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Stocks continue to recover from Greenland threats
2+ hour, 39+ min ago (1094+ words) Megacap tech helped drive gains. The S&P 500 continued to climb, but the benchmark index is still lower than it was prior to President Trump's European tariff threats. Big Tech helped propel stocks higher, with every Magnificent 7 constituent gaining. The…...
Amazon CEO says tariffs are inflating prices and buyers are looking for bargains
2+ day, 12+ hour ago (820+ words) While the legality of President Trump's tariffs winds its way through the courts, their effects are beginning to show up in prices. During an interview at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said he is…...
Stocks post small loss, closing lower for the week
6+ day, 2+ hour ago (970+ words) The Russell 2000 beat the S&P 500 for the 11th consecutive session, the longest streak of outperformance for small-caps since 2008. Stocks that moved higher: A flurry of positive announcements, including a study and trial that showed encouraging results for non-chemo cancer treatments,…...
Chipmakers power stock gains
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (1010+ words) TSMC's blowout earnings fueled a return to the AI trade. Stocks that moved higher: Clearway Energy surged after signing power purchase agreements with Alphabet. Beyond Meat rose on its plans to enter the beverage category with a protein seltzer. Healthcare…...
Tech tumble drags down stocks
1+ week, 1+ day ago (949+ words) All stocks in the Mag 7 fell as investors rotated into defensive names. Earnings season so far has been a mixed bag as Citigroup reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue, and Q4 revenues and net interest income for Wells Fargo came in shy…...
Stocks dragged down by financials and hyperscalers
1+ week, 2+ day ago (881+ words) Despite soft inflation and an earnings beat from JPMorgan, policy proposals continued to sway stocks. The S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, and Russell 2000 all fell Tuesday. Though core CPI inflation was softer than analysts had forecast, traders still anticipate that a January…...
Credit card and bank stocks stumble after President Trump calls for 10% interest rate cap
1+ week, 3+ day ago (934+ words) Shares of banks and US financial services companies are under pressure on Monday morning after US President Donald Trump announced his intention to impose a hard limit on how much money they can make off credit cards. In a Truth…...
S&P 500 climbs to a new record high after mixed jobs report
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1194+ words) Employers added fewer jobs than expected last month, but the unemployment rate ticked down. Stocks jumped on Friday, with the S&P 500 notching a new record high. The Nasdaq 100 and the Russell 2000 also climbed higher. The jobs report showed that…...
Monitor credit-sensitive pockets of the stock market for a read on the US economy
3+ week, 6+ day ago (995+ words) At a very basic level, business development companies (BDCs) and regional banks are both in the lending business. And their borrowers aren't generally the most creditworthy companies. But two ETFs that track regional banks and these providers of private credit,…...
The S&P 500 closes at a record high for the 39th time in 2025
4+ week, 1+ day ago (826+ words) In today's shortened trading session, the S&P 500 closed at a record high for the 39th time in 2025, the benchmark index's first Christmas Eve closing high since 2013. While volumes were thin, the rally was broad-based, with all sector ETFs rising except…...