The Nasdaq-100 is on track to deliver its strongest daily gain in more than a year. The index tracked by the Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1 (NASDAQ:QQQ) surged 3.5% in afternoon trading, on pace for its best session since May 2025, when the Trump administration’s 90-day tariff pause with China unleashed a relief rally across global equities. This time, the catalyst was another proof yet that the artificial intelligence spending boom remains alive and well. A blockbuster quarter from Microsoft Corpo
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Lee argued that the Fed’s policy announcement itself could remove a layer of uncertainty that has weighed on markets in recent weeks.
U.S. stock futures largely moved higher, though Sandisk and Micron Technology fell premarket as investor enthusiasm around semiconductor companies continued to wane.
Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index rose, but tech futures dropped as chip stocks Micron and Sandisk dived. Coca-Cola jumped on earnings.
Retail sentiment remains ‘bearish’ on SPY and deteriorated to ‘extremely bearish’ on QQQ, amid growing anxiety around technology stocks.
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Chip and AI-linked stocks have whacked in recent weeks after a sharp run-up, while inflation concerns, the U.S.-Iran conflict, and stretched valuations have also weighed on sentiment.
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.
Jim Cramer just made his first bearish call in 25 years, and the trigger was not a market crash or a recession signal but a single bond deal that he says proves the AI spending machine is quietly running out of fuel.
Wall Street is tuning out wars and ignoring geopolitical headlines, and one chief investment strategist thinks he knows exactly why. The answer involves a spending figure that should stop any investor cold.
Baseball legend Tommy Lasorda, the former Los Angeles Dodgers manager who won two World Series, didn’t have much time for the idea of “pressure” in professional sports. Stock markets are different matter, however. The looming second-quarter earnings season—set against the pullback in big tech stocks, the resurgence of global geopolitical risks, and the specter of renewed inflation—has investors on edge.
Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index dropped Wednesday after Trump declared the ceasefire is "over." Micron and Sandisk dived.
U.S. forces carried out a "series of powerful strikes" against Iran late Tuesday after the Middle Eastern country struck three commercial ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
AI-driven momentum is keeping bulls in high spirits after the Dow’s record close, though investors are a bit cautious ahead of the Fed minutes and fresh corporate catalysts.

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Stock futures were lower as tech companies fell across the globe ahead of crucial U.S. jobs data.
Stocks fell as Meta buzz hit SpaceX, Micron and many AI stocks. Tesla is near a buy point with deliveries due. The June jobs report also is on tap.
US equity indexes fell Wednesday as the technology sector paced declines and traders assessed Federa