At the halfway point of the year, one trend clearly evident among investors is the search for resilient trades. “This year, and even so in the last couple of weeks, we’ve just seen this idea of investors building more resiliency into their portfolios,” Matt Bartolini, head of SPDR Americas Research at State Street Global Advisors,…
Elon Musk speaks with U.S. President-elect Donald Trump as they watch the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket on November 19, 2024 in Brownsville, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty Images Shares of Tesla were under pressure on Tuesday after President Donald Trump said in a late…
In recent years, the technology sector, especially its biggest names like Apple, had developed the reputation of being the safest choice in a volatile stock market. Tech stocks are now back, even after the big hit many took in 2025’s first half. At the first half’s closing low on April 8, the S&P 500 was…
Shanghai Bund skyline panorama Yangna | E+ | Getty Images Asia-Pacific markets traded mixed Tuesday as investors assessed the record gains on Wall Street and the global impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff policies as his 90-day tariff reprieve is set to expire next week. U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Monday that there are…
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on June 25, 2025. NYSE U.S. equity futures were slightly lower on Monday night after the S&P 500 notched another record to close out a stunning month and quarter. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 59 points, or 0.1%. S&P 500 futures dropped 0.1%,…
Construction work on solar power arrays continues at rPlus Energies’ Green River Energy Center in Emery, Utah, U.S. June 11, 2025. Jim Urquhart | Reuters Clean energy stocks fell Monday as President Donald Trump‘s spending legislation now includes a tax on wind and solar projects using Chinese components and abruptly phases out key credits. Shares…
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Market moves : The S & P 500 and Nasdaq were modestly higher Monday after logging record-high closes on Friday. They are both poised to close…
Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Robinhood — Shares of the brokerage app provider popped 10% and touched a fresh 52-week high. Robinhood announced an array of new crypto-related offerings , including the launch of tokenized U.S. stocks and ETFs in Europe and crypto-staking in the U.S. Cohen & Steers — Shares…
My top 10 things to watch Monday, June 30 1. Wall Street looks to pick up where it left off on Friday after the S & P 500 and Nasdaq closed at record highs . The market took the Israel-Iran conflict in stride. With one trading day left in June, both stock benchmarks are up…
Despite significant macro risks ahead—including looming tariffs and weak consumer spending—markets remain buoyant, with the S&P 500 hitting a record high of 6,173.07 and futures rising further. Investors appear to be expecting either a tariff deadline extension or Federal Reserve rate cuts to support stocks. The S&P 500 set a new record on Friday and…