By Caitlin McCabeU.S. stock futures are rising this morning ahead of a week that will challenge investors' appetite for the AI trade again.Nasdaq 100 futures are up more than 1% after the long holiday weekend, a sign traders are brushing off the AI worries that have jolted stocks in recent weeks.Th…
By Jack PitcherSpaceX will officially join the Nasdaq-100 on Tuesday, and investors holding some funds tied to the index will end up exposed whether they like it or not.Mutual and exchange-traded funds with a collective $800 billion in assets under management that track Nasdaq's flagship tech index…
Asian shares advanced and US equity-index futures held onto Friday’s gains as technology stocks extended their rebound. Oil edged lower.MSCI’s Asia Pacific Index climbed 0.3%, with more than two shares rising for every one that declined. South Korean shares led regional gains, with the nation’s ben…
Key takeaways:Bitcoin reclaimed the $61,000 mark following a disappointing US job market report. Traders grew less certain of a near-term interest rate hike from the US Federal Reserve (Fed) given the worsening labor data. The tech-heavy Nasdaq index sold off, fueling hopes of a capital rotation fa…
Benchmark indices on Wall Street had another mixed session on Thursday, July 2, but ended the truncated week on a positive note as a disappointing jobs report allayed some concerns about the US Federal Reserve raising interest rates in its upcoming policy on July 29.The Dow Jones gained over 600 po…
By Vishesh KumarThe rising tide of artificial intelligence was once lifting all boats in the tech trade. But three years into the boom, the waters are getting choppier. Investors are taking a show-me attitude. For financial advisors, limiting clients' downside risk and being mindful of volatility i…
US stock futures traded mixed on Thursday as investors waited for the June jobs report, a key macro-economic data that could influence expectations for future interest rate decisions by the US Federal Reserve.Futures linked to the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose about 0.2%, while S&P 500 futures…
By Niket Nishant and Avinash PWall Street futures were mixed on Thursday as investors awaited the June employment report, while a lack of progress in negotiations to end the Middle East war weighed on sentiment.Markets had a choppy session on Wednesday, with the main indexes settling lower, as Fed…
By Joe WallaceMarkets are often eerily quiet before the U.S. jobs report. Not today.Highflying Asian chip stocks swooned and futures point to more tech losses in New York ahead of monthly labor-market data brought forward by Independence Day.The jobs data is due at 8:30 a.m. ET. Economists expect t…
By Mike DolanWhat matters in U.S. and global markets todayBy Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and MarketsThe U.S. jobs report will clearly dominate the day ahead for markets, but there's been a hefty pullback in red-hot chip stocks around the world as the second half of the year gets underway.G…
By Joe WallaceMarkets are often eerily quiet before the U.S. jobs report. Not today.Highflying Asian chip stocks swooned and futures point to more tech losses in New York ahead of monthly labor-market data brought forward by Independence Day.The jobs data is due at 8:30 a.m. ET. Economists expect t…
U.S. stock index futures were subdued on Thursday as investors remained on the sidelines ahead of the June employment report, while a lack of progress in negotiations to end the Middle East war also weighed on sentiment.Markets had a choppy session on Wednesday, with the main indexes settling lower…
EUROPE BEFORE THE BELL: FUTURES WOBBLE BEFORE PAYROLLSEuropean equity futures are soft on Thursday as weakness in the global technology hardware space saps global sentiment.The tech-heavy Nasdaq NASDAQ:NDX shed 1.5% on Wednesday, led lower by a sharp 6.3% decline in an index of semiconductor stocks…
A strong July performance for the Nasdaq-100 may not be a sure thing now.The benchmark, made up of the 100-largest, non-financial companies in the Nasdaq Composite by market cap, has posted a July gain in 17 of the last 18 years. In that time, the index has averaged a 4.1% advance for the month.The…
U.S. stock futures traded mixed in the overnight session late Wednesday after closing lower amid a selloff in technology and chip stocks on the first trading day of July ahead of the latest non-farm payrolls report.Nasdaq 100 futures increased 0.30%, S&P 500 futures climbed 0.06%, while Dow futures…
Chip stocks fell on the first day of the second half of 2026, with shares of Micron Technology Inc. (MU), Intel Corp. (INTC), Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD), and other semiconductor stocks plummeting between 3% and 9% in Wednesday morning’s trade.The VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH), which rose ne…
By Emily BaryMicron led the way, contributing 26% of the Nasdaq-100's first-half returns and 17% of the S&P 500's gains, according to JefferiesMicron's stock price quadrupled in the first half of the year and had a major impact on overall index returns.A few major technology stocks were responsible…
Asian shares increased on Wednesday after they capped their best quarter in around 17 years.Stocks in South Korea and Japan advanced as the Kospi, taking the MSCI Asia Pacific index up 0.3%.The gains came after a tech-fueled rally lifted US stocks, with the S&P 500 climbing 0.8% and the Nasdaq 100…
U.S. stock indices ended higher on Tuesday, tracking gains in chipmaker stocks, while the Dow Jones ended its best first half in five years.The S&P 500 rose 0.8%, the Nasdaq 100 gained 1.7% and the Dow Jones rose 0.3%. The Russell 2000, which tracks stocks with small market capitalizations, rose 0…
SpaceX (SPCX) shares are pushing higher as investors aggressively position their portfolios ahead of the aerospace titan’s highly anticipated inclusion into the Nasdaq-100 index on Jul. 7.The upcoming milestone is fueling intense market optimization, as institutional traders race to get ahead of ma…
