Here are the most important news items that investors need to start their trading day: 1. Stallmart Investors hope to end a lackluster week on a high note. Stocks dropped on Thursday, as the S&P 500 dipped 0.4%, the Nasdaq Composite lost 0.5% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average slid 1%. Walmart‘s stock fell more…
My top 10 things to watch Friday, Feb. 21 1. Texas Roadhouse , our newest Club stock, delivered a strong quarter , though there’s some weather-related noise around its current-quarter traffic. It also warned of beef inflation because of tighter projected cattle sizes later this year. Layer in the egg situation, and the agriculture complex…
The Alibaba office building on Feb. 18, 2025, in Nanjing, Jiangsu province of China. Fang Dongxu | Visual China Group | Getty Images Chinese tech titan Alibaba posted a startling 239% year-over-year jump in net profit in the final quarter of 2024. CEO Eddie Wu attributed that shiny result to growth in the company’s cloud…
Tokyo, Japan skyline with the Tokyo Tower Chunyip Wong | E+ | Getty Images Hong Kong shares hit a three-year high Friday, leading gains in the region as investors weighed inflation data from Japan against tariff threats from U.S. President Donald Trump. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index rose 2.98% to its highest level since February…
Traders work on the New York Stock Exchange floor on Feb. 20, 2025. Spencer Platt | Getty Images U.S. stock futures were little changed on Thursday night after the major averages slid following a lackluster earnings forecast from retail giant Walmart. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures added 28 points, or less than 0.1%. S&P 500…
My top 10 things to watch Thursday, Feb. 20 1. Wall Street was heading for a lower open Thursday after the S & P 500 closed at another record. Following Wednesday’s strength, the Dow and Nasdaq finished less 1% off their all-time highs. It is Monthly Meeting Day for the Club. Kicking off at noon…
Wall Street fought through a pair of inflation reports and more tariff headlines to post a strong week of gains. On Valentine’s Day, the S & P 500 even flirted with a fresh all-time high before ending Friday’s session with a tiny loss. For the week, the S & P 500 advanced 1.47%, the Nasdaq…
Investors are going to need some of their concerns around trade or inflation to lift in order for the stock market to rally again. Stocks haven’t moved much since the start of the year. Even with an onslaught of policy developments and fears of sticky inflation rocking the market in 2025, a healthy economy underpinning…
Top 10 things to watch Monday, Feb. 10 1. Stocks are indicated higher Monday after the S & P 500 fell 1% on Friday on concerns about tariffs and a weaker consumer sentiment survey. The S & P 500, Nasdaq and Dow are all coming off modest weekly losses. In the week ahead , the…
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy speaks during a keynote address at AWS re:Invent 2024, a conference hosted by Amazon Web Services, at The Venetian Las Vegas on December 3, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Noah Berger | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Amazon long ago passed Walmart in terms of market cap, but the e-commerce…