Earnings season is winding down, and the market has held up relatively well through the onslaught of quarterly results and the implementation of tariffs. Wall Street’s next test this week: Inflation data. The pair of reports measuring price pressures in the U.S. economy carries implications for the Federal Reserve’s next interest rate move and likely…
The stock market bounced back this week. The S & P 500 on Friday rose above its July 28 record close but finished just shy of it. The Nasdaq did, however, finish at a new record closing high. It was a strong week dominated by tariff headlines and Apple’s success in appeasing President Donald Trump…
Stocks including Apple and Alphabet may be among some of Wall Street’s most overbought stocks — and could be soon due for a pullback, according to one widely used technical metric. The three major averages all climbed higher this week, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite ‘s 3.9% gain leading the way. The S & P…
The Nasdaq Composite closed at a record high on Aug. 7, even though new tariffs on imports from dozens of countries were implemented. With this, the index has posted 17 all-time closing highs in 2025 and drove Invesco QQQ QQQ, which serves as a proxy to the index, higher. While most of the stocks in…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during an event to honor recipients of the Purple Heart in the East Room of the White House on August 07, 2025 in Washington, DC. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Friday warned U.S. courts against blocking his tariff policy, citing its “positive impact” on the stock…
Japan’s Topix hits all-time high Japan’s Topix index rose for the fourth consecutive session Friday and hit a record high of 3,031.78. The broad-based index had gained 1.42% as of 10 a.m. local time (9 p.m. ET Thursday), Gains were led by Nippon Chemical Industrial, which surged 23.06%, investment management firm Miyakoshi Holdings, which rose…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on August 05, 2025 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images U.S. stock futures ticked higher on Thursday night after the Dow Jones Industrial Average logged its second losing day in the past three….
Stocks pared gains in the early morning session after Bloomberg reported Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller is “emerging as a top candidate” to serve as the central bank’s next chair. Bloomberg reports: Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller is emerging as a top candidate to serve as the central bank’s chair among President Donald Trump’s advisers…
Asia-Pacific markets close mostly in the green Asia-Pacific markets closed mostly higher Thursday. Japan’s Nikkei 225 benchmark rose 0.65% to close at 41,059.15, while the Topix climbed 0.72% to 2,987,92. Over in South Korea, the Kospi index advanced 0.92% to end the day at 3,227.68, and the small-cap Kosdaq added 0.29% to close at 805.81….
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., August 6, 2025. Jeenah Moon | Reuters Stock futures inched higher Wednesday night as traders mulled over President Donald Trump’s announcement of a new steep tariff on imports of semiconductors and chips. Futures tied to the Dow Jones…