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Investors will monitor initial jobless claims and the Challenger job-cuts report before turning their attention to Friday's nonfarm payrolls release.
The central bank's predictability, which Wall Street holds dear, may soon be a distant memory.
By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, June 4 (Reuters) - Asian stocks fell at the start of trading on Thursday as renewed fighting between the U.S. and Iran rattled stocks, even as conflicting signs of
<body><p>STORY: Wall Street's main indexes tumbled on Wednesday, with the Dow losing about 1.2%, the S&P 500 shedding about three-quarters of a percent and the Nasdaq falling roughly nine-tenths of a percent.</p><p>Flaring tensions in the Middle East and rising crude prices stoked inflation jitters and convinced investors to take some profits.</p><p>Energy stocks, buoyed by oil prices, enjoyed the largest percentage gains, with Exxon Mobil and Chevron both closing higher. </p><p>Meanwhile, six of the Magnificent Seven group of megacap tech stocks ended lower, with Meta the only exception.</p><p>Liz Miller is founder and president of Summit Place Financial Advisors.</p><p>"I more and more just keep seeing this market as a ping pong. One day we've got the momentum leading tech stocks up and then that drives all the indices up. And the next day we've got sort of the second tier undervalued companies up and the index is down. [FLASH] Today's again, one of those days where we're seeing energy with the most strength. We're seeing some of the consumer come through, some of the industrial, but techs are marginally down. And that's what I mean when I think about this market as a ping pong market, because these are high quality companies, they're large cap, they would be top tier fundamentally, but they haven't really participated as much in the index strength."</p><p>Among individual movers, shares of GameStop jumped 6% after the original meme stock posted a rise in quarterly revenue and unveiled a $2 billion share buyback program.</p><p>Shares of Crowdstrike, down nearly 3% at the close, dropped about another 10% in extended trading after the cyber security company reported a 15% jump in its first-quarter operating expenses as it ramps up investments in AI and product development.</p><p>And shares of Broadcom fell more than 6% in extended trading despite the company forecasting third-quarter revenue above Wall Street expectations, betting on robust demand for its custom AI chips and networking gear.</p></body>
US stock futures slipped as doubts about President Trump's ability to end the war with Iran rattled Wall Street.
Oil prices rose following the latest threats to the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, and U.S. stocks retreated from their records. The S&P 500 fell 0.7% Wednesday from its all-time high and snapped a nine-day winning streak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.2%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 0.9%.
Yext's fiscal Q1 report arrived with better-than-expected earnings, but investors are focusing on other aspects of the business update.
June 3 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow opened lower on Wednesday, as a flare-up in the Middle East conflict drove oil prices higher and cast doubt on a quick resolution to the war.
The president is seeking to impose duties on trading partners as his poll numbers dive in a key election year. It’s a risky bet.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.4%, and the Nasdaq composite rose less than 0.1%. Marvell Technology leaped to its biggest gain on record after Nvidia’s CEO suggested it could be the next company to be worth $1 trillion. The Nasdaq composite rose 7.09 points, or less than 0.1%, to 27,093.90.
June 2 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 futures edged lower on Tuesday after hitting a series of record highs, while blowout results from Hewlett Packard Enterprise and a funding commitment
The new head of the Fed has a virtually impossible task of appeasing the president and Wall Street concerning interest rates.
Monday on Wall Street, U.S. stocks ticked to more records. The S&P 500 added 0.3% to close at 7,599.96 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.1% to 51,078.88. The Nasdaq composite climbed 0.4% to 27,086.81.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.1% while the S&P 500 was up 0.3% and the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.4%. The tail end of a robust first-quarter earnings season, ongoing artificial intelligence strength, and inflation figures roughly in line with expectations were enough to push equities higher today—familiar trends that have helped push the Nasdaq to its best two-month stretch in decades.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 0.4%, both also adding to their previous records set last week. The price for a barrel of Brent crude rose more than 4%, which pushed up Treasury yields and hurt companies with big fuel bills. But strong profit reports from U.S. companies and continued strength for big technology stocks kept Wall Street's momentum going.
AI giant Anthropic said on Monday it has confidentially filed for a U.S. initial public offering, teeing up a watershed moment for Wall Street's AI frenzy. Tech stocks continue to lead the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 in a record-breaking market rally, while Elon Musk's SpaceX is set to price its IPO this month and Anthropic rival OpenAI, led by Sam Altman, is waiting on deck. U.S. stocks were mixed on Monday afternoon, with the Nasdaq up 0.3%, the S&P 500 up 0.1% and the Dow industrials off 0.3%.
While tech is still leading the party, more parts of the market are starting to join in.
Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index rose Monday amid ongoing hopes for a U.S.-Iran deal. Nvidia stock jumped on a new chip.
By Medha Singh and Twesha Dikshit June 1 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures climbed on Monday, supported by gains in Nvidia and Microsoft following their latest AI initiatives as investors looked
The Fed's latest inflation update is potentially dire news for a historically expensive stock market.
New Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh's plans for the Fed's balance sheet could quietly push borrowing costs higher.
Jerome Powell's successor wants to lead a reform-oriented central bank, but this can prove disastrous for the stock market.
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