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With short-term rates still elevated, tariff uncertainty churning through earnings models, and credit spreads widening at the margins, balance sheet quality has quietly become the most underrated factor in equity selection. Stocks under $30 often get dismissed as broken or speculative, but a handful of large, cash-generative businesses currently trade in that zone with the ... Rate Cuts Are Off the Table. Here Are 2 Stocks Under $30 Built Exactly for This Moment

The AI boom rests on cheap capital. Nebius Group (NASDAQ:NBIS) CEO Arkady Volozh just spelled out how a few hundred basis points of borrowing cost could undermine the economics of the buildout. In a recent interview with venture capital firm Accel, Volozh walked through his company’s financing stack: “For a startup like us with all ... What Nebius CEO Just Said Shows How Quickly the Fed Can Kill the AI Boom

Morgan Stanley Flags Recession Risk but Doubles Down on Stocks

Inbesting.com -- Canada’s annual inflation rate accelerated less than anticipated in April as underlying price pressures showed signs of cooling. According to data from Statistics Canada, the consumer price index rose 2.8% from a year earlier, marking its fastest pace since May 2024 but falling short of the 3.1% rate economists surveyed by Bloomberg expected. Higher energy prices, particularly for gasoline, served as the primary driver behind the acceleration in the headline figure. Geopolitical

Gold prices edged lower early Tuesday as the dollar and yields continued to climb on rising concerns

May 19 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened lower on Tuesday, pressured by a selloff in heavyweight chip stocks and lingering inflation concerns as Treasury yields continued to rise.

Chip stocks are tanking as Treasury yields rise amid inflation.

Investing.com -- Global equities are trading at highs even as the Straits of Hormuz remain closed, and the growth-inflation mix deteriorates, a situation Goldman Sachs says is explained primarily by corporate earnings.

Broker upgrades spotlight Dow, Arrow Electronics and Lumentum as U.S. stocks reflect resilience amid oil, Middle East and tariff risks and inflation concerns.

Futures fell as AI leaders Micron, Sandisk and more keep sliding. Home Depot beat views while Google I/O kicks off.

Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) is included among the Top 12 Undervalued Dividend Stocks to Buy Now. Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE:VZ) engages in the provision of communications, technology, information, and streaming products and services to consumers, businesses, and governmental entities worldwide. It was reported on May 14 that the Federal Communications Commission has approved Verizon’s spectrum […]

By Ragini Mathur and Utkarsh Hathi May 19 (Reuters) - U.S. indexes were on track to extend declines and open lower on Tuesday, weighed by a drop in chip stocks and persistent inflation worries despite

Nissan is considering using the same strategy as Tesla now that Canada has drastically lowered tariffs on Chinese-made electric vehicles. Meanwhile, Chinese EV makers are already angling to break into the Canadian market.

Nvidia earnings and retailer outlooks take center stage as investors track AI momentum, inflation risks and widening U.S.-Europe market gaps.

A sell-off in chip stocks and worries about inflation tied to the war in Iran are adding to pressure on equities

The Virtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF (NYSEARCA:PFFA) sits at $21.62 heading into the back half of 2026, paying a 9.5% yield that has drawn income investors looking for something between bond coupons and common stock dividends. PFFA raised its monthly payout to $0.1725 per share for 2026, up from $0.17 in 2025, extending a ... The Fed’s 2026 Cutting Path Will Make or Break PFFA’s 9.5% Yield

Inflation may be making life harder, but you still have options.

The stock market has climbed a wall of worry since President Donald Trump returned to the White House on Jan. 20, 2025. Tariff fights rattled investors. Treasury yields spiked. Recession fears surfaced more than once. Yet the benchmark S&P 500 has still surged roughly 23.5% since Inauguration Day. That kind of resilience usually feels bullish. ... The Trump Bull Market Has a Very Dark Side That Could End Badly for Investors

Half of investors surveyed in Bank of America's global fund manager survey still forecast the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates in the next 12 months, despite rising inflation expectations, the May survey says.

Markets were feeling on edge Thursday as a tech selloff, inflation fears, and the continuing stalemate between the U.S. and Iran weighed on sentiment. The Cboe Volatility Index, a widely followed fear gauge that tracks S&P 500 options contracts and trades under the ticker VIX, climbed 0.3 points to 18.1 in early trading. Yields on U.S. treasuries were also slipping early Tuesday as traders weigh up central banks’ response to renewed inflation fears.

The chips appear to be stacked against Jerome Powell's successor in the early going.

A US District Judge has ordered Palantir Technologies to arbitrate trade secret claims against former engineers who founded rival Percepta AI. The case centers on alleged misuse of confidential information and will now move from federal court to a private arbitration forum. This legal development focuses attention on how Palantir handles data security, intellectual property and competition in AI and data analytics. For investors watching NasdaqGS:PLTR, this ruling adds a fresh legal angle...

LONDON, May 19 (Reuters) - Global fund managers raised their allocation to equities by the most on record in May, driven by optimism over earnings growth and by the possibility of the Federal Reserve

Geopolitical tensions from the Iran war are raising alarms on Wall Street, with top economists warning that inflationary pressures could force the Federal Reserve into aggressive rate hikes. Inflation Fears And ‘Economic Damage’ The economic toll of the Iran war is extending far beyond rising commodity prices. According to Mark Zandi, chief economist at Moody's Analytics, surging interest rates—highlighted by the 10-year Treasury yield jumping to 4.6%—reflect a rapidly shifting landscape. Zandi

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Rae Wee Market sentiment remained fragile on Tuesday even after U.S.

Home Depot, Lowe’s, Walmart and Target report earnings this week, offering a clear picture of how consumers are faring amid inflation and high energy costs.

The reading on the University of Michigan’s consumer sentiment survey has recently plummeted to near all-time lows.

NextEra and Dominion must convince state and federal regulators that combining two of the U.S.’s largest utilities will benefit customers and avoid increasing electricity bills.

Nvidia and Walmart will close out a strong earnings season later this week but investors are looking for signs of inflation-weary consumers.

<body><p>STORY: Wall Street's main indexes ended mixed on Monday, with the Dow adding about a third of a percent, the S&P 500 little changed and the tech-heavy Nasdaq shedding half a percent.</p><p>Ongoing worries about the disruption of oil supplies, inflation and elevated borrowing costs weighed on stocks and pushed the 10-year Treasury yield earlier in the session to its highest level since February 2025.</p><p>Kevin Mahn is president and chief investment officer at Hennion & Walsh Asset Management.</p><p>“Investors continue to try and digest higher oil prices, which have led to higher gas prices and introduced even more inflationary pressures into the system. So each time we hear news that the impasse in the Strait of Hormuz may be coming to an end, you see the tailwind come into the market and stocks move higher. On the flip side, each time we learn that that Strait of Hormuz is going to be locked, or at least blocked for a longer period of time, investors then get concerned, bond yields shoot up and the prospects for a rate hike as opposed to a rate cut get brought back on to the table."</p><p>The Nasdaq fell for a second consecutive session as investors&nbsp;took a break from the AI-driven rally that started in late March.</p><p>Seagate Technology fell almost 7%, while peer Micron shed 6%. Shares of Sandisk dropped more than 5% and Western Digital lost nearly 5%.&nbsp;</p><p>:: Nvidia</p><p>The world's most valuable company, Nvidia, also closed lower, ahead of its scheduled quarterly earnings report later this week.</p><p>:: Archive</p><p>Elsewhere in the market, shares of Regeneron tumbled almost 10% as the drugmaker's experimental treatment for melanoma missed the main goal in a late-stage trial.</p></body>