Ford reports second quarter results on Tuesday. Wall Street is looking for second quarter operating profit of $2.1 billion from sales of $47.2 billion.
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United Parcel Service will report its second-quarter results on Tuesday, with Wall Street expecting growth in sales and earnings.
Boeing reports second quarter numbers on Tuesday. Wall Street is looking for an operating profit of about $460 million up from a year-ago operating loss of almost $200 million.
U. S. stock futures moved higher on Monday as investors welcomed signs of a pause in hostilities between the United States and Iran, helping to ease pressure on energy markets ahead of a crucial week for corporate earnings and central bank decisions.
It’s peak earnings season, and investors could be forgiven for wanting an escape hatch. Corporate America is delivering solid results, but it’s not helping stocks. Last night, chip maker Intel’s quarterly results blew past Wall Street estimates.

<body><p>STORY: U.S. stocks ended mixed on Friday, with the Dow gaining just under half a percent, the S&P 500 virtually flat and the tech-heavy Nasdaq sliding nearly two-thirds of a percent.</p><p>The S&P 500 technology index underperformed the broader market as chip stocks fell, with Intel dropping nearly 8% despite forecasting quarterly profit and revenue above Wall Street estimates.</p><p>Enthusiasm for the AI trade weakened after Alphabet's announcement earlier this week of a plan to hike capital spending even as it burns cash.</p><p>Richard Reyle, chief investment officer at Questar Capital Partners, said that as a result investors are rotating into what he called "safer parts of the market."</p><p>"Pharmaceuticals have been flying, and that's been, I think, where we see the rotation of the market right now. [FLASH] You look at the iShares, pharmaceutical fund, it's big components that are J&J and Eli Lilly, they're at all-time highs. And they're still relatively not super expensive stocks. So I think that's a place that can be bought and held. And of course, energy. Exxon's going to announce earnings next week. I bet they're going to be a blockbuster and they're going to continue to be because they make money at $60 a barrel. At $100 a barrel, forget about it. They do very well."</p><p>The S&P 500 real estate sector also outperformed during the session. Its leading gainer was Digital Realty Trust, which rallied 11% after it raised its full-year forecast for funds from operations.</p><p>Among other gainers, shares of SLB climbed 11% after the oilfield services firm beat expectations for second-quarter profit.</p><p>Investors now turn their attention to quarterly results next week from Magnificent 7 megacaps Microsoft, Amazon, Meta and Apple.</p></body>
The Dow rose on Friday, but the blue-chip index couldn’t stave off its third-consecutive weekly decline. The Nasdaq dropped 0.6%. Stocks traded sideways all day, as another slide in chip stocks dragged down the S&P 500 and Nasdaq.
Wall Street’s concerns about capex and free cash flow for big tech now outweigh optimism regarding cloud performance.
S&P 500 futures added 0.2% Friday morning after the index posted its worst single-day drop since late June
July 24 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures edged higher on Friday after a tech-led selloff in the previous session, as investors weighed fresh earnings, escalating Middle East tensions and a new
Tesla missed second-quarter earnings estimates and the stock was down early Thursday. Wall Street remains firmly focused on the future, though.
Trump said that the U.S. will inflict “major military punishment” upon Iran and the Houthis if they attack ships again.
Alphabet, the newest addition to the Dow, dove on its latest quarterly results and it's weighing on the blue-chip index. The Dow is down 1.1%, or 563 points. Alphabet was the worst performer in the Dow, contributing a roughly 142-point drag on the index, Dow Jones Market Data showed.
July 23 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Thursday, as concerns over heavy AI spending resurfaced after the first batch of Big Tech earnings, while another jump in oil prices
Stocks tumbled at the open on Thursday after earnings from Alphabet and Tesla failed to rouse the AI trade. The Dow fell 654 points, or 1.2%. Alphabet and Tesla were both down on their latest earnings reports.
Amid war and rising oil prices, RTX delivered the kind of quarters investors craved: A beat-and-raise. Financial guidance was raised, too. For 2026, RTX now expects sales of about $95.5 billion, up from prior guidance of $93 billion.
U. S. stock futures traded lower on Thursday as investors digested quarterly results from Alphabet, Tesla and IBM while awaiting the European Central Bank’s latest interest rate decision.
The Nasdaq slowly sold off throughout the day as the market awaited new information from Alphabet and Tesla after hours, today, July 22, 2026.
The stock market took a breather on Wednesday ahead of a gauntlet of major earnings reports. The Dow was essentially flat. With Alphabet, Tesla, and Texas Instruments set to report results after the bell, there wasn’t much movement in markets.
What was working on Wall Street was pretty much a mirrored image of yesterday’s action. The Dow was up 64 points, or 0.1%. The top strategies were pure value, low volatility, and dividend stocks, while small-caps, growth, and momentum were lagging behind.
July 22 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened lower on Wednesday pressured by weakness in chip stocks, as investors remained cautious ahead of the first batch of Big Tech earnings that could
Wall Street stocks looked set for a weaker open on Wednesday as investors lock in profits in technology stocks ahead of crucial earnings from Google owner Alphabet and Tesla, while escalating tensions in the Middle East push oil prices to six-week highs. Dow Jones futures were down 0.2%,...