The CBOE Volatility Index (^VIX) has slipped below 17 to 16.55, settling comfortably into the 15 to 20 range that markets consider business as usual, a remarkable turnaround after a bruising stretch…
The S&P 500 (^GSPC) clinched 7,200 for the first time ever yesterday, capping its best month since November 2020, and the index is set to open May trading on a high note.…
The SPY closed Wednesday near $711.58, and the University of Michigan consumer sentiment index just printed 48, the lowest reading in history. Those two numbers do not usually share a sentence. On…
Omor Ibne Ehsan Live Updates Bank of America Reiterates Buy Rating on Amazon9:16am ETAnalysts at Bank of America just raised their price target on AMZN to $310 from $298 following earnings. “Amazon is an e-commerce…
The S&P 500 (^GSPC) is off to the races this morning, up 0.50% thanks to tailwinds from mega-cap earnings beats and a sharp pullback in oil prices, even as the Fed’s preferred…
On a recent Animal Spirits Podcast episode, co-host Ben Carlson summed up the AI capex worry plainly: “If there’s one obvious risk that’s going to cause excesses to happen in a big…
The math looks fine on paper. A 65-year-old retires with $95,000 a year in income: $36,000 from Social Security, a $30,000 pension, and $29,000 pulled from a $725,000 portfolio at the standard…
Drew Wood 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…
