Wall Street analysts are busy reshuffling their ratings ahead of the Fed meeting, with surprise double-upgrades, dramatic target cuts, and fresh initiations spanning surgical robots to cybersecurity. Find out which names made the biggest moves today.
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FEATURE The artificial-intelligence trade appeared to be reignited Tuesday as investors digested a slew of bank earnings reports ahead of the consumer-price index inflation report for June. International Business Machines sank 23% after the company’s preliminary second-quarter adjusted earnings and revenue missed analysts’ targets.
On CNBC’s Squawk Box on July 7, 2026, anchors dug into fresh Reuters reporting that the U.S. cyber defense agency is using Anthropic’s Mythos software to audit federal code for vulnerabilities foreign adversaries could exploit. The tool, per that reporting, has already flagged a meaningful number of bugs in government systems. For an industry that ... The U.S. Government Is Now Using Anthropic’s AI to Hunt Bugs in Its Own Code
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading higher as we get ready to start a holiday-shortened trading week, with the Federal 4th of July holiday scheduled for Friday, before we celebrate the 250th anniversary of the country on Saturday. Futures are higher after reports that the U.S. and Iran have agreed to halt hostilities, which we ... Here Are Monday’s Best Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Adobe, Applovin, Casey’s General Stores, CrowdStrike, Honeywell Aerospace, Salesforce, Synaptics,

US stocks (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) ended Wednesday's session in negative territory after Federal Reserve officials unanimously voted to hold interest rates at their June FOMC meeting today, while also forecasting at least one possible rate hike ahead. Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre breaks down the trading day's market reactions to the Fed's big decision. This was Kevin Warsh's first FOMC meeting he presided over as the new chairman of the Fed.
Investors will monitor initial jobless claims and the Challenger job-cuts report before turning their attention to Friday's nonfarm payrolls release.
June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM26) are trending down -0.05% this morning as oil prices and bond yields climbed after the U.S. and Iran exchanged heavy fire in the Persian Gulf.
Broadcom is set to be the final semiconductor giant to report earnings for the quarter, as a historic rally in chipmaker stocks shows little signs of abating. Investors will also watch Friday’s jobs report—one of the first major economic indicators that will inform the Federal Reserve under its new chairman, Kevin Warsh.
Asking for a Trend Host Josh Lipton previews several of the biggest stories to come for the week of June 1, including fresh labor market data and quarterly results from consumer, retail, and AI sectors.
Economic releases this week will spotlight employment—in both the JOLTS and the jobs report—and business purchasing activity. Palo Alto, Dollar General, and Lululemon will close out this earnings season.
Markets face a big week focused almost entirely on labor market assessment as comprehensive employment data builds toward Friday's May jobs report at 8:30am that will provide crucial insights into whether the labor market is stabilizing or continuing to deteriorate.