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July 22 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures dipped on Wednesday, pressured by weakness in chip stocks, as investors remained cautious ahead of the first batch of Big Tech earnings that could decide
U.S. futures declined amid rising oil prices as the conflict in the Middle East intensifies ahead of the peak earnings season.
The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index jumped over 5%, its best single-day gain in a month, as bargain buyers piled onto semiconductor stocks.
TFS Financial’s 25.9% return over the past six months has outpaced the S&P 500 by 17.5%, and its stock price has climbed to $18.30 per share. This run-up might have investors contemplating their next move.
Eli Lilly has followed the market’s trajectory closely, rising in tandem with the S&P 500 over the past six months. The stock has climbed by 6.5% to $1,149 per share while the index has gained 8.4%.
GoodRx has had an impressive run over the past six months as its shares have beaten the S&P 500 by 13.1%. The stock now trades at $3.14, marking a 21.5% gain. This was partly thanks to its solid quarterly results, and the performance may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.
Giverny Capital Asset Management, LLC, an investment management company, recently published its second-quarter 2026 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The model portfolio returned 13.70% this quarter, compared to the S&P 500’s 15.20% return. YTD, the portfolio gained 5.89%, while the index increased by 10.21%. The long-term link between stock […]
Over the past six months, Itron’s shares (currently trading at $84.38) have posted a disappointing 14.8% loss, well below the S&P 500’s 8.4% gain. This might have investors contemplating their next move.
Northrop Grumman reported better-than-expected second-quarter earnings and raised its full-year financial guidance.
Markets look ahead to a pivotal week for technology companiesUS equity futures traded higher on Tuesday as investors prepared for a busy earnings calendar led by major technology companies, while continuing to monitor escalating tensions in the Middle East and questions surrounding the sustainability of artificial intelligence investment. By 02:49 ET (06:49 GMT), Dow Jones futures had gained 170 points, or 0.
<body><p>STORY: Stocks started the week on a down note, with the Dow falling about six tenths of one percent, while the S&P 500 dropped two tenths and the Nasdaq ended basically flat.</p><p>:: Archive</p><p>Investors looked for moves toward de-escalation in the Middle East while they waited for earnings reports due from major technology companies later in the week.</p><p>Melissa Brown, managing director of investment decision research at SimCorp, says the technology firms will have to post significant earnings growth to maintain their lofty trading levels. </p><p>“Every company, whether it's Google or Tesla, obviously they have very different business models and different drivers of their business. But overall, I think to justify the high valuations that we see in a lot of those names, we would need to see good earnings growth, not just kind of your run-of-the-mill 10%, but you'd want to see higher earnings growth on top of good margins as well. So, we want the businesses to be profitable and growing.”</p><p>:: Archive</p><p>Meanwhile, Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Monday that they were imposing a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia, opening a new front in the U.S.-Iran war and widening the threat to global energy supplies and trade beyond the Gulf. </p><p>But a senior Iranian official told Reuters that mediators have passed Iran a proposal to de-escalate the war with the U.S. that would offer a 10-day ceasefire to find ways to revive an interim deal reached last month.</p><p>Stocks on the move included Paramount Skydance which lost two percent and Warner Brothers Discovery which slipped almost four percent after a judge halted their $110 billion merger temporarily as a coalition of states argued it would irreparably harm competition.</p><p>And shares of Domino’s Pizza gained two percent after the chain’s quarterly revenue edged past Wall Street estimates.</p></body>
The theater operator posted a surprise profit with $1.6 billion in revenue, signaling box-office recovery momentum, today, July 20, 2026.
General Motors reports second-quarter earnings on Tuesday morning, with investors seemingly confused about what to do with the stock. Coming into Tuesday trading, GM shares were down about 7% year to date, despite rising earnings estimates and a solid first-quarter earnings report. On Tuesday, Wall Street is looking for a quarterly adjusted operating profit of $3.7 billion from sales of $47 billion.
The Magnificent Seven will again reign supreme over S&P 500 earnings, but their dominance is fading. As second-quarter earnings reports start to flow in, analysts expect the Magnificent Seven companies to grow earnings by a combined 31.1%. The other 493 S&P 500 companies are expected to increase earnings 22.8%, FactSet Senior Earnings Analyst John Butters wrote in a report.
Netflix stock has fallen 28% this year. Still, Phillip Securities analyst Helena Wang upgraded shares of Netflix to Buy on Monday.
The parabolic AI trade has sent many chip stocks to the moon, as investors have bet that hyperscalers such as Google, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta will continue to aggressively expand AI capital expenditures. However, the rally now faces significant headwinds, with valuation and revenue sustainability concerns resurfacing amid rising competition from cheaper Chinese models. The […]
Wall Street heads into a pivotal week with investors preparing for a flood of corporate earnings, major artificial intelligence announcements and lingering geopolitical tensions that have pushed oil prices above $90 a barrel. The spotlight will be on Wednesday's earnings from Alphabet Inc...
Bella Advisor's Patrick Mueller joins Ashley Mastronardi on NYSE Live to discuss the S&P 500 and EPS
CFRA’s Sam Stovall joins Ashley Mastronardi on NYSE Live to discuss the S&P 500's EPS growth forecast
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