Finance, traditionally the suits-and-spreadsheets playground, is undergoing a seismic change and the centre is artificial intelligence. The realm of human experience, years of gut feeling, and caffeine-fuelled late nights is increasingly being replaced by code, data models, and predictions. This isn’t about machines versus humans. It’s about an entire redesign of how financial jobs operate,…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on July 23, 2025. NYSE U.S. stock futures inched higher Sunday night, with the market once again on the cusp of all-time highs ahead of a week of key inflation reports. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose by 56 points, or 0.1%. S&P 500…
Suddenly, Wall Street cares about inflation again. After taking a backseat to the jobs report earlier this year, inflation data will take center stage next week as investors try to discern whether the Federal Reserve will cut in September. The latest consumer price index is set to release Tuesday, and the producer price index is…
US stocks opened higher on Friday on hopes of a dovish Federal Reserve board after President Donald Trump’s temporary pick for a central bank governor post. As of 12:18 PM Eastern, the S&P 500 was up 0.8%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.6%, and the Nasdaq added 0.9%. As of 9:57 AM Eastern, the…
Reuters concurs with your gold news, as does the Financial Times and numerous other sources. Gold futures climbed to a record high on Friday after a report that the United States had imposed tariffs on imports of 1-kg gold bars, while spot gold stayed on track for a second straight weekly gain on tariff turmoil…
SoundHound AI (SOUN) reported record revenue in its second quarter results, as its expansion into new verticals, such as restaurants and hospitals, helped fuel 217% year-over-year revenue growth. The stock rocketed 2% higher in premarket trading on Friday. SoundHound develops artificial intelligence solutions that businesses use for automation and to create conversational experiences for their…
By Chris Prentice and Alun John NEW YORK/LONDON (Reuters) -Wall Street indexes gained on Wednesday on largely upbeat corporate earnings, and U.S. yields also rose, while European shares closed flat and broke a two-day winning streak. U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order imposing an additional 25% tariff on goods from India, saying the…
Stock-picking hedge funds climbed modestly in July, in line with the broader market, but their positioning has turned more cautious with the S & P 500 sitting near a record high. Global fundamental long-short hedge funds returned 1.5% in July on an asset-weighted basis, bringing their year-to-date gains to 7.8%, according to data from Goldman…
Apple is ready to pony up another $100 billion to appease President Donald Trump . Jim Cramer says it was a necessary evil. Wall Street agreed, and the struggling stock rallied. The news Shares of Apple jumped nearly 6% on Wednesday after a White House official confirmed to CNBC that the tech giant will raise…
Kevin Hassett, director of the National Economic Council (L), and Kevin Warsh, former governor of the US Federal Reserve Reuters President Donald Trump’s fresh comments on potential candidates to replace Jerome Powell as the next chair of the Federal Reserve sparked a wave of speculation on prediction markets. National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, former Fed Governor Kevin Warsh,…