The US military said on Friday it struck Iran after what it described as an attack on a commercial cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz. The action came hours after President Donald Trump condemned the drone attack as a “foolish violation” of the ceasefire agreement.At the time of writing, U.S. equit…
Wall Street’s main stock indices overcame early tech-led losses on Friday as investors bought the dip, but still finished mildly lower, according to RTHK.Oil prices fell as shipping traffic resumed through the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude dropped 4.3%, returning to levels seen before the war on Ir…
MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay, June 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DLocal Limited (“dLocal”, “we”, “us”, and “our”) NASDAQ:DLO, a leading cross-border financial infrastructure platform connecting global merchants to emerging markets, today announced that the Company was added as a member of the US small-cap Ru…
Total S&P 500 earnings are expected to increase by +23.7% in the June quarter from the same period last year, on +11.4% higher revenues.The chart below shows the Q2 earnings and revenue growth expectations in the context of where growth has been in the preceding four quarters and what is expected i…
By Chibuike OguhGlobal equity markets edged lower on Friday, set for a weekly decline as investors kept taking profits on high-flying technology and chip stocks, while crude oil prices slumped as more tankers left the Strait of Hormuz.On Wall Street, all three indexes finished slightly lower in cho…
Total S&P 500 earnings are expected to increase by +23.7% in the June quarter from the same period last year, on +11.4% higher revenues.The chart below shows the Q2 earnings and revenue growth expectations in the context of where growth has been in the preceding four quarters and what is expected i…
The Ibovespa rose 0.8% to close at 173,295 on Friday, recovering from early losses as gains in financial stocks offset declines in heavyweight commodity shares.Bond yields edged lower as oil prices returned to pre-conflict levels amid easing supply concerns, with more tankers leaving the Strait of…
By Fergal SmithCanada's main stock index rose on Friday as higher gold prices boosted metal mining shares, but gains for the index were kept in check as investors worried about the inflationary impact of the AI boom.The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX Composite Index TSX:TSX ended up 129.79 points…
By Lewis KrauskopfJobs data in the coming week will shed light on the U.S. economy's strength, which could raise prospects for near-term interest rate hikes, adding potential volatility to a stock market already on edge from swings in technology shares.Major U.S. equity indexes next week are set to…
The S&P/TSX Composite Index rose 0.4% to close at 34,980 on Friday, supported by gains in the mining and technology sectors.Mining shares rose on higher gold prices, helped by a weaker dollar and easing expectations of further US interest rate hikes following the latest PCE data.Also, Canada and Ja…
4,594,880,616 shares traded amounting to $334.027 billionNEW YORK, June 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Nasdaq, Inc. NASDAQ:NDAQ today announced the Nasdaq Closing Cross had a record day as it was used to rebalance Nasdaq-listed securities in the entire family of Russell US Indexes, which includes the…
The Dow Jones Index dropped 45 points or 0.09 percent on Friday to close at 51876 points.Losses were led by Caterpillar (-5.67%), Cisco Systems (-4.56%) and Goldman Sachs (-4.07%).Offsetting the fall, top gainers were Microsoft (5.71%), Salesforce (5.45%) and IBM (5.08%).
The major U.S. stock indices closed modestly lower on Friday, with technology shares again leading the declines. The NASDAQ was the weakest performer, falling 0.24%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.09% and the S&P 500 edged lower by 0.05%.The NASDAQ has now declined in each of the…
The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the broader US stock market closed lower on Friday as investors continued rotating out of technology and semiconductor stocks while shifting into more defensive sectors such as healthcare, consumer staples, and utilities.The S&P 500 slipped 0.27% to close at 7,3…
IS IT 4:00 YET? WALL STREET WRAPS UP AN UNIMPRESSIVE WEEKWall Street shuffled across the finish line of what felt like a lethargic session, capping a week in which a tech pullback limited gains and exacerbated losses.The three major U.S. stock indexes showed little conviction in either direction fo…
By Noel Randewich and Joel JoseThe S&P 500 ended marginally lower on Friday, with a steep drop in AI-related chip stocks and sharp gains in Moderna and other healthcare stocks.The PHLX chip index NASDAQ:SOX tumbled 5.3%, underscoring recent volatility among AI-related chipmakers that have fueled m…
US stock indexes closed lower on Friday, with the S&P 500 inching down 0.05%, the Nasdaq 100 losing 1.1%, and the Dow Jones slipping 44 points.Chipmakers led the declines as investors trimmed positions after Thursday’s rally, which had been fueled by strong guidance from Micron.Its shares fell 6.7…
By Noel Randewich and Joel JoseWall Street ended mixed on Friday, with a steep drop in AI-related chip stocks and sharp gains in Moderna and other healthcare stocks.The PHLX chip index NASDAQ:SOX tumbled, underscoring recent volatility among AI-related chipmakers that have fueled much of Wall Stre…
By Chibuike OguhGlobal equity markets edged lower on Friday, set for a weekly decline as investors kept taking profits on high-flying technology and chip stocks, while crude oil prices slumped as more tankers left the Strait of Hormuz.On Wall Street, all three indexes were trading lower in choppy t…
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, June 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ascendis Pharma A/S NASDAQ:ASND today announced that the Company has been added to the broad-market Russell 3000® Index, the large-cap Russell 1000® Index, the small-to-mid-cap Russell 2500® Index, and the Russell Midcap® Index as a part of the…
