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By Anirban Sen NEW YORK, July 1 (Reuters) - Bridgewater Associates' flagship Pure Alpha macro fund posted a gain of 8.1% after braving a volatile market backdrop during the first half of the year,
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.
U.S. stocks ended modestly lower after investors parsed comments from Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh for clues about the path of interest rates.
Even though Micron stock is falling, there is some good news for investors today.
iHeartMedia trades at $4.44 and has moved in lockstep with the market. Its shares have returned 6.9% over the last six months while the S&P 500 has gained 8.5%.
Since July 2021, the S&P 500 has delivered a total return of 72.2%. But one standout stock has more than doubled the market - over the past five years, Toll Brothers has surged 179% to $164.09 per share. Its momentum hasn’t stopped as it’s also gained 21% in the last six months thanks to its solid quarterly results, beating the S&P by 12.6%.
The main US stock measures were pointing lower in Wednesday's premarket activity as traders await ke
The S&P 500 is up about 10% this year, yet 80% of that gain comes from technology stocks, many of which are tied to artificial intelligence. With interest rates and energy prices spiraling higher, and inflation clearly not under control, those willing to put any new money to work in stocks should likely be extremely ... The Safest Dividend Plays of 2026: 5 High-Yield, Low-PE Dividend Aristocrats
Markets begin the second half cautiouslyUS stock futures traded lower on Wednesday ahead of the first session of the second half of the year, with investors preparing for comments from Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh, fresh US manufacturing data and ongoing geopolitical developments in the Middle East. By 03:16 ET, Dow Jones futures were down 202 points, or 0.
44 The S&P 500 and Nasdaq have notched that many record closes combined in 2026, most recently driven by the artificial-intelligence boom that has fueled eye-popping gains in shares of chip makers supplying the build-out.
Jerome Powell's successor removed something that Wall Street and investors have held near and dear since 2003.
Asian stocks were mixed Wednesday as investors nervously awaited key US jobs data that could help determine the Federal Reserve's next interest rate decision, while the yen is in focus as it wallows around four-decade lows.But fears are growing that those valuations have now gone too far, investors might not see returns as early as expected and US interest rates could start to go up.
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq composite turned in 24 and 20 record closes, respectively, in the year's first half, lifted by the artificial-intelligence boom that has fueled sizable gains in the chip makers supplying the build-out.
US stocks fell after tech stocks jumped and the Dow closed at an all-time high on Tuesday.
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq rose 0.8% and 1.5%, respectively, in the second quarter's final session. For the three-month period, the S&P 500 advanced 15%, its best quarterly performance in six years. The yen sank to a 40-year low.
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK, June 30 (Reuters) - Tech stocks boosted Wall Street as investors prepared to close the book on a month of losses for the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq, but the strongest quarterly
Over the last six months, OneMain’s shares have sunk to $61.85, producing a disappointing 9% loss - a stark contrast to the S&P 500’s 6.1% gain. This might have investors contemplating their next move.
June 30 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened flat on Tuesday, the final trading day of a quarter that saw equities post the biggest gains in years.
June 30 (Reuters) - Wall Street futures were largely unchanged early on Tuesday, as investors took a breather in the final trading session of a quarter that saw equities post the biggest gains in
Plunging crude oil prices don't tell the full story about inflation.
Net profit margins are higher than average across multiple sectors, indicating corporate America has grown more resilient.
After months of waiting, the Supreme Court finally issued a ruling on Monday that rejected Trump’s bid to fire a sitting member of the Federal Reserve. The decision, which was widely expected, didn’t move markets much. The Nasdaq Composite Index closed up 2.1%.
By Stephen Culp NEW YORK, June 29 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks followed their world counterparts higher on Monday, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq snapping five-day losing streaks and the blue-chip Dow
Q2 earnings season begins in mid-July. Goldman Sachs chief U.S. equity strategist Ben Snider, in a note published June 28, called it "a critical test" for U.S. stocks. The word choice was deliberate. The market's 2026 gains have come almost entirely from earnings growth rather than investors paying ...
Realty Income's 5.3% yield sits well above the S&P 500's average of approximately 1.1% as of June 2026, Yahoo Finance reported. Realty Income pays that kind of income on a monthly schedule, not the quarterly cadence that most dividend-paying companies follow. The San Diego-based real ...