Gold is taking a sharp hit on Fed day, with the PHLX Gold/Silver Sector (^XAU) tracking nearly 2% lower. There has been a rotation out of safe havens ahead of the Federal…
The S&P 500 (^GSPC) is holding its breath as the Fed prepares to deliver its latest rate decision this afternoon in what will be remembered as Jerome Powell’s final FOMC meeting as…
Live Updates Alphabet Earnings Out After the Bell11:25am ETWhen Alphabet posts earnings, investors will be looking for strong updates on Gemini, Google Cloud revenue, and its AI investment plans. Google Cloud revenue, for…
Ian Cooper Healthcare is supposed to be the place you hide. It is the fourth-largest slice of U.S. GDP at 8.9% in the fourth quarter of 2025, growing at 1.5% while construction and transportation…
Here is a pattern worth knowing as April winds down: When the S&P 500 gains 5% or more in April, the rest of the year has never finished negative. The sample is…
The S&P 500 (^GSPC) is pulling back from its latest record run as investors take some profits in this jittery market. OpenAI missed sales and user targets, rippling through tech stocks, while…
Stocks opened in a holding pattern, with the S&P 500 (^GSPC) heading into the trading session fractionally lower after rising to all-time highs last week. Three forces pull in opposite directions: the…
Live Updates TD Cowen Gets Bullish on DoorDash8:57am ETAnalysts at TD Cowen initiated a buy rating on DASH with a price target of $225. “DASH’s US leadership, expanding Int’l presence, growing Grocery…
The Vanguard S&P 500 ETFÂ (NYSEARCA:VOO)Â surged back over $650 quickly after the ceasefire went into effect and has held at that level after it was extended. The question now is whether or not…
The CBOE Volatility Index (^VIX) is trading near 18.84, below the psychologically sensitive 19 threshold and down 2.4% on the session, pushing the fear gauge below the 20 line even as the…
The S&P 500 (^GSPC) is pointing higher into Friday’s open, with futures fractionally higher as traders digest a bevy of data. Intel reported a blockbuster print, sending its stock to dot-com-era levels,…
India’s economy continues to outpace most of the developed world, with the IMF and World Bank projecting multi-year growth well above US real GDP, which registered 0.5% annualized in the third quarter…
International developed-market equities have outperformed US large caps through the first four months of 2026. The S&P 500 is up about 4.5% year to date, while three of the most widely held…
The CBOE Volatility Index (^VIX) calm gave way to fresh anxiety over the Iran standoff. The VIX climbed 0.8 points to 19.7 in early trading, pushing right to the edge of the…
Live Updates Northland Analysts Just Initiated Buy Rating on USA Rare Earth10:00am ETAnalysts at Northland have initiated a buy rating on USA Rare Earth, as the U.S. continues to fight for rare earth independence…
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