U.S. stock indices ended higher on Monday, with the S&P 500 shy of hitting record highs, tracking gains in big tech stocks, cooling oil prices, and easing bond yields.The S&P 500 ended 1.5% higher, while the Nasdaq 100 rose 1.8% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 1.3% higher. The Russell 20…
U.S. stock indices ended higher on Friday and broke past two consecutive weeks of decline as investors cheered strong quarterly earnings from Microsoft and Amazon.The S&P 500 ended 0.7% higher, while the Nasdaq 100 rose 0.6% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average ended 0.5% higher. The Russell 2000…
DeepSeek Shakes Markets in 2025On January 27, 2025, a relatively unknown Chinese-based artificial intelligence company shook up Wall Street. At the time, the AI buildout was in the early innings, and the majority of leading U.S-based technology stocks were at or near all-time highs. However, DeepSe…
US stock futures climbed early Monday as investors headed into one of the heaviest weeks of the quarter, with Dow Jones and S&P 500 futures each up 0.80% and Nasdaq-100 futures gaining 1.40%. Sentiment appeared to draw support from geopolitics, as the US and Iran paused fighting in a development th…
U.S. stocks advanced on Monday as semiconductor shares recovered from last week's selloff ahead of a heavy earnings schedule that could test whether Big Tech profits can support elevated market expectations. The S&P 500 Index (SPY) gained 0.4% by 12:36 p.m. in New York, while the Nasdaq 100 Index r…
U.S. stock indexes closed lower on Thursday, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq-100 leading the declines amid renewed pressure on semiconductor stocks.The S&P 500 fell about 0.5%, the Nasdaq-100 dropped roughly 1.6%, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average eased around 0.2%. Chipmakers drove the weakness afte…
Key takeaways:Bitcoin traded down 3.5% on Wednesday as new developments in the US-Iran war pushed oil prices higher and Japan’s bond markets faced renewed stress. That combination triggered broader de-risking across markets. At the same time, concerns over potential Bitcoin sales from Strategy inte…
Nvidia NASDAQ:NVDA, a major chipmaker whose graphics processing units dominate artificial intelligence data centers, has seen its stock valuation fall to its cheapest level since early 2019 after losing roughly $1 trillion in market value in less than two months. Nvidia shares have declined 16% sin…
Prediction market traders are signaling that the Nasdaq-100 Index (NDX) may have limited room to extend its AI-driven rally through the rest of 2026, according to a Tuesday CNBC report citing Kalshi market data.Kalshi contracts indicate roughly even odds that the Nasdaq-100 will end 2026 above the…
U.S. stock indices ended lower on Tuesday as investors sold off high-growth tech and chipmaker stocks as Treasury yields spiked owing to a jump in oil prices after Iran attacked a Qatari shipment in the Strait of Hormuz.The S&P 500 ended 0.5% lower, while the Nasdaq 100 lost 1.8% and the Dow Jones…
Bitcoin (BTC) circled $63,000 after Tuesday’s Wall Street open as chip companies led a dip in US stocks.Key points:BTC price comes off two-week highs as US stocks fallData from TradingView showed BTC price action cooling after a trip to $64,660 — its highest point since June 22.BITSTAMP:BTCUSD one…
By Jack PitcherBlackRock's fund tracking the Nasdaq-100 index will begin trading Thursday, bringing new competition to a segment long dominated by Invesco's QQQ.The iShares Nasdaq 100 ETF is set to trade under ticker IQQ and charge an expense ratio of 0.12%, or $12 annually on a $10,000 investment…
By Shashwat Chauhan and Avinash PThe Nasdaq was set to open lower on Tuesday amid declining chip stocks, with investors questioning the momentum of the AI-led rally despite Samsung's strong earnings, while a report on China's DeepSeek making its own AI chip also hit sentiment.Nvidia NASDAQ:NVDA fe…
SpaceX (SPCX) drew fresh support from Wall Street as it prepares to join the Nasdaq-100 Index on Tuesday. Major brokerages, including Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, initiated coverage with bullish ratings, highlighting the company’s strong long-term growth prospects across space transportation…
Futures tied to the tech-heavy Nasdaq dropped on Tuesday on declines in chip stocks over concerns about the sustainability of the AI-driven rally despite strong results from Samsung, while SpaceX shares dipped ahead of their Nasdaq-100 debut.Elon Musk's SpaceX NASDAQ:SPCX was set to begin trading a…
By Purvi Agarwal and Rashika SinghSpaceX's NASDAQ:SPCX addition to the Nasdaq 100 index on Tuesday is expected to unleash billions in passive buying, as brokerages kick off coverage of the $2 trillion-plus rocket and satellite company with broadly bullish views.Shares of the Elon Musk-led company w…
SpaceX entered its Nasdaq-100 debut week under pressure, with passive index demand set to kick in even as Jeremy Grantham questioned whether the company’s AI-driven valuation can withstand scrutiny.SPCX stock fell 1% on Monday, extending a pullback after losing another 1% over the past week. Shares…
Neil Wilson, UK investor strategist at Saxo Markets, said Shell’s second-quarter update is expected to show how much profit has been generated thanks to the elevated oil price. "However investors are likely to be more focused on any guidance and outlook for the rest of the year as crude benchmarks…
NASDAQ, S&P 500 CLIMB EARLY WITH CHIPS, TECHThe Nasdaq TVC:IXIC and S&P 500 CBOE:SPX are higher in early trading on Monday after the long holiday weekend as chip and other technology stocks gain. The Dow DJ:DJI is lower.An index of semiconductors NASDAQ:SOX is up 4.8% after recent sharp losses, whi…
Shares of Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SPCX) were in focus on Monday, ahead of the company’s inclusion in the Nasdaq 100 index on Tuesday.SpaceX will formally join the Nasdaq 100 index under Nasdaq’s “Fast Entry” pathway announced in May this year, which will result in exchange-traded fund…
