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Robinhood Markets posted ‌a rise ‌in second-quarter profit ​on Wednesday, as volatility in the markets ‌spurred higher ⁠trading activity on its ⁠platform. The Menlo Park, California-based ​company's ​profit ​was $573 million, ‌or 62 cents per share, for the three months ended ‌June 30, ​compared ​with $386 ​million, or ‌42 cents per ​share, ​a year earlier.

Retail sentiment remains ‘bearish’ on SPY and QQQ. Further weakness in QQQ will put it on track for the longest losing streak since August 2025.

Today Federal Reserve meeting: Fed Chairman Kevin Warsh will hold a press conference at 2:30 p.m. ET, following the FOMC interest-rate decision at 2 p.m. Earnings (a.m): Procter & Gamble, Humana, L3Harris, Biogen, General Dynamics, Teva Pharmaceuticals, Airbus Earnings (p.

Today Earnings (a.m.): Coca-Cola, UPS, Boeing, Sherwin-Williams, Hilton, Centene, PayPal, S&P Global Earnings (p.m.): Visa, Ford Motor, Mondelez International, Waste Management, PPG Industries, Bloom Energy, Avis Budget, Seagate Technology Economic data: Consumer confidence index, Johnson Redbook retail sales index, U.

Investing.com -- Bitcoin prices were closing in on $64,000 on Sunday lifted by pre-Fed positioning and a notable surge in options market activity as traders bet on a significant move targeting toward $72,000 by the end of July, following this week’s Federal Reserve meeting.

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Rick Santelli called the June jobs number over CNBC’s floor mic this morning, and if you were half-listening on the Robinhood (NASDAQ:HOOD) app, you probably heard the pause before the number. “Our June release of the job jobs report headline number comes in light change in nonfarm payrolls 57,000. That’s about half of what we ... The June Jobs Report Came In at Half of What Wall Street Expected. Here’s What Broke

Many of this year’s hottest stocks are the biggest decliners in premarket trading Thursday after sharp drops in the previous session.

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.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the federal derivatives regulator, filed a lawsuit against the Commonwealth of Kentucky on June 23, 2026, making it the ninth state the agency has sued in an accelerating battle over who gets to regulate prediction markets in the United States. Kentucky had moved the ...

US equity markets were tracking in the green before the opening bell Thursday as investors weighed t

Stocks suffered broad, sharp losses on rate hike bets after the first Warsh Fed meeting. SpaceX fell for the first time while Robinhood jumped.

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FEATURE Artificial-intelligence stocks were mounting a comeback on Wednesday, having slumped the previous session, as hopes of a peace deal between the U.S. and Iran led investors to pile back into some of the market’s best-loved names.

Bitcoin is trading at approximately $65,829 as Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh steps in to chair his first FOMC meeting. While traders analyzing whether the central bank will hike or hold this Wednesday have priced in a 3.50-3.75% rate hold at a 97.4% probability per the CME FedWatch tool, the true market driver remains Warsh’s impending forward guidance.

On June 10, 2026, a $7 billion share sale sent Super Micro Computer tumbling and intensified a broader retreat across Wall Street.

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Trulieve, Curaleaf, and Green Thumb Industries showed up on the app this week as the federal government inches toward reclassifying recreational marijuana.

Kalshi sued Minnesota in federal court this week, joining Donald Trump‘s Commodity Futures Trading Commission in challenging a law signed by Tim Walz that would make the state the first to criminalize prediction markets starting Aug. 1. Walz signed the bill May 18, and the CFTC filed its challenge the following day. Kalshi joined this week with its own complaint targeting state Attorney General Keith Ellison, Walz and gambling enforcement chief John Anglin. State lawmakers framed the measure as

The federal government is giving newborn Americans $1,000 to invest in the stock market while handing Robinhood millions of future customers in the process.

Earnings season revs up the next few days as investors will hear from big companies including Advanced Micro Devices, CoreWeave, Pfizer and McDonald's. Data on the U.S. jobs market will also be watched closely, culminating in April nonfarm payroll numbers Friday.

Stock futures were falling Monday, putting a record-breaking rally for the and in jeopardy as Iran state media reported that the country struck a U.S. warship in the Strait of Hormuz. The U.S. military’s Central Command denied the report. Shares of eBay jumped 8.1% to $112.40.

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