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On May 11, 2026, investors weighed Archer's solid Q1 earnings versus the company's cash burn and rising eVTOL competition.

Ed Yardeni, founder and CEO at Yardeni Research, lifted his year-end price target for the S&P 500 by just over 7%, taking it to 8250 from 7700, a level that suggests gains of more than 11.5% from the benchmark’s close Friday of 7398. Yardeni also thinks the benchmark will hit 10,000 by the end of 2029, adding in a note published Sunday that such an elevated reading might “arrive ahead of schedule” in the new market paradigm. The push comes amid an historic change in earnings forecasts, for both this year and next, that has lifted stocks more than 16.6% since the market bottomed out on March 30, powered in large part by advances in artificial intelligence and gains for the Magnificent Seven tech giants.

On May 8, 2026, investors weighed ad-tech growth against margin pressure, cautious guidance, and fresh Wall Street downgrades.

Record revenue, upbeat guidance, and a swelling defense-backed backlog put this space contractor in sharp focus, today, May 8, 2026.

Stronger-than-expected earnings put this brewer in sharper focus, today, May 8, 2026.

Dow Jones futures: President Donald Trump says a U.S.-Iran ceasefire is intact despite clashes. Rocket Lab, Cloudflare and IREN are big earnings movers.

May 8 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures rose on Friday as a recovery in chipmakers helped offset worries about renewed U.S.-Iran tensions, while investors looked ahead to a crucial employment

Cloudflare stock was falling sharply in late Thursday despite better-than-expected first-quarter results from the cybersecurity company. Cloudflare reported adjusted earnings of 25 cents a share on revenue of $639.8 million. Analysts surveyed by FactSet were expecting earnings of 23 cents a share on revenue of $621 million.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down, while the S&P 500 Index and the Nasdaq Composite were up

US equity futures were slightly higher pre-bell Thursday as hopes for a finalized peace deal between

The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was up 0.2% and the actively trad

US equity futures were marginally higher pre-bell Thursday as hopes for a finalized peace deal betwe

The S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit new highs on Iran deal hopes. Nvidia leads new buys with Arm a big earnings mover late.

Today, May 6, 2026, investors weigh surging AI data center demand against fresh guidance, margin recovery, and past troubles.

By Lawrence Delevingne and Harry Robertson May 6 (Reuters) - Stocks advanced and oil prices dropped on Wednesday after a report that the United States and Iran are closing in on an agreement to end

Fresh off a record close on Tuesday, the Nasdaq was soaring to fresh highs on Wednesday after Advanced Micro Devices’ earnings report kept the chip rally rolling. The Dow was up 461 points, or 0.9%. The S&P and Nasdaq only need to close above yesterday’s level to establish new record closing highs.

U.S. stocks looked set to extend record highs after Trump walked back an effort to guide commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz, easing concerns of a near-term escalation in the U.S.-Iran war.

With the Iran cease-fire still seemingly intact, oil prices retreated today, giving the market some room to run. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose 1%, while the The S&P 500 gained 0.8%. While there has been no real uptick in traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, the fact that the cease-fire remains in effect was enough to temper oil prices on Tuesday.

Futures rose. President Trump "paused" his Hormuz opening effort. AI plays AMD, Astera Labs, Lumentum, Arista were earnings movers late.

Markets are eyeing signs of easing in Mideast tensions and impressive AI-fueled tech earnings.

Major gauge futures soared following a series of record closes from US indexes.

The Nasdaq hit new highs Tuesday. AI plays AMD, Astera Labs, Lumentum and Arista were earnings movers late.

By Lawrence Delevingne and Amanda Cooper May 5 (Reuters) - Global stocks rose on Tuesday, taking some heart from a series of robust earnings, while simmering hostilities between the U.S. and Iran over

Stocks were back near their highest levels on record after Wall Street turned its attention away from Iran and back to earnings season. The Dow rose 305 points, or 0.6%. The S&P 500 was up 0.7%. The Nasdaq was up 0.

European and US stocks advanced Tuesday as investors weighed first-quarter corporate earnings alongside uncertainty over the fragile US-Iran ceasefire. "First-quarter corporate earnings have largely been robust so far which has helped to sustain global equities despite the uncertain backdrop," said AJ Bell head of markets Dan Coatsworth.

The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was up 0.4% and the actively trad

US equity futures were trending higher on Tuesday as traders await a fresh batch of corporate earnin

Stocks were set to edge higher on Tuesday as investors looked past rising tensions in the Middle East and took the opportunity to buy the dip in equities following another batch of solid earnings reports. S&P 500 futures added 0.3% and contracts tied to the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 gained 0.5%. The three major indexes all dropped on Monday after the United Arab Emirates said Iran was attacking it with missiles, sparking fears that the Middle East conflict could escalate after weeks of relative calm.

Oil prices fell as wary markets monitored a fragile US-Iran ceasefire in the wait for the latest rush of earnings.

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