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US equity futures were higher pre-bell Thursday as oil prices fell to their lowest since the start o
Alphabet’s addition to the Dow will give the index more AI exposure... though not as much as you might think. Under the Dow’s methodology, higher-priced stocks are given more weight, meaning the Google parent will make up 4% of the index when it joins on Monday, while Goldman Sachs and Caterpillar make up more than 10% each.
A modest projected decline in overall inflation for June doesn't tell the complete story.
Stocks looked set to rally after memory-chip maker Micron’s strong earnings and guidance breathed some life into the artificial-intelligence trade, which has stumbled in recent sessions. Nasdaq 100 futures jumped 2% on Thursday. S&P 500 futures gained 0.7%.
June 25 (Reuters) - Nasdaq futures jumped 2% on Thursday after upbeat forecasts from chipmakers Micron and Qualcomm pointed to strong demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure, lifting
By Ankur Banerjee SINGAPORE, June 25 (Reuters) - Asian equities surged on Thursday after strong earnings and forecasts from chip giants Micron and Qualcomm helped alleviate some concerns over the red-
Shares were mostly higher Thursday in Asia, led by tech-driven gains in Japan and South Korea as major computer chipmakers’ stocks surged following upbeat earnings reports from U.S. giants like Qualcomm and Micron Technology. Oil prices fell more than $1, bringing them closer to where they were before the war with Iran started. Qualcomm’s share price surged 12% in afterhours trading after the company announced it had raised its forecast for revenue this year to $40 billion from $22 billion.
Broader tech sell-off continued on Wednesday as investors awaited Micron earnings to judge the demand for AI and memory chips.
<body><p>STORY: U.S. stocks ended mixed on Wednesday, with the Dow gaining just over a third of a percent, while the S&P 500 edged slightly lower and the Nasdaq lost more than four-tenths of a percent.</p><p>Investors were intensely focused on chip maker Micron Technology's results after the closing bell. The stock, which has surged more than 200% this year, climbed in extended trading on Wednesday, after Micron forecast quarterly earnings above Wall Street estimates, signaling that heavy investments in AI-related infrastructure will drive strong demand for its memory chips.</p><p>Michael Landsberg is chief investment officer at Landsberg Bennett Private Wealth Management.</p><p>"What's happened now is with AI, a lot of these chips are needed to make AI work faster and better. So the demand has really been strong across the entire sector. We think it continues. And that's really, I think, why this rally in that space has got some legs. And we think it could continue for a while."</p><p>Several tech stocks, however, slid during Wednesday's session, including chip designer Cerebras, which tumbled more than 19%. In its first report since going public, Cerebras forecast full-year profit margins would drop below first-quarter figures. </p><p>Concerns around debt-backed AI spending by hyperscalers and mounting fears of a more hawkish Federal Reserve have fueled a market downturn this week that has erased more than $1 trillion in market value from the Nasdaq 100.</p><p>Among the session's other stock moves, homebuilders soared after President Donald Trump canceled a planned signing of bipartisan legislation aimed at speeding up availability of affordable housing. Shares of Hovnanian Enterprises, PulteGroup and Toll Brothers all ended higher.</p><p>And shares of Hertz tumbled more than 40% after the car-rental firm said it expects second-quarter adjusted core earnings near the lower end of its forecast range and announced a proposed offering of $100 million of common stock.</p></body>
U.S. stocks finished mixed Wednesday as investors cashing out bets on high-flying technology and artificial intelligence companies continued to rotate into beaten-down sectors of the market.
Micron surged overnight on strong earnings and guidance, lifting other memory and chip plays. The Fed's favorite inflation gauge is on tap.
Honeywell's aerospace spinoff will be added to the S&P 500 index next week, while IES Holdings, a data center electric power provider, is going into the Midcap S&P 400. Both stocks rallied. Honeywell Aerospace will be officially in the S&P 500 at the start of trading on Monday, S&P Dow Jones Indices announced late Tuesday.
The stock market is hitting record highs amid an oil shock, rising inflation, and tanking consumer sentiment. But everyone, even billionaires, is going all-in on AI.
June 24 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes were muted on Wednesday, after two straight sessions of declines, as technology shares steadied after a sharp sell-off this week and investors awaited
Investing.com - U.S. stock index futures were mixed on Wednesday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq edging higher after a bruising two-day selloff in technology and semiconductor shares. Investors were also looking ahead to earnings from memory chipmaker Micron for fresh clues on the outlook for artificial intelligence-related demand.
Wall Street stocks are expected to make a steadier start on Wednesday after a sharp technology-led sell-off in the previous two sessions, with investors now focused on Micron's earnings for clues about the health of the artificial intelligence boom. Nasdaq and S&P 500 futures were...
June 24 (Reuters) - S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures inched higher on Wednesday after two straight sessions of declines, as investors returned to technology shares following a sharp selloff that saw the
By Amanda Cooper LONDON, June 24 (Reuters) - Stocks staged a tentative recovery on Wednesday from a rout in technology shares on the back of caution over overstretched AI valuations, while crude oil
A three-year high for inflation may force the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) into action.
Alphabet was poised to open higher on Wednesday after the tech giant was tapped to join the Dow Jones Industrial Average, replacing Verizon.
Google parent Alphabet will be added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average beginning Monday, the index’s operator, S&P Global, said Tuesday. The company represents the fifth of the so-called Magnificent Seven growth stocks to enter the price-weighted index, which has historically been less vulnerable to tech swings than the Nasdaq Composite Index or the S&P 500. “Adding Alphabet will broaden and strengthen the DJIA’s exposure to these dynamic areas of the U.S. economy,” S&P said in a written statement.
