Goldman Sachs sees a tougher path ahead for stocks after a rocky February. The S & P 500 shed more than 1% last month, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 1.6%. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 4% in February, its worst monthly performance since April 2024. Those losses came as investors worried about the impact of…
Stocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you a first look at tomorrow and last look at today. Sign up for free to receive it directly in your inbox. Here’s what CNBC TV’s producers were watching on Thursday and what’s on the radar for Friday’s session. The markets From the high…
In the face of an unstable and uncertain market, now may be the health-care sector’s time to shine, according to BTIG. Health-care stocks were the second-worst group last year in the S & P 500 , rising less than 1% compared to a 39% gain in communication services stocks. But spurred partly by looming tariffs,…
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…
Investors on the hunt for ways to play defense if losses deepen in what has suddenly become a volatile market may want to take a look at these stocks. Financial markets tumbled this week on the heels of the Federal Reserve’s last meeting of the year, as the central bank cut rates by a quarter…
Several software companies could be due for a pullback after the stock market’s roaring rally this week, fueled by president-elect Donald Trump’s election victory as well as robust quarterly earnings reports. Major U.S. indexes are on track for major wins this month, with the S & P 500 up roughly 5% and the 30-stock Dow…
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Dutch Bros — The stock popped more than 32% following the coffee chain’s better-than-expected third-quarter results. Dutch Bros earned 16 cents per share on revenue of $338 million for the period, while analysts surveyed by LSEG had penciled in 12 cents in earnings per share and…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during the morning trading on November 07, 2024 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Stocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you a first look at tomorrow and last look at today. Sign up for free to receive…
A split or united government coming out of a consequential U.S. presidential election next week could hold the key to how stocks perform going forward. The Nov. 5th election is set to remove a critical overhang for markets, which have had trouble pricing in a victory for either former President Donald Trump or Vice President…