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Investing.com - U.S. stock index futures extended gains on Friday as easing concerns over the durability of the artificial intelligence boom boosted technology shares, with Amazon leading gains after strong cloud growth helped offset fresh disappointment from Apple’s cautious outlook.

Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index rises Friday even as Apple dives on a weak sales forecast. Amazon stock surges on earnings.

8am: Nasdaq on a roll The Nasdaq is poised to charge ahead again on Friday after its best day in weeks, with Microsoft leading a tech-sector recovery and delivering its biggest single-day increase in market value on record, lifting sentiment across the broader market. Nasdaq futures point...

US equity futures were higher pre-bell Friday as tech stocks, led by Amazon (AMZN), were on the upsw

The benchmark US stock measures were tracking in the green before the open Friday as Amazon's (AMZN)

July 31 (Reuters) - U.S. equity funds drew inflows in the week to July 29, snapping a two-week streak of outflows, as investors added exposure to mega-cap technology funds during a recent selloff on

From commerce to culture, software is digitizing every aspect of our lives. This secular theme has materialized in superior earnings growth and stock price performance for most SaaS companies, and over the last six months, the industry’s 13.5% return has topped the S&P 500 by 8.6 percentage points.

Moderna posted a narrower per-share loss and higher revenue in its latest quarter, but shares were tumbling anyway. Moderna posted a loss of $1.97 a share, narrower than the loss of $2.01 Wall Street had anticipated, and slimmer than the per-share loss of $2.13 reported last year. The drugmaker reiterated its full-year guidance of 10% revenue growth, evenly split between U.S. and international sales.

Wall Street futures pointed solidly higher pre-bell Friday, after tech-and-delivery conglomerate Ama

Restaurants are go-to meeting hubs for friends, family, and colleagues. It also feels like demand is strong as consumers always seem to be chasing the next hot place or viral fast food creation on social media. No surprise the industry has returned 7.6% over the past six months, beating the S&P 500 by 2.7 percentage points.

The S&P 500 (^GSPC) is home to the biggest and most well-known companies in the market, making it a go-to index for investors seeking stability. But not all large-cap stocks are created equal - some are struggling with slowing growth, declining margins, or increased competition.

Cycurion, Inc. (NASDAQ:CYCU) stock surged about 37% in Friday’s premarket trading, extending gains after the stock soared 495.93% on Thursday following the announcement of its largest contract award to date. The move came as S&P 500 futures rose 0.5% ahead of the opening bell. Cycurion said it secured its largest-ever contract, valued at about $54.6 million, through a partnership with a top-five global consulting firm. The company expects the award to generate more than $5 million in annual reve

By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, July 31 (Reuters) - U.S. employment data and a batch of corporate results this coming week will keep equity investors on edge over the direction of the stock market, which

Stock buybacks are near historic highs. But their biggest benefit to investors — making each remaining share more valuable — is fading in the era of the AI spending boom.

Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock fell more than 7% in premarket trading Friday as investors locked in profits despite the company’s better-than-expected fiscal third-quarter results. The decline came even as Nasdaq futures rose 1.39% and S&P 500 futures gained 0.62%. The stock is also testing its 50-day moving average after retreating from July highs. That level could determine whether the recent pullback remains part of a longer-term uptrend or develops into a deeper correction. Apple reported fi

It might not be a good choice over the long term.

On Stocktwits, retail sentiment for SPY remained 'bearish,' and improved to 'neutral' on QQQ as investors warmed to the latest AI-driven earnings.

AI optimism pushed U.S. stock futures higher and drove the volatile Kospi to its biggest daily rise on record in Korea, while Europe’s tech stocks also rallied.

The tech rebound has legs. Stock futures were rising early Friday as the technology sector looked set to end a bad July on a positive note despite disappointing earnings from Apple. S&P 500 futures rose 0.

Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) dissension just reached a new (and dubious) milestone.

Stocks were on track to end the week on an upbeat note after Big Tech earnings revived optimism in the artificial intelligence trade.

The Morning Bull - US Market Morning Update Friday, Jul, 31 2026 US stock futures are pointing higher this morning, with E-mini S&P 500 contracts up about 0.3% and Nasdaq-100 futures ahead roughly 0.5%. The focus is on the June US PCE price index, which is expected to dip 0.1% month on month, while the core reading is seen up 0.2%. That combination suggests the cost of living may be easing slowly but still sits above the Federal Reserve's 2% goal. At the same time, second quarter US GDP is...

Samsung Electronics (KRX:005930, LSE:BC94) and SK Hynix surged by almost 30% on Friday as strong results from Amazon and Microsoft were the catalyst for investors to rush back into semiconductor shares. Samsung jumped 28% to ₩265,000, while memory-chip rival SK Hynix climbed 30% to ₩1.7...

The semiconductor and memory stock crash is taking a sledgehammer to the Nasdaq Composite.

The CAPE ratio just hit a level we've only seen once before -- right before the dot-com crash. Here's why this time might (or might not) be different, and what it means for your portfolio.

VONG targets large-cap tech leaders, while IWO offers well-diversified exposure to small-cap stocks. Which fits your portfolio?

Cathie Wood, chief of Ark Investment Management, often buys her highest-conviction stocks during sharp pullbacks. That's exactly what she's doing with Nvidia (NVDA), adding more shares after the semiconductor giant fell more than 6% over the past five trading days. In 2025, the flagship Ark ...

A large bet on its own shares has so far been a losing one, creating a quiet standoff between management's conviction and the market's deep-seated skepticism.

Despite multiple sessions in the red, all three benchmark indexes are on track to close higher this week.