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Short sellers piled into Microsoft and Amazon at historically stretched levels before earnings, and the beats that followed set off a covering scramble that has powered both stocks for weeks. Now the question is whether the rally has legs or whether the easiest gains are already gone.
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
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is up +1.12%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.64%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +2.69%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +1.09%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...
Policy debate is shifting away from cuts toward tightening
Invesco (NYSE:IVZ) reported record second-quarter net long-term inflows and higher profitability as demand for ETFs, fixed income, separately managed accounts and private-market strategies helped push assets under management to $2.5 trillion. President and CEO Andrew Schlossberg said the firm gener
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.
Markets were primarily focused on earnings from major companies, alongside rising oil prices due to the continued tensions between the U.S. and Iran.
The Philadelphia Semiconductor Index jumped over 5%, its best single-day gain in a month, as bargain buyers piled onto semiconductor stocks.
Alphabet, Tesla, and Intel are among the key companies reporting their second-quarter results later this week.
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.
Trade processor DTCC is launching a trial run with Wall Street firms to convert assets into digital tokens.
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.
Talk about the inescapable force of gravity. Shares of Elon Musk's Space Exploration have fallen to nearly their IPO price.