Ahead of the bell The Nasdaq is expected to lead a tentative recovery on Wall Street when trading gets underway, with investors on edge ahead of the release of July CPI data tomorrow. Nasdaq futures point to a 0.3% gain, S&P 500 futures are up 0.2%, and Dow futures are 0.1% higher. The...
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Uncertainty regarding the opening of the Strait of Hormuz and a peace agreement between Iran and the U.S. weighed on sentiment, as Trump said Iran would need to pay compensation before any deal could be agreed.
The Fed chair and his Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) colleagues can influence lending rates without formally changing the federal funds target rate.

<body><p>STORY: U.S. stocks closed lower on Monday, with the Dow and S&P 500 dipping marginally, and the Nasdaq shedding about a third of a percent.</p><p>Investors became less confident about a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, which sent U.S. crude prices up about 5% to settle at more than $82 a barrel.</p><p>Heightened energy prices have spurred inflation worries and led to concerns that central banks would have to raise interest rates. </p><p>Ryan Isherwood is founder and chief investment officer of Significance Capital Management.</p><p>"Generally speaking, you know, inflationary signs are a reason for investors to take a little bit of a pause — just, you know, take inventory of where things came from. And we think that's just causing, you know, a little bit of normal digestion, if you will, from the recent strong rally."</p><p>:: Intel</p><p>Also weighing on the market were shares of Intel, which fell about 4% after the chipmaker said it was planning to raise $15 billion through a share sale.</p><p>:: Nvidia</p><p>And shares of Nvidia dropped roughly 3%. A person familiar with the matter told Reuters on Monday that a group of financial firms, including Apollo Global and Blackstone, is working with Nvidia to put together a $500 billion funding package for AI infrastructure development.</p><p>And shares of Rocket Lab, down more than 3% at the close, fell further in extended trading after the aerospace company forecast third-quarter gross margin below Wall Street expectations, as sales of lower-margin satellite platforms are set to make up a larger share of its business.</p></body>
Stocks around the globe kicked off the new trading week on a solid footing. In the U.S., indexes were little changed, as focus remains on economic data and the wind-down of second-quarter earnings season.
Stock markets were little changed Monday, holding near record highs amid thin summer volumes, as investors awaited inflation data this week for more clues to the interest-rate outlook for the US economy.The AI sector that has recently underpinned the US stock market is increasingly reliant on debt to fund its massive investments, and would be penalised by higher interest rates, she added.
(Corrects syntax error in headline) Aug 10 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened little changed on Monday, as investors weighed developments in the Middle East that could influence the
Investors awaited earnings and key inflation data as the major indexes traded within reach of all-time highs.
Aug 10 (Reuters) - S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures inched higher on Monday as investors weighed developments in the Middle East that could influence the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, kicking off the
Usana's second-quarter report arrived with some worrying news for investors.
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Three Fed officials recently voted to raise interest rates.
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Montrose Environmental Group (NYSE:ONT), which rebranded as Onterris Inc. on April 21, reported lower second-quarter revenue amid historically low environmental emergency-response activity, while cost optimization helped lift adjusted EBITDA margins and supported a narrower reduction in its full-yea
Onto Innovation (NYSE:ONTO) reported second-quarter 2026 results above the high end of its guidance range, with revenue, margins and earnings supported by demand for semiconductor process-control systems used in advanced packaging and leading-edge chip manufacturing. Chief Executive Officer Michael
President Donald Trump's policies, coupled with Wall Street's hottest trend, are a dangerous recipe for stocks.
Berkshire Hathaway is sitting on $397.4 billion in cash. That number is larger than the market value of ExxonMobil. It exceeds the GDP of South Africa. It is the largest liquid reserve in the company's history. Berkshire has been a net seller of stocks for more than three years and has not found a ...
Wall Street just got the milestone investors have been waiting for. The S&P 500hit new highs this week, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 54,000 for the first time. The Nasdaq also jumped as technology and artificial-intelligence stocks bounced back from their summer slump. If ...
Although some brand-name companies expect to receive up to $2.4 billion in IEEPA tariff refunds, it doesn't mean that tariffs are yesterday's news.
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The stock market cruised higher on Friday to wrap up its best week since April in the wake of the July jobs report. The yield on the 2-year Treasury note fell 4.2%, marking its biggest one-week decline since June. Bond prices move inversely to yields, so the stock market was following the bond market’s rally after the Labor Department said the U.S. economy subtracted 23,000 nonfarm jobs.
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