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Stocks looked set to fall on Friday as investors fretted about soaring Treasury yields and President Donald Trump’s summit with China's leader Xi Jinping concluded without any meaningful breakthrough on trade. “For some time, analysts have been puzzled by equity markets’ resilience in the face of rising bond yields and clear inflationary pressures,” said Kathleen Brooks, research director at the foreign-exchange brokerage XTB. “Today we may see the pressure of rising bond yields start to weigh on equities, and futures prices suggest that U.S. indices will pull back from record highs later today and could close the week on a dampener.”
By Stella Qiu SYDNEY, May 15 (Reuters) - Asian shares came under pressure on Friday as investor euphoria over tech stocks gave way to inflation fears that saw Treasury yields spike to one-year highs
Yahoo Finance's Josh Lipton takes a look at the top stories for investors to watch on Friday, May 15, including Cerebras' (CBRS) second trading day, day two of President Trump's summit in China with President Xi, and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's last day in office.
The U.S. stock market rose to more records after Cisco Systems joined the parade of companies reporting fatter profits for the start of 2026 than analysts expected. The Nasdaq composite added 0.9% to its own record. Cisco led the way after talking up demand it’s seeing from AI and other customers, while oil prices held relatively steady.
We got a hot April Consumer Price Index (CPI) number, driven in a big way by energy costs, but even core CPI was surprisingly high, driven by a jump in shelter costs for the first time in a while. The April Producer Price Index (PPI) was even further above estimates. On May 12th, the ...
May 14 (Reuters) - Wall Street stock indexes opened higher on Thursday as Nvidia's shares jumped, while investors assessed economic data and watched developments around the high-stakes U.S.-China
The AI chipmaker opened at $350 per share, well above its IPO price of $185.
Cabreras raises $5.5 billion in upsized IPO
A new entrant to the Nasdaq is set to test the strength of the IPO market today—and offer investors another way to bet on artificial intelligence. Cerebras Systems (CBRS), an AI chip maker backed by OpenAI’s Sam Altman, said yesterday that it priced its upsized offering of 30 million shares at $185.
Higher inflation may not be as short-term as the president thinks, based on what history tells us.
The central bank that Wall Street has become accustomed to may be on the verge of significant change.
The S&P 500 rose 0.6%, and the Nasdaq Composite added 1.2%. The president and a group of top business leaders are attending a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Kevin Warsh passed the final Senate vote hurdle.
Montrose Environmental Group (NYSE:ONT), now operating under the Onterris brand, reported lower first-quarter revenue as severe winter weather and reduced environmental emergency response activity weighed on results, but management reiterated its full-year outlook and pointed to stronger profitabili
Oil prices moved slightly lower on Wednesday, but markets were buoyed to new heights by the strength of the tech sector. Plus, the new Federal Reserve chair cleared his final confirmation hurdle this afternoon, which likely alleviated some lingering uncertainty at the central bank, and among investors. Incoming Fed Chair Kevin Warsh was confirmed by the Senate with a vote of 54-45 on Wednesday afternoon, becoming the 17th person to take on the job.

<body><p>STORY: The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq gained ground on Wednesday with a boost from artificial intelligence-related tech shares.</p><p>The Dow actually fell slightly while the S&P gained about six-tenths of one percent and the Nasdaq added double that with the two indexes notching record closing highs.</p><p>The markets looked past data from the Labor Department showing producer prices jumped by 1.4% last month, the largest monthly increase in four years.</p><p>Tom Hainlin, national investment strategist with U.S. Bank Asset Management says he isn’t sure if these numbers will persist and what impact they will have on profits.</p><p>“Obviously, manufacturers and other importers are dealing with high prices due to tariffs and also due to high energy prices. I think the question is, this a temporary bump in producer prices or is it something that will ultimately eat into their profit margins? But we've seen strong investment in productivity tools . And we've seen profit margins remain pretty sturdy in here, which is driving corporate profits. But if this is a one-time blip, this can get managed through the corporate profit cycle.”</p><p>The recent inflation data is dousing any remaining hopes for a near-term rate cut from the Federal Reserve. </p><p>In fact, Boston Fed President Susan Collins said on Wednesday that a rate hike could be in the cards if inflation pressures fail to subside.</p><p>Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump's nominee to succeed Fed Chair Jerome Powell, was confirmed by the Senate in a vote along party lines.</p><p>:: Ford</p><p>Stocks on the move included Ford which surged 13% following a Morgan Stanley report highlighting the strength of the company’s energy storage business. </p><p>And Johnson & Johnson climbed nearly 3% after brokerage Leerink Partners upgraded shares to "outperform" from "market perform."</p></body>
The S&P 500 rose 0.6%, and the Nasdaq Composite added 1.2%. The president and a group of top business leaders are attending a summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping. Kevin Warsh passed the final Senate vote hurdle.
A rebound for technology stocks led Wall Street to records, even though the majority of U.S. stocks fell following another discouraging update on inflation. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dipped 0.1%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 1.2% to its own record. Nvidia and other tech stocks led the way, a day after stumbling in an industrywide swoon.
Wix.com's Q1 report did not deliver the results investors were looking for.
May 13 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 was subdued at the open on Wednesday, as hotter-than-anticipated producer prices reinforced bets that the Federal Reserve would keep monetary policy restrictive all
Stocks struggled to find direction after wholesale prices surged more than expected in April. The S&P 500 was flat, while the Dow fell 210 points, or 0.4%. The Nasdaq gained 0.2% The inflation report for April this morning revealed that the cost of producing goods has been higher than expected.
U. S. stock futures pointed to a mixed open on Wednesday, with investors balancing renewed strength in technology shares against fresh inflation data that reinforced concerns about interest rates and rising costs.
By Ragini Mathur and Utkarsh Hathi May 13 (Reuters) - S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures rose on Wednesday, recovering from the previous session's losses as investors awaited crucial economic numbers and U.S.
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading mixed on Wednesday, after a rough day for technology stocks and the Nasdaq. The combination of the prospect of a longer struggle with Iran, and higher inflation, which soared to 3.8% annually, the highest since May 2023, while the core number, which is less food and energy, rose to ... Here Are Wednesday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Advanced Micro Devices, Akamai Technologies, HEICO, Johnson & Johnson, MasTec, MercadoLibre, Sandisk, Snap
Wall Street shares were set for a mixed start on Wednesday as investors prepare to wait for news from Donald Trump’s visit to China. Stock futures pointed in different directions ahead of the opening bell, with Dow Jones futures down 114 points or 0.2% at 49,755, while S&P 500 futures...