Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index dropped Wednesday after Trump's latest U.S.-Iran comments. Palo Alto stock sold off on earnings.
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Emerging markets ETFs surged in May on AI-driven semiconductor gains, easing Middle East tensions and attractive valuations.
US equity futures were mixed pre-bell Wednesday as the US and Iran continued to exchange attacks in
U.S. stock futures dipped Wednesday after Iran fired missiles at Kuwait and Bahrain, threatening the index's longest run since 1995
Although Nvidia's high-margin data center segment does most of the heavy lifting, a timely investment has led to potential windfall profits for the face of the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution.
Tesla recently added pre-owned Cybertrucks to its website. Tesla didn’t respond to a request for comment about its pre-owned Cybertruck inventory. Tesla has sold about 63,000 Cybertrucks in the U.S. since its launch in November 2023.
U.S. stock futures are mixed, with contracts tied to the Dow industrials dipping after all three major indexes hit fresh records Tuesday.
U. S. stock futures traded close to unchanged on Wednesday as investors weighed continued enthusiasm surrounding artificial intelligence against escalating tensions in the Middle East.
The U.S. stock market is on the cusp of a historic streak but it faces a battle to overcome rising oil prices and U.S.-Iran tensions. Stock futures edged lower early Wednesday as Brent crude prices climbed around 2% following fresh strikes between the two sides in the Middle East. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures were down 0.3%, S&P 500 futures were down 0.1% and Nasdaq futures were largely flat.
Students of stock market history are noticing some eerie similarities between now and 1987.
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE, June 3 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose for a third day running on Wednesday and the dollar was on the brink of breaking the 160 yen barrier as fresh hostilities flared in the
Japan’s Nikkei 225 index topped 68,000 for the first time on Wednesday after U.S. stocks pushed further into record territory. The dollar briefly surpassed 160 Japanese yen before slipping back slightly. Buying of technology shares linked to the boom in artificial intelligence has been driving rallies worldwide.

<body><p>STORY: Wall Street's main indexes ended modestly higher on Tuesday, with the Dow making the biggest move, gaining just under half a percent, the S&P 500 ticking up more than a tenth of a percent and the Nasdaq nudging up slightly.</p><p>The AI fervor that's powered the market to multiple new highs this spring was counterbalanced on Tuesday by tensions arising from U.S.-Iran peace talks.</p><p>On the economic front, a report from the Labor Department showed an unexpected spike in job openings, driven by the professional and business services sector. Otherwise, hirings, firings and the number of people quitting their jobs all decreased, suggesting a slowdown in labor market churn.</p><p>Kevin Nicholson is global fixed income chief investment officer at RiverFront Investment Group.</p><p>"Stocks are taking a breather today. I think that a large part of it has been that we've had such a quick and sudden rally over the last two months, and it's rallied really hard. And I think that with the economic data coming in today, along with the potential of a Iran peace deal, I think that investors are just taking a pause just to see where things are actually going to shake out."</p><p>Stocks on the move included Hewlett Packard Enterprise, which jumped 19.5% a day after the AI server maker's strong results showed the company's on track to hit its long-term financial targets two years ahead of schedule.</p><p>:: Archive</p><p>Shares of Marvell Technology surged 32.5% after Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang called the chipmaker the next "trillion-dollar company." Nvidia invested $2 billion in Marvell in March.</p><p>And a more than 5% drop in bitcoin hit cryptocurrency firms. Shares of Coinbase shed more than 4.5% while Strategy sank more than 9%.</p></body>
Rithm (RITM) concluded the recent trading session at $9.25, signifying a +1.65% move from its prior day's close.
Whirlpool (WHR) closed the most recent trading day at $41.01, moving 3.37% from the previous trading session.
In the latest trading session, Nucor (NUE) closed at $258.46, marking a +2.77% move from the previous day.
Medpace (MEDP) closed at $445.59 in the latest trading session, marking a -1.3% move from the prior day.
President Donald Trump denied reports that communications between the United States and Iran had stalled, calling the claims “fake news.”
Western Union (WU) reached $7.97 at the closing of the latest trading day, reflecting a -2.21% change compared to its last close.
Valero Energy (VLO) reached $258.26 at the closing of the latest trading day, reflecting a +2.27% change compared to its last close.
Core & Main (CNM) closed the most recent trading day at $50.48, moving +2.85% from the previous trading session.