The sharp pullback in technology names has raised caution among market participants. Stocks retreated on Wednesday as weakness in global tech shares weighed on the market and dented investor sentiment. Earlier, on Nov. 4, the Nasdaq Composite dropped nearly 2%, while the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones U.S. Technology Index fell about 1.2% and…
The S&P 500 Index is up 12.5% year-to-date, 17% over the past six months, and is at an all-time high. In fact, small caps, large caps, and tech stocks are all hovering near all-time highs. However, the one item not near new highs is investor sentiment. Despite the stellar market performance and uptrend in price,…
U.S. stock markets closed lower on Tuesday to start trading in September. Market participants were concerned about the legal validity of the tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. Rising yields on U.S. sovereign bonds also dented Investors’ sentiment. All three major stock indexes ended in negative territory. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI) fell 0.6%…
This article first appeared on GuruFocus. Aug 19 – Enterprise software stocks traded weaker on Tuesday as investors awaited clarity from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s upcoming remarks at the Jackson Hole economic symposium. Market participants remain cautious about whether the central bank will signal rate cuts or keep policy tight. Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) slid…
By Naomi Rovnick and Lucy Raitano LONDON (Reuters) -Big investors are mobilising to trade through weeks packed with wild-card events that may shatter the calm in stock markets and drive big swings for assets they see as exposed to both positive or negative surprises, from gold to corporate credit. U.S. Treasuries, the dollar, yen and…
Thursday, June 26, 2025 We started this trading week with some questions about the ability of the stock market to overcome some perceived major hurdles, a burgeoning war in the Middle East among them. Also, we’ve gotten a large dollop of economic news thus far for the week, including this morning’s Weekly Jobless Claims and…
Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. Bitcoin may be set to replicate a tumultuous time in its history, according to veteran commodities trader Peter Brandt. “November 2021 all over again?” Brandt said last weekend on X, sharing Bitcoin’s weekly-candle chart. Much like today, in…