconductor tariffs coming soon

The US trade partners that believed they had worked out agreements with President Trump to avoid the harshest tariffs — such as the exemption for UK steel — are still waiting for their “deals” to be sealed, Bloomberg reports. And they’re growing impatient as the tariffs’ impact are beginning to have economic consequences. “We’re continuing…

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