My top 10 things to watch Thursday, Oct. 16 1. Salesforce issued better-than-expected 2030 guidance and said it will return to double-digit organic revenue growth. Very important. It was perceived to be impossible because AI was hurting its other businesses while its own AI product, Agentforce, wasn’t catching on one year later. Shares jumped more…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during afternoon trading on Oct. 14, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images U.S. stock futures were little changed Wednesday night after strong bank earnings shifted investor focus from risks both at home and abroad as a U.S. government shutdown…
A resurgence in trade tensions between the U.S. and China squeezed some of the excess out of an enthusiastic market, something investors will keep a close eye on in the week ahead as earnings loom. The government shutdown is also stretching into a new week. Stocks sold off Friday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average…
My top 10 things to watch Friday, Sept. 5 1. President Donald Trump meets, touts, and tortures. During a dinner at the White House Thursday night with more than two dozen tech execs, Trump again warned he would soon impose “fairly substantial” semiconductor tariffs without indicating how they will work or what it means. Apple…
The upcoming earnings season will show investors whether the bull case for equities still holds. The second quarter reporting season comes at a pivotal point for the stock market, with the S & P 500 and Nasdaq Composite trading at all-time highs this week even after an onslaught of bad news regarding higher tariffs, a…