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Investors seem to be missing or misunderstanding the key details of Nvidia’s long-term strategy. We can see this in the stock's performance. Nvidia (NVDA) stock is up 5.94% year to date at the time of writing, Thursday morning, July 2. Meanwhile, the SPDR S&P 500 index (SPY) is up about 9.36% ...
The overall revisions trend heading into the start of the Q2 cycle remains positive, with expectations steadily increasing over recent months. JPMorgan, Bank of America, Citigroup, and Wells Fargo will help start the June-quarter reporting cycle for the Finance sector on July 14th.
The overall revisions trend heading into the start of the Q2 cycle remains positive, with expectations steadily increasing over recent months. JPMorgan, Bank of America, Citigroup, and Wells Fargo will help start the June-quarter reporting cycle for the Finance sector on July 14th.

<body><p>STORY: U.S. stocks closed mixed on Thursday, with the Dow adding more than 1.1% and posting a record closing high, the S&P 500 ending flat and the tech-heavy Nasdaq tumbling eight-tenths of a percent.</p><p>The Labor Department's nonfarm payrolls report showed the economy added 57,000 jobs in June, far below economists' estimates.</p><p>That lowered investors' expectations for a rate hike from the Federal Reserve in September to just over 50%, according to CME FedWatch. </p><p>But Anna Rathbun, founder and CEO of Grenadilla Advisory, said she believes a rate increase may still be on the way due to persistent inflation.</p><p>"I think the Fed interest rate expectations, to expect a hike sometime down the line, I think is a safer bet than expecting a cut." // "I mean, if the Fed is really sticking to that 2% target, we're not going to see that, in my opinion, anytime soon. And that is partly because even if oil prices go down, and it has, and that will be reflected definitely in the headline inflation number. The core inflation [number] - minus fuel, minus food - has consistently been above 2%. So that means, this is my opinion, I think that the equilibrium inflation is probably settling above the Fed's target. That means higher for longer."</p><p>Among Thursday's stock moves, technology was among the biggest sector decliners in the S&P 500.</p><p>Chip stocks were especially hard hit, with the Philadelphia semiconductor index down sharply for a second day, shedding about five and a half percent. </p><p>Shares of Tesla dropped seven and a half percent, even though the electric carmaker posted second-quarter deliveries above estimates. Tesla shares had risen sharply this week ahead of the report.</p><p>Among other decliners, shares of Bending Spoons tumbled more than 11% a day after the Vimeo owner gained 40% in its Nasdaq debut.</p><p>Markets will be closed Friday ahead of the Fourth of July holiday.</p></body>
Cathie Wood, head of Ark Investment Management, is known for betting on disruptive technology companies, and investors closely watch every move she makes. Sometimes, she’ll even buy tech stocks on the way up — and that’s what she just did, adding shares of a tech company that’s rallied 5% over the ...
U.S. stocks ended mixed after June hiring data came in well below expectations and prompted investors to dial back bets on a Federal Reserve interest-rate increase this month.
Franklin Covey's latest quarterly results and forward guidance disappointed investors.
Small caps are having a moment, but that doesn't mean the good times will keep rolling. The Russell 2000 gained 21.9% in the first half of 2026, crushing the S&P 500’s 9.6% in the same period, according to Dow Jones Market Data. The Federal Reserve is more hawkish, with investors expecting rate hikes before year end.
By Caroline Valetkevitch and Niket Nishant July 2 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq and S&P 500 fell on Thursday as technology shares slipped for a second day, while a softer-than-expected U.S. jobs report eased

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A weak jobs report met a strong Apple rally on Thursday. Here's why the major indexes couldn't agree on a direction.
The FTSE 100 closed up 174.53 points, 1.7%, at 10,652.87.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, nonfarm payrolls in June increased by a seasonally adjusted 57,000.
Payrolls badly missed the 115,000 economists expected, and the unemployment rate's dip to 4.2% masked a shrinking labor force. Now it's Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's problem.
Stocks were up to start Thursday’s session after the unemployment rate fell unexpectedly in June. The Dow rose 370 points, or 0.7%. The U.S. economy added fewer jobs than economists expected in June, but unemployment dipped to 4.2%.
The June jobs report delivered two surprises with the unemployment rate unexpectedly falling even as hiring tumbled. Following the data, S&P 500 futures strengthened, while the two-year Treasury yield, which is linked to the Fed interest-rate outlook, climbed as markets digested the implications for future rate hikes. Because the Federal Reserve has stopped providing forward guidance under new Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh, creating uncertainty about future policy moves, markets could be a bit volatile.
Nasdaq futures recovered from an earlier slide ahead of the June nonfarm payrolls report. Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures were all up 0.2%. Earlier, Nasdaq futures were down 0.5%, while S&P 500 futures were flat.
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading mixed as we get ready to end the holiday-shortened trading week, with the country preparing to celebrate the 250th birthday of our democratic republic. The stock market will be closed on Friday for the federal holiday, kicking off a long weekend to jump-start the holiday fun. All of the ... Here Are Thursday’s Best Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Adobe, Chevron, Dana, Honeywell Aerospace, Mobility Global, Ni Source, Palantir, SpaceX, and More
Investing.com - U.S. stock futures were mixed on Thursday as investors awaited a closely watched U.S. employment report that could help shape expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate policy in the months ahead.
AI earnings could start to fall short of expectations, undermining both equity prices and the capital expenditure boom, economists at Capital Economics said in a research note. The economists think equity prices may have a bit further to rise in the near term but will eventually pull back, with the S&P 500 estimated to fall to 6500 by end-2027. Meanwhile, AI-related revenue will likely be weighed by a decline in prices driven by increased competition and innovation.
Sandisk (SNDK) has gained about 762.52% year to date at the time of writing, Wednesday afternoon, July 1. Meanwhile, the SPDR S&P 500 index (SPY) is up about 9.54% in the same period. The third-largest enterprise solid-state drive (SSD) manufacturer has outpaced the S&P 500 by a wide ...
If you think falling oil prices mark the end of Trump-driven inflation, you'll be sorely mistaken.
A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Stella Qiu Global shares are pulling back after a bumper quarter.
U.S. private employers added 98,000 jobs in June, according to ADP, as investors await Thursday’s payrolls report for clues on the labor market and interest rates.

<body><p>STORY: U.S. stocks finished flat to slightly lower on Wednesday, with the Dow little changed, the S&P 500 down more than two-tenths of a percent and the Nasdaq sliding two-thirds of a percent.</p><p>Speaking at a European Central Bank panel in Portugal, U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh said he will stick firmly to the central bank's 2% inflation target and "disappoint" anyone who expects loose monetary policy despite President Donald Trump's call for interest rate cuts.</p><p>But Brad Bernstein, managing director at UBS Private Wealth Management, doesn't think the Fed will hike rates this year either.</p><p>"One of the three reasons we think markets will be higher at the end of the year is because the Fed is not going to raise interest rates this year. // We think more likely they'll resume Fed cuts in the spring of next year. And today, Fed Chair Walsh said in Portugal that he has seen in the last four weeks expectations, inflation expectations continuing to get better because of the drop most likely he - didn't cite this - but most likely because oil has gone from 90 [dollars a barrel] to 70 and now under 70 today."</p><p>Among Wednesday's stock moves, technology shares fell, with the Philadelphia Semiconductor Index down more than 6%.</p><p>One tech outlier was Meta Platforms after Bloomberg News reported that it is building a cloud business to sell excess AI computing capacity.</p><p>Among the day's decliners, shares of Alcoa fell about 9% after Australia's South32 agreed to sell most of its aluminum assets to Alcoa.</p><p>The key monthly U.S. jobs report is due out on Thursday, while the market will be closed Friday ahead of the Fourth of July holiday.</p></body>