News

Wabtec was the No. 2 S&P 500 stock on Wednesday after the supplier of locomotives and railcars for freight and passenger service topped Q2 earnings estimates and raised its full-year outlook. Strong international performance, backlog growth and a wider profit margin — despite tariffs — powered Wabtec shares toward the top of a buy zone. Results: Wabtec posted adjusted earnings per share of $2.76, up 21.6% from a year ago and 16 cents ahead of estimates.

Paramount's bid still faces hurdles across the Atlantic after a federal judge in California ordered the companies to temporarily pause their merger this week.View on euronews

Infleqtion received three Department of Energy research projects and led gains among the companies tied to the initiative.

JPMorgan Chase just had the most profitable quarter in its history. Second-quarter net income came in at $21.2 billion, powered by a surge in trading revenue and a gain on its Visa stake. The S&P 500 is up close to 10% this year. Consumers are still spending. Inflation has moderated. By most ...

Today, July 22, 2026, WTI crude oil jumped above $86 per barrel on Middle East tensions, sparking inflation fears.

Bond yields continued to climb on Thursday as oil prices rose amid an escalating conflict in the Middle East.

Bond yields continued to climb on Wednesday as oil prices rose amid an escalating conflict in the Middle East.

The European stock markets closed higher in Wednesday trading as strong earnings reports outweighed

July 22 (Reuters) - A federal judge has ruled that New York City cannot prohibit Uber Technologies and Lyft from deactivating drivers from their apps ‌without advance notice, ruling that the novel law is unconstitutional. District Judge Gregory ‌Woods in Manhattan said in a written ruling on Tuesday that the city's law adopted earlier this year benefits ​a small fraction of drivers while interfering with the ride-hailing companies' right to police the safety of their platforms.

Oklo has shed more than 70% from its peak while simultaneously landing federal AI-nuclear contracts and a massive hyperscaler pipeline that rivals see as the future of data center power. Whether that gap is a warning sign or a generational entry point comes down to one critical timeline.

Treasury yields continue to tick higher alongside oil prices, putting the 10-year yield close to its 2026 high point. The yield on the 10-year note climbed to 4.648% in morning trading, according to Tradeweb, just shy of the 4.687% intraday high that it reached on May 19. The uptick in oil prices is making investors more worried about the inflation outlook, with traders now seeing a roughly 50% chance that the Federal Reserve raises interest rates twice before the end of the year.

(Bloomberg) -- President Donald Trump’s threat of 100% tariffs against generic medicines is a major expansion of a strategy he’s been using against the pharmaceutical industry since his second term began. Most Read from BloombergTrump’s 100% Generic Drug Duty Threatens US Low-Cost SupplyApple to Launch ‘Upgrade’ Device Leasing Program With Klarna to Spur SalesTrump Extends Pardons to Companies, Echoing a 17th Century KingSpaceX Set to Unlock $116 Billion in Shares After IPO Restrictions LiftKrem

The Energy Department program targets faster licensing and construction for AI data center power

Bank of America is breaking with the Fed's wait-and-see approach and pushing for rate hikes now, which reshuffles the entire investing playbook. Four dividend-paying stocks across the sectors that quietly thrive when borrowing costs climb deserve a closer look.

Brent crude briefly topped $95 a barrel Wednesday after an 11th consecutive night of U.S. strikes against Iran, with Fed rate hike odds climbing

The automaker also cited cost pressures tied to inflation and the manufacturing expenses related to onshoring more production to the U.S. for the decline in Q2 profit.

Because federal over-regulation has frightened off private investors a new pipeline will only get built if taxpayers finance it

Stocks were on track to open lower on Wednesday after a jump in oil prices revived fears that a flare-up in inflation could drag down the market. Nasdaq 100 futures fell 0.8%. Stocks looked set to give up some of those gains on Wednesday amid a rally in oil prices, after the U.S. launching strikes against Iran for an 11th straight night.

Inflation has become a broad-based problem, according to one of the 12 voting members of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC).

The Morning Bull - US Market Morning Update Wednesday, Jul, 22 2026 US stock futures are pointing higher, with key contracts linked to the S&P 500 up about 0.5% and Nasdaq 100 futures up roughly 1.3%, as investors weigh fresh inflation worries against easing rate fears abroad. In the US, the 10 year Treasury yield sits near 4.6%, and markets see roughly a 50 to 60% chance of a Federal Reserve rate hike in September, which matters for mortgage costs, credit cards and growth focused stocks. At...

FTSE 100 up 163 points at 10,749 Index hits highest since 3 March Inflation eases to 2.6% from 2.8%, but core CPI unmoved Brent crude oil hits 6-week high Wetherspoon's, Greencore, Mulberry, Liontrust post updates 3.12pm: Super Micro with super update An exception to the selling...

SkyBridge Capital founder Anthony Scaramucci positioned Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and gold as “part of the answer” to a changing monetary system under strain from fiscal pressures and declining purchasing power. Deficit Spending to Trigger High Inflation? Scaramucci voiced his concerns on X about the potential impact of deficit spending and inflation on the economy. The former White House Communications Director warned that national debt could rise from the current $39 trillion to $55 trillion withi

Asian shares were mostly higher Wednesday following a rally on Wall Street, despite concerns about higher oil prices and inflation. Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 1.9% to 67,511.12, after the government reported that both imports and exports rose last month from a year earlier, as the weakening yen raised the value of both when converted from dollars to yen. More gains for makers of computer chips and other companies benefiting from the artificial-intelligence boom carried Wall Street higher.

(Bloomberg) -- South Korea’s risk-loving retail investors are flocking to a leveraged instrument that has inflicted severe losses in the past, adding to concerns about abrupt unwinding of wagers as the stock market gyrates.Most Read from BloombergApple to Launch ‘Upgrade’ Device Leasing Program With Klarna to Spur SalesTrump Sets 100% Tariff on Generic Drugs With Two-Year DelayTrump Extends Pardons to Companies, Echoing a 17th Century KingSpaceX Set to Unlock $116 Billion in Shares After IPO Res

Wells Fargo announced plans to raise its dividend by 11% to $0.50 per share from $0.45 after the Federal Reserve’s stress test showed its CET1 ratio remaining well above requirements.

Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) has asked the Securities and Exchange Commission to investigate whether plans by Truth Social's parent company to sell Wall Street firms real-time access to President Trump's posts could violate federal securities laws, according to a copy of the letter obtained by Axios.

<body><p>STORY: U.S. stocks closed higher on Tuesday, with the Dow gaining roughly three-quarters of a percent, the S&P 500 adding nearly nine-tenths of a percent and the Nasdaq climbing about 1.3%.</p><p>Gains in recently battered semiconductor stocks pushed the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index more than 5% higher. It was the index's second consecutive advance after ending Friday more than 20% below its record high, reached in late June.</p><p>Meanwhile, investors looked past a 2% rise in oil prices as well as a fresh tariff battle, after President Donald Trump slapped a 50% duty on a wide range of imports from Canada.</p><p>Eric Parnell is chief market strategist at Great Valley Advisor Group.</p><p>"It's another day in the market and it's another tariff headline coming out of Washington, DC... But we've been down this road many, many times with tariffs over the last 12 to 18 months. And on a micro level, we can dissect what's the implication going to be for the beverage industry or the food industry associated with some of these tariffs. But what we've really seen, and we've also seen it with the Iran conflict, once the market gets comfortable with its reaction function, then it largely dismisses these headlines. And I think we should continue to expect this going forward."</p><p>Stocks on the move Tuesday included Super Micro Computer, which closed 7% higher and climbed another 16% in extended trading after the AI server maker said it expects gross margins for the quarter to be above its previous forecast.</p><p>Shares of 3M gained more than 7% after the industrial giant lifted its full-year profit forecast.</p><p>And shares of Hasbro jumped nearly 9% after the company raised its annual revenue and profit forecasts, betting on demand for its digital gaming and "Magic: The Gathering" products.</p><p>The focus this week now turns to results from tech giants Alphabet, Tesla and Intel.</p></body>

Jim Cramer is steering investors away from NASDAQ and toward industrial blue chips, but one of his top picks fell nearly eight dollars even after landing what he called a ridiculous, record-breaking order. Here is why he still thinks the setup is worth it.

Today, July 21, 2026, memory-chip leaders rallied, leading stocks higher even as investors weighed geopolitical and tariff risks.

(Bloomberg) -- Global banks are poised to reap a windfall from SoftBank Group Corp.’s unprecedented borrowing binge as they fund the debt-laden conglomerate’s enormous artificial intelligence bet.Most Read from BloombergApple to Launch ‘Upgrade’ Device Leasing Program With Klarna to Spur SalesChina AI Sensation Moonshot’s Gamble on Big Models Pays OffYemen’s Houthis to Impose Maritime Blockade on Saudi ArabiaTrump Vows 50% Tariff on Canadian Goods Using Depression-Era LawUS Allies in Persian Gul