My top 10 things to watch Wednesday, June 25 1. All-time high watch for Nvidia today. Shares of the AI chip giant closed yesterday at $147.90, less than $2 below its Jan. 6 record close of $149.43. I’ll discuss Nvidia and the rest of the Club’s portfolio at our Monthly Meeting at noon ET. Nvidia’s…
He bombed. Two words and the world went akilter. We get that. Visions blind us: a blocked Strait of Hormuz; $100 per barrel oil; a de-stabilized Iran and mullah revenge; our troops in harm’s way; and no end to Israel-Iran missile volleys. Monday’s reaction in the market? Always the same. Big institutions sell stocks, which…
After a muted few days for the market, investors in the week ahead will grapple with the fallout of the United States’ decision to enter Israel’s war with Iran. Here’s a closer look at the five big things we’re watching in the market in the week ahead. 1. Geopolitics: President Donald Trump said Saturday night…
Wall Street will continue to monitor the Iran-Israel war next week, with stocks at a bit of an impasse as investors await greater clarity on the economic outlook. The S & P 500 remains on the cusp of an all-time high, more than 2% off a February peak it has yet to clear as investors…
Maybe it is worth waiting for stocks like Wynn Resorts , names so cheap that they can’t be explained. On Friday, I spent a considerable amount of time with Wynn CEO Craig Billings at his incredible hotel, the gem of the Las Vegas strip, talking about his business and its cockamamie stock price. Wynn’s valuation…
Check out the companies making headlines in premarket trading: FedEx — Shares tumbled more than 8% after the parcel delivery company slashed its full-year guidance , citing “weakness” in the U.S. industrial economy. FedEx now said to expect between $18 and $18.60 in earnings per share after certain exclusions, down from the range of $19…
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks fell in morning trading Friday and Wall Street is veering toward its fifth straight weekly loss. The S&P 500 fell 0.6%. The index, which is a benchmark for the broader market’s health, is facing its worst weekly losing streak in nearly two years. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 228…
My top 10 things to watch Friday, March 21 1. Wall Street was heading for a lower open, with the Nasdaq down for the week. The S & P 500 was on the bubble and the Dow was tracking higher for the week. Club name Microsoft is trying to avoid its longest weekly losing streak…
Shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd posts 2024 profit decline, flags ‘fragile’ environment The Toronto Express container ship, operated by Hapag-Lloyd AG at the Port of Hamburg in Hamburg, Germany, on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023. Maria Feck | Bloomberg | Getty Images German shipping giant Hapag-Lloyd on Thursday reported a 19% slide in annual group profit to $2.59…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Nov. 22, 2024. NYSE Stock futures were little changed Wednesday night. The action comes after the major averages rallied after the Federal Reserve stuck with its outlook for two interest rate cuts in 2025. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average added…