My top 10 things to watch Thursday, July 31 1. Microsoft joined the $4 trillion club after reporting an incredible acceleration of business , especially from its AI digital assistant Copilot and its Azure cloud division. It was an extraordinary quarter, so much better than six months ago. It was actually constrained by not enough…
Check out the companies making headlines after the bell : Qualcomm — The semiconductor company fell 5% despite posting a fiscal third-quarter beat on both the top and bottom lines. Qualcomm posted adjusted earnings of $2.77 per share on revenue of $10.37 billion. Analysts polled by LSEG had expected earnings of $2.71 per share and…
A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 30, 2025. Jeenah Moon | Reuters Stock futures rose Thursday following solid earnings reports from tech giants Microsoft and Meta Platforms. S&P 500 futures jumped 0.9%, and Nasdaq 100 futures climbed 1.31%. Futures tied to the…
US President Donald Trump shakes hands with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Feb. 13, 2025. Jim Watson | AFP | Getty Images In the frenzied run-up to Friday, August 1— the day when U.S. President Donald Trump’s new tariffs come into effect (no…
Asia-Pacific markets start the day mixed Asia-Pacific markets opened mixed Thursday. Japan’s Nikkei 225 benchmark moved up 0.21% while the broader Topix index ticked up 0.28%, as of 8.10 a.m. Singapore time (8.10 p.m. ET Wednesday). In South Korea, the Kospi index fell 0.14% while the small-cap Kosdaq was flat. Over in Australia, the S&P/ASX 200 benchmark fell…
CNBC’s Jim Cramer explained why an uncertain macroeconomic environment led the Federal Reserve to hold interest rates steady — dashing the hopes of many investors and President Donald Trump. “In short, the backdrop’s just too darned mixed for the Fed to take action,” Cramer said. “That’s also why Powell pretty much punted on that forecast,…
My top 10 things to watch Wednesday, July 30 1. Wall Street is on pace for a flat open ahead of a busy day for the market. Federal Reserve decision at 2 p.m. ET followed by Chair Jerome Powell’s press conference a half hour later. After the close, we hear from Club names Meta Platforms…
Consumers and investors are disappointed with Li Auto’s new model, say experts Li Auto’s shares plunging over 11% Wednesday is a reflection that consumers and investors are disappointed with the new models, industry experts told CNBC. “The market reaction reflects disappointment with the Li MEGA and now the Li L8 six-seat battery EV launches,” said…
Chinese sovereign bonds are coming under pressure as growing optimism over local stocks drives the correlation between the two markets toward the most extreme levels since the pandemic. The 90-day correlation between the CSI 300 Index and the Bloomberg China Treasury Total Return Index is heading toward its most negative level since 2020. The bond…
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 25, 2025. Jeenah Moon | Reuters S&P 500 futures are near flat Tuesday night, after the benchmark snapped a win streak that brought it to record highs, as investors analyzed earnings reports and awaited the Federal Reserve’s…