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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Policy debate is shifting away from cuts toward tightening
Wednesday will be another volatile session with big tech earnings and a Fed interest rate decision on deck.
Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index rose, but tech futures dropped as chip stocks Micron and Sandisk dived. Coca-Cola jumped on earnings.
Inflation and geopolitics are becoming bigger considerations for these tech-centric investments.
A near-14% annual yield with monthly payouts sounds like a retirement dream, but the hidden cost of owning QQQI could leave long-term holders waiting decades just to break even after the next major crash.
June's softer-than-expected CPI reading is a vital variable that keeps new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh from being forced to choke off market liquidity with aggressive rate hikes.
U.S. stock futures edged higher in the overnight session on Wednesday as markets assessed risks from the U.S.-Iran war and the Federal Reserve’s inflation concerns.
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.
U.S. stock futures edged higher in the overnight session ahead of Monday’s open following a strong rally in the prior week.
The momentum trade that powered the US stock market through the first half of 2026 is showing cracks, and Bloomberg US Equities Reporter Natalia Kniazhevich says the unwind is already underway. On the July 3 Bloomberg Daybreak segment, Kniazhevich explained that “Momentum is the best-performing factor. It is up by 28% year to date. We ... Top Bloomberg Reporter: Wall Street’s Biggest Winning Trade Is “Starting to Fade” After Jobs Report Shock
This is the fourth-straight month of job growth from the BLS, which we haven't seen since the spring of 2025.
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +0.67%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.85%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.40%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +0.58%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...
With key questions swirling on AI and tech stocks, hot IPOs, Federal Reserve policy, and ongoing tensions in the Middle East, where is an investor to turn? We brought together a powerful roster of six experts this week to share their advice and recommendations...LIVE!
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s first post-meeting press conference rattled risk assets on Wednesday, and the loudest pushback came from a strategist who thinks the bull market remains structurally intact. On CNBC’s Closing Bell Overtime, Warren Pies, co-founder of 3Fourteen Research, argued that “Bull markets do not die of old age. They’re usually murdered by ... Kevin Warsh Comments Send Shiver Down Investors’ Spines. Would He Really ‘Murder This Bull Market?’
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Thursday closed up +1.08%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.14%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +2.48%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) rose +1.15%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...
Warsh stressed the Fed's commitment to deliver price stability and skipped publishing an individual rate forecast in the dot plot.
The U.S. and Iran electronically signed a 14-point Memorandum of Understanding on Wednesday, extending their ceasefire and establishing a framework for a peace agreement.