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Aug 7 (Reuters) - U.S. equity funds recorded outflows in the week to August 5 as some investors cashed in gains after a record-setting market rally and awaited Friday's July jobs report, a key input
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, Aug 7 (Reuters) - A sharp technology-led rally that has lifted the U.S. stock market to record peaks will be tested next week by fresh inflation data, which could build
Wall Street awaited the July jobs report for a fresh picture of the labor market.
Wall Street awaited the July jobs report for a fresh picture of the labor market.
Aug 7 (Reuters) - S&P 500 and Dow futures were little changed on Friday ahead of a key U.S. jobs report that could influence the interest-rate outlook, while Nasdaq futures rose as Microchip
Investing.com - Today's nonfarm payrolls print above 150,000 could push the S&P 500 down nearly 2%, according to JPMorgan Market Intelligence, as stronger hiring would cement higher-for-longer Federal Reserve pricing and put fresh upward pressure on Treasury yields.
US stock futures traded close to unchanged on Friday as investors awaited the latest employment data, a key release that could influence the Federal Reserve’s next interest rate decision. Markets were also monitoring renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East following a fresh Houthi attack on Saudi Arabia, while reports suggested Iran and Oman are nearing an agreement over shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
The bond market is telling quite a tale for those willing to listen.
World shares were mixed Friday after a modest retreat on Wall Street, while the price of Brent crude gained more than 1%. In early European trading, Germany's DAX rose 0.4% to 26,253.77, while the CAC 40 in Paris edged 0.2% higher to 8,715.47. Selling of computer chipmakers and other stocks linked to the boom in artificial intelligence appeared to taper off a bit as Tokyo's Nikkei 225 lost 0.1% to 65,606.71.
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<body><p>STORY: Stocks fell Thursday, pausing after a strong start to the week.</p><p>The Dow dropped close to one percent. The S&P 500 slid about two tenths and the Nasdaq was basically flat.</p><p>Investors digested the latest round of corporate earnings and looked for signs of progress toward a peace deal between the U.S. and Iran.</p><p>Strong corporate results so far have tempered some concerns about the massive spending by AI-related companies.</p><p>Ben McMillan, chief investment officer with IDX Advisors, says AI will likely continue to push stocks higher though investors have broadened their view of who is likely to benefit from the growth of the technology.</p><p>“So I think the AI trade broadly is still very much intact. I do think investors, and we're hearing this from our investors and others that we talked to, are going to be a little bit more discerning, they're going to be more judicious, they're going to start looking at maybe much more the picks and shovels plays we're hearing a lot more interest in things like you know uranium and power providers as you know an AI play as well as things like photonic stocks and you know not necessarily just betting on you know chips or semiconductors.”</p><p>Stocks on the move included data storage company Western Digital which tumbled 13% and memory chip maker Sandisk which dropped nearly seven percent in the wake of quarterly results. </p><p>Both companies have surged this year, however, with Sandisk up more than 400% and Western Digital up about 160%.</p><p>And SpaceX erased losses from earlier in the session and closed six percent higher, defying expectations that shares would be pressured by insider selling, as the lockup period for early investors holding the stock expired.</p><p>On the data front, the number of Americans filing claims for unemployment benefits increased slightly last week. </p><p>The report came ahead of closely watched nonfarm payrolls figures for July due on Friday, which will shape expectations for the Fed's path of interest rates at a time when Chairman Kevin Warsh has scaled back on forward guidance from the central bank.</p></body>
On Aug. 6, 2026, the voice AI platform posted $61.9M quarterly revenue and extended its post-earnings rally on expanded partnerships across multiple sectors.
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Thursday evening, MP Materials reported second-quarter Ebitda of $28.5 million, Wall Street was looking for $27.1 million.
Michael Reinking, Senior Market Strategist at the NYSE, reviews a pivotal week in which the S&P 500 broke above its May-July trading range near 7,600, driven by strong Q2 earnings, easing oil prices, and mispositioning in tech that sparked a broad-based rally. Hyperscalers led the charge as investors embraced the ongoing shortage of compute capacity, while semiconductors and optical stocks saw volatile swings amid eye-popping growth figures and sky-high expectations. Looking ahead, Friday's jobs report and next week's inflation prints take center stage, with reports suggesting Fed Chair Warsh could support a September rate hike should the data come in hot.
As SpaceX stock has tumbled since its record-setting IPO, shares of newly public smaller companies have soared.
Stocks are spitting out a smaller share of their returns in dividend income, a challenge for those who lean on steady cash flows to cover daily expenses. The trailing 12-month dividend yield on the S&P 500 is now hovering around a generational low of just over 1%, after trending downward for much of the past two decades.
With the S&P 500 dividend yield near generational lows, chasing income in the stock market is getting tougher.
Robust Q2 earnings momentum is likely to fuel a broader market rally. These ETFs are well positioned to benefit from the scenario.
Aug 6 (Reuters) - The benchmark S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened lower on Thursday, weighed by a drop in technology stocks as strong forecasts from Western Digital and Sandisk failed to impress, while
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Wall Street was predicted to see a mixed open on Thursday, as another batch of technology earnings undermines confidence and apparent progress towards an Iran deal raises fears of yet another false dawn. Dow Jones futures were up 57 points, or 0.1%, with the blue-chip index on course to build...
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