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The Dow Jones Industrial Average is now up more than 10% from its recent low on March 27, rising 1.24% on Wednesday to close 612 points higher. The benchmark ended the day just under the 50,000-point milestone.
Oil prices sank, and stock markets burst higher worldwide with hopes that a deal is nearing to allow tankers to deliver crude from the Persian Gulf again. The price for a barrel of Brent fell below $102 Wednesday. On Wall Street, the S&P 500 climbed 1.5% and reached another record.
By Lawrence Delevingne and Harry Robertson May 6 (Reuters) - Stocks advanced and oil prices dropped on Wednesday after a report that the United States and Iran are closing in on an agreement to end
Fresh off a record close on Tuesday, the Nasdaq was soaring to fresh highs on Wednesday after Advanced Micro Devices’ earnings report kept the chip rally rolling. The Dow was up 461 points, or 0.9%. The S&P and Nasdaq only need to close above yesterday’s level to establish new record closing highs.
May 6 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Wednesday, extending their strong run on hopes of a potential U.S.-Iran peace agreement and sustained enthusiasm around artificial
Disney cleared Q2 estimates early Wednesday, driven by solid revenue growth and a spike in profits for Disney+, Hulu. Disney stock pops.
With the Iran cease-fire still seemingly intact, oil prices retreated today, giving the market some room to run. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite rose 1%, while the The S&P 500 gained 0.8%. While there has been no real uptick in traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, the fact that the cease-fire remains in effect was enough to temper oil prices on Tuesday.
The U.S. stock market rallied to more records after an easing of oil prices let Wall Street turn its focus back to the big profits that companies keep producing. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.7%, and the Nasdaq composite gained 1%. Stocks got a boost after oil prices gave back much of their big jumps from Monday, and Brent crude fell 4%.
The motorcycle maker reported earnings per share of 22 cents from sales of $1.2 billion. Wall Street was looking for earnings per share of 22 cents from sales of $1 billion.
Tuesday, Cummins reported first-quarter earnings per share of $4.71 from sales of $8.4 billion. Wall Street was looking for earnings per share of $5.63 from sales of $8.4 billion.
8.30am: Oil prices ease, as Hegseth plays down Strait fighting Crude oil futures have eased further, as US defence officials struck a cautious tone on the Strait of Hormuz, saying Iranian actions remain below the threshold for a wider conflict, despite continued harassment of shipping. In...
Eaton reported first-quarter earnings per share of $2.81 from sales of $7.5 billion, up 17% year over year. Wall Street was looking for earnings per share of $2.73 from sales of $7.1 billion.
The company reported first-quarter earnings per share of 55 cents from sales of $1.7 billion. Wall Street was looking for earnings per share of 48 cents from sales of $1.7 billion.
Stocks were set to edge higher on Tuesday as investors looked past rising tensions in the Middle East and took the opportunity to buy the dip in equities following another batch of solid earnings reports. S&P 500 futures added 0.3% and contracts tied to the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 gained 0.5%. The three major indexes all dropped on Monday after the United Arab Emirates said Iran was attacking it with missiles, sparking fears that the Middle East conflict could escalate after weeks of relative calm.
Things continue to look dicey for the U.S. economy and stock market.
Wall Street rebounded and oil prices retreated early Tuesday despite an exchange of fire between the U.S. and Iran near the Strait of Hormuz. Nasdaq futures climbed 0.5%. Tensions in the Middle East escalated when the United Arab Emirates, a U.S. ally, said it came under attack from Iran for the first time since the ceasefire last month.
Oil prices fell as wary markets monitored a fragile US-Iran ceasefire in the wait for the latest rush of earnings.
Major gauges traded close to flat as investors adjusted to news that ships in the Strait of Hormuz had been struck with missiles.
U.S. stocks fell from their record heights, while oil prices jumped following escalations in the Middle East that may undermine the ceasefire in the war with Iran. The S&P 500 fell 0.4% Monday, coming off its latest all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.1%, and the Nasdaq composite slipped 0.2%.
U.S. stock futures edged higher as investors parse President Trump’s plan to guide commercial ships out of the Strait of Hormuz.
The outgoing Fed chair put the spotlight of higher inflation squarely on the president's shoulders.
Shares were mixed in Europe and Asia on Monday, with big gains for computer chipmakers and other tech stocks after Friday's rally on Wall Street. Oil prices rebounded and Brent crude climbed more than $2 a barrel as the U.S. launched an effort early Monday to guide ships out of the Strait of Hormuz. Iran rejected the plan but was reviewing the U.S. response to its latest proposal to end the war, Iran’s judiciary Mizan news agency cited Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei saying Sunday.
An impending shift at America's foremost financial institution spells trouble for Wall Street.
The April jobs report, earnings reports from major semiconductor companies, and a strong start to the month for US equities outline a busy week for investors.
Warsh's testimony before the Senate Banking Committee points to foundational changes at the Fed.
<body><p>STORY: U.S. stocks ended mostly higher on Friday, with the Dow the only outlier, dipping about three-tenths of a percent, while the S&P 500 gained about three-tenths of a percent and the Nasdaq climbed nine-tenths of a percent.</p><p>Both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq logged their sixth consecutive week of gains, their longest weekly winning stretches since October of 2024.</p><p>It was a big week for corporate earnings, with five of the Magnificent Seven megacaps reporting.</p><p>Among them, Apple climbed more than 3% on Friday, a day after the tech giant provided a solid sales forecast, touting strong demand for its flagship iPhone 17 and the MacBook Neo.</p><p>Analysts now see overall first-quarter earnings growth of nearly 28% year-over-year, according to LSEG I/B/E/S Estimates.</p><p>That's an 11.7 percentage point increase from where the estimate stood a week ago, and marks the biggest earnings growth since the fourth quarter of 2021.</p><p>Melissa Brown is managing director of investment decision research at SimCorp.</p><p>"I think we're just seeing the continuation of this AI trade and maybe the complete ignoring of some of the other red flags that are out there - higher oil prices leading to higher inflation, you know, many other things that might give investors pause. But we're coming through a good earning season, particularly for some of these tech companies, and investors are, I guess, saying it's still time to buy there."</p><p>Among other movers, shares of Atlassian surged more than 29% after the enterprise software firm hiked its forecast. Peers Salesforce and ServiceNow also gained.</p><p>Shares of Reddit jumped 13% after the social media site gave an upbeat quarterly revenue forecast.</p><p>On the flip side, shares of Roblox tumbled more than 18% after the online game platform cut its annual bookings forecast. </p></body>
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