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Oil prices continued their slide and stocks rallied after Scott Bessent said a deal with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz could come “today or tomorrow.” The Dow industrials climbed 1.7% and closed above 54,000 for the first time.
By Stefano Rebaudo Aug 4 (Reuters) - European stocks climbed alongside U.S. futures on Tuesday, although a rebound in oil prices underscored market scepticism that the U.S.-Iran war would be resolved
Brent crude fell almost 5% on hopes of reopening the Strait of Hormuz, while U.S. stock indexes posted strong gains. Iran said Monday that there weren’t any talks under way with the U.S. nor were any meetings planned, after President Trump said the day before he had called off a major strike on the country to provide more time for negotiations. The Nasdaq jumped 2.1%, the S&P 500 rose 1.5%, and the Dow industrials gained 1.3%.
The Bithumb crypto exchange is preparing for a 2028 initial public offering (IPO) after reorganizing its business and setting out a two-year program to strengthen accounting, compliance and risk controls. South Korea’s largest cryptocurrency exchange said it expects to complete internal-control ...
AI optimism pushed U.S. stock futures higher and drove the volatile Kospi to its biggest daily rise on record in Korea, while Europe’s tech stocks also rallied.
The stock market sold off as oil prices surged on Trump's Iran threats. Microsoft, Meta and Fortinet were key earnings movers late.
After a brief relief rally, stock market selling accelerated again heading into the close. The Dow Jones Industrial Average sank 1,000 points, or 1.9%. The S&P 500 fell 1%. The Nasdaq dropped 0.9%. The S&P and Nasdaq both were on pace to mark intraday comebacks but lost steam as traders digested the latest updates from Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh.
With an hour to go until the Federal Reserve’s big rate-cut decision, the stock market is already selling off. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 823 points, or 1.6%. The Nasdaq Composite dropped 1%.
During an interview with Fox News on Wednesday, Trump warned that the United States will be “hitting Iran hard” following the attack on U.S. bases in Jordan.
The latest oil spike was sending the Dow tumbling, but the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate decision and a gauntlet of earnings loom. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 700 points, or 1.3%. The S&P 500 was down 0.
US market liveblog: stocks set for mixed open ahead of Fed decision US stocks are set for a mixed open on Wednesday as investors look ahead to the Federal Reserve's latest interest-rate decision, while renewed tensions in the Middle East and continued pressure on semiconductor stocks cloud...
Investors braced for a Fed decision, a flood of earnings, and a potential reescalation in the war with Iran.
Well-received earnings from Unilever, Croda and GSK spurred gains on the blue-chip FTSE 100.
Wall Street stocks are predicted to open sharply higher on Monday as a pause in US and Iranian attacks sent oil prices tumbling ahead of a massive week for markets, including a Federal Reserve meeting and earnings from several tech megacaps. Dow Jones futures were up 568 points, or 1.1%,...
If you think the worst is over for inflation, you're about to be sorely mistaken.
The company plans to submit a new application for a national trust bank charter under the framework of the Genius Act
Stocks looked set to struggle for direction on Friday as a drop in oil prices eased fears about higher inflation, even as artificial-intelligence jitters lingered. Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.1%. The Dow was on track to outperform the other two major indexes because it tends to be more reactive to oil prices, which were retreating having spiked above $100 a barrel the previous session.
By Junko Fujita TOKYO, July 24 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average fell more than 2% on Friday, as a sharp decline in Google parent Alphabet shares spurred concerns about heavy AI spending.
<body><p>STORY: Wall Street stocks plummeted on Thursday, with the Dow dropping about 1%, the S&P 500 shedding 1.2% and the Nasdaq tumbling more than 2%.</p><p>The latest earnings results from large tech companies such as Alphabet and Tesla revived concerns about heavy AI spending, says Keith Buchanan, senior portfolio manager for Globalt Investments.</p><p>"We're at a point now where the hype has to kind of meet some level of realistic expectation, quantifiable expectation. And the markets are starting to digest just what this means to cash flow in some of the largest companies in the world going forward. And a lot of spending is eating into cash flow in a way that's making investors lose a bit of comfort and question a lot of valuations that have grown over the past couple of years. And that's what's really at the root of what's really hampering some of the market returns today and giving back some of the gains that we've gotten for the market over the past couple of weeks."</p><p>Shares of Alphabet sank 7% after the tech giant reported higher spending plans while it also burned cash.</p><p>And shares of Tesla tumbled 14.5% after Elon Musk's EV maker reported negative free cash flow in the second quarter for the first time in more than two years.</p><p>But shares of Intel rose 10% in extended trading after the company forecast quarterly profit and revenue above Wall Street estimates as an AI data center buildout increases demand for its central processing units, or CPUs.</p><p>Meanwhile, Brent crude oil futures settled above $100 a barrel for the first time since May, and U.S. oil futures settled above $92.</p><p>The surge in oil prices prompted worries about inflation ahead of next week's Federal Reserve policy meeting.</p></body>
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