Stocks were brutalized Friday in a way we haven’t seen in ages. Everything except some downtrodden consumer packaged goods stocks, led by the resurgent PepsiCo , was slaughtered. The headwinds were enormous and came from disparate places. Bond yields came down huge, something that equity markets normally greet with tremendous relief and price-to-earning multiple expansion….
Government shutdowns should, theoretically, matter to the stock market. A shutdown could hurt spending power for up to 900,000 people, the highest estimate I have seen for those to be furloughed. That’s a lot of people who will spend a lot less money – especially because most Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Shutdowns still don’t…
Very few stocks made the “100% club” in the third quarter, meaning they saw shares more than double in the span of just three months. Tuesday marked the final session of the third quarter, which saw the S & P 500 gain nearly 8%, the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite jump more than 11% and the Dow…
Check out the companies making the biggest moves in midday trading: Six Flags Entertainment — The theme park operator jumped 7% after the company reported increased attendance and strong interest in its 2026 season-pass program. Tesla — Shares of the electric vehicle company rose 6%, extending recent gains. Tesla is up nearly 12% over the…
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Nvidia – Shares dropped 8.5% despite the chipmaker’s fourth-quarter earnings and revenue and current quarter revenue forecast beating analyst estimates. Nvidia’s fourth-quarter gross profit margin declined, and its latest revenue topped forecasts by the smallest amount in two years . EBay – The e-commerce platform slumped…