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The central bank that Wall Street has become accustomed to may be on the verge of significant change.

Futures for the main U.S. indexes were building on gains from the previous session as the tech stock rally continues.

The price of Bitcoin was rising slightly but stayed below $80,000 after falling to a one-week low in the previous session. Higher-than-expected U.S. inflation data for April on Tuesday reduced the prospect of interest-rate cuts by the Federal Reserve, denting risk appetite and boosting the dollar.

The S&P 500 rose 0.6%, and the Nasdaq Composite added 1.2%. The president and a group of top business leaders are attending a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Kevin Warsh passed the final Senate vote hurdle.

Stocks looked set to notch more records on Thursday as investors bet that President Donald Trump’s meeting with China's leader Xi Jinping would help extend a recent tech rally. S&P 500 futures climbed 0.2%, and contracts tied the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 added 0.4%. The market looked set to build on those gains after Xi welcomed Trump–and an elite group of CEOs–to China.

While Nvidia still rules the roost, investors are moving downstream to the next generation of AI winners.

It could be tempting for energy companies to ramp up efforts to meet soaring demand, only to find themselves overextended. But the sector has become much more disciplined.

Energy businesses quietly power the physical things we depend on, from cars and homes to e-commerce infrastructure. They are also bound to benefit from a friendlier regulatory environment with "American energy dominance" stance from the Trump administration, and this excitement has led to a six-month gain of 31.6% for the sector - higher than the S&P 500’s 7.1% return.

Whether you see them or not, industrials businesses play a crucial part in our daily activities. They are also bound to benefit from a friendlier regulatory environment with the Trump administration, and this excitement has led to a six-month gain of 17.5% for the sector - higher than the S&P 500’s 7.1% return.

The S&P 500 just pulled off something with only one precedent in more than four decades, and a strategist at one of the world's largest asset managers boiled the entire episode down to three words that every equity investor needs to hear. Chris Galipeau, senior market strategist at the Franklin ...

Healthcare companies are pushing the status quo by innovating in areas like drug development and digital health. Despite the rosy long-term prospects, short-term headwinds such as COVID inventory destocking have caused the industry to lag recently - over the past six months, the collective 3.7% gain for healthcare stocks has fallen short of the S&P 500’s 7.1% rise.

Investors are watching chips, aerospace, agriculture and rare earths as Trump and Xi head into high-stakes talks.

Asian markets were mixed Thursday as investors weighed a high-stakes US-China summit and persistent inflation concerns, which tempered optimism fuelled by record highs on Wall Street.The cautious mood came after another tech-led rally on Wall Street, where the Nasdaq and S&P 500 hit fresh record highs overnight, buoyed by robust earnings and continued enthusiasm for artificial intelligence investment.

I’ve been studying portfolio concentration for years, and one stat from Schwab’s On Investing podcast keeps echoing in my head. In 2022, the Magnificent Seven fell roughly 40% while the S&P 500 dropped 18%. Our data confirms the pain: SPY shed 20% that calendar year, while Meta Platforms (NASDAQ:META) collapsed 64%, NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) fell 51%, ... The Magnificent Seven Fell 40% While the S&P Dropped 18%: Here’s How Much Tech Concentration You Can Actually Afford

Major U.S. indices ended Wednesday mixed, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipping 0.14% to 49,693.20, while the S&P 500 advanced 0.58% to 7,444.25 and the Nasdaq climbed 1.20% to 26,402.34. These are the top stocks that gained the attention of retail traders and investors through the day: Cisco Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCO) Cisco’s stock climbed 2.60%, closing at $101.87 after reaching an intraday high of $102.01 and a low of $99.29. The stock’s 52-week range is between $60.84 and $102.01. I

President Donald Trump is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Thursday after spending the night in the Chinese capital, as global markets edged higher on cautious optimism ahead of high-stakes U.S.-China talks. Markets Rise Ahead Of US–China Talks Late Wednesday, Dow futures rose 120.00 points, or 0.24%, to 49,912.00, while S&P 500 futures added 14.50 points, or 0.19%, to 7,484.00 and Nasdaq 100 futures gained 167.75 points, or 0.57%, to 29,647.00 as of around 8:29 p.m. EDT. I

One billionaire fund manager is sounding the alarm on a potential market correction -- and history points to one stock that thrives when others struggle.

Oil prices moved slightly lower on Wednesday, but markets were buoyed to new heights by the strength of the tech sector. Plus, the new Federal Reserve chair cleared his final confirmation hurdle this afternoon, which likely alleviated some lingering uncertainty at the central bank, and among investors. Incoming Fed Chair Kevin Warsh was confirmed by the Senate with a vote of 54-45 on Wednesday afternoon, becoming the 17th person to take on the job.

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick on Monday emphasized the push for a U.S. semiconductor manufacturing boom that would expand domestic chip production and reduce U.S. reliance on foreign supply chains. Semiconductor Boom On The Way In a post on X, Lutnick...

<body><p>STORY: The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq gained ground on Wednesday with a boost from artificial intelligence-related tech shares.</p><p>The Dow actually fell slightly while the S&P gained about six-tenths of one percent and the Nasdaq added double that with the two indexes notching record closing highs.</p><p>The markets looked past data from the Labor Department showing producer prices jumped by 1.4% last month, the largest monthly increase in four years.</p><p>Tom Hainlin, national investment strategist with U.S. Bank Asset Management says he isn’t sure if these numbers will persist and what impact they will have on profits.</p><p>“Obviously, manufacturers and other importers are dealing with high prices due to tariffs and also due to high energy prices. I think the question is, this a temporary bump in producer prices or is it something that will ultimately eat into their profit margins? But we've seen strong investment in productivity tools . And we've seen profit margins remain pretty sturdy in here, which is driving corporate profits. But if this is a one-time blip, this can get managed through the corporate profit cycle.”</p><p>The recent inflation data is dousing any remaining hopes for a near-term rate cut from the Federal Reserve.&nbsp;</p><p>In fact, Boston Fed President Susan Collins said on Wednesday that a rate hike could be in the cards if inflation pressures fail to subside.</p><p>Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump's nominee to succeed Fed Chair Jerome Powell, was confirmed by the Senate in a vote along party lines.</p><p>:: Ford</p><p>Stocks on the move included Ford which surged 13% following a Morgan Stanley report highlighting the strength of the company’s energy storage business.&nbsp;</p><p>And Johnson & Johnson climbed nearly 3% after brokerage Leerink Partners upgraded shares to "outperform" from "market perform."</p></body>

The AI trade lifted stocks on Thursday as all eyes were on the crucial Trump-Xi summit that kicked off in Beijing.

Eyes are on the crucial Trump-Xi summit that has kicked off in Beijing, with trade and AI high on the agenda.

Ralph Lauren (RL) closed at $331.62 in the latest trading session, marking a -1.64% move from the prior day.

In the latest trading session, FedEx (FDX) closed at $369.7, marking a -1.79% move from the previous day.

In the closing of the recent trading day, Copart, Inc. (CPRT) stood at $32.94, denoting a -1.5% move from the preceding trading day.

The overall earnings picture continues to be of all-around strength and a steadily improving outlook, with Q1 results showing nice momentum while expectations for Q2 also trend higher.

The overall earnings picture continues to be of all-around strength and a steadily improving outlook, with Q1 results showing nice momentum while expectations for Q2 also trend higher.