US stocks soared on Friday as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell opened the door to a September rate cut during his highly anticipated speech at Jackson Hole. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) rose 800 points or 1.9% to close at a fresh record, while the S&P 500 (^GSPC) moved up about 1.5%, and the…
A strong rally erupted on Friday on Wall Street shortly after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivered a notably dovish message during his highly anticipated speech at Jackson Hole. Powell said the Fed is prepared to adjust its policy stance—a clear nod to potential interest rate cuts—in response to the sharp cooling in the labor…
The Club’s 10 things to watch Thursday, Aug. 21 — Today’s newsletter was written by Zev Fima, the Investing Club’s portfolio analyst. 1. We’re headed for another lower open. Dow futures are notably down roughly on par with the tech-heavy Nasdaq , which has been hit harder in the recent market rotation, falling over 2%…
Retail traders are doing something they haven’t done since June: selling tech stocks. Data complied by JPMorgan strategists showed mom-and-pop investors were net sellers of tech to the tune of about $140 million over the past week. That breaks a two-month long daily buying streak in which retail traders on average bought more than $1…
A Palantir sign at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, on May 22, 2022. Fabrice Coffrini | Afp | Getty Images If you have any U.S. technology stocks in your portfolio (and let’s face it, who doesn’t?), you might want to look away. For the second day in a row, tech stocks…
Here’s something you don’t hear often on Wall Street: Tech had a bad day. Declines in Nvidia , Meta Platforms and Amazon , among others, sent the S & P 500 lower on Tuesday. The Nasdaq Composite suffered a worse fate, sliding 1.5%, its worst day since Aug. 1. The pullback comes as the major…
Palantir Technologies signage on an options contract ticker as traders work on the floor of American Stock Exchange at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, U.S., on Friday, June 20, 2025. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images If you have any U.S. technology stocks in your portfolio (and let’s face it, who…
Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: 1. Jackson Hole 101 It’s a good week to be a restaurant or hotel in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Economic policymakers, market participants and government officials are descending on the town for the Kansas City Federal Reserve’s annual policy symposium, which kicks…
The stock market dipped on Wednesday, driven by a decline in tech stocks and Target announcing the appointment of a new CEO. The Nasdaq Composite dipped around 1.3%, and the S&P 500 slipped 0.9%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost 75 points, or 0.2%. The US stock market declined for a second consecutive day on…
NEW YORK (Reuters) -Tech stocks led declines on Wall Street, with worries about AI spurring debates about its future. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 2.2% over the last two days, the worst two-day fall since August 1st. The semiconductor index was down 1.4% , while the information technology sector was the second biggest decliner in the…