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May 22 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Friday with the Dow hitting an intraday record high as investors watched for progress in talks to end the nearly three-month Middle East
Stock futures gained as investors seized on signs that diplomatic efforts to end the U.S.-Iran war were progressing, while a tech rally pushed indexes higher in Asia and Europe.
President Trump and Wall Street want interest rates cut, but inflation has other plans.
By Ankur Banerjee and Stefano Rebaudo May 22 (Reuters) - Global stocks rose, the U.S. dollar hovered around its highest levels in over six weeks and oil prices edged up, as a great deal of uncertainty
Nvidia closed 1.8% lower. Nvidia’s stock is up 67% over the past 12 months, making it the largest publicly listed company in the world, with a market value of nearly $5.4 trillion. The music-streaming company said it plans to roll out an AI tool allowing users to make covers and remixes of songs from Universal Music Group artists.
Nvidia closed 1.8% lower. The chip giant reported record sales and income that beat analyst expectations, driven by demand for data-center computing and the rise of AI agents. Nvidia’s stock is up 67% over the past 12 months, making it the largest publicly listed company in the world, with a market value of nearly $5.4 trillion.
Spaceships and quantum chips are becoming the latest objects of investors’ fascination—and the latest opportunity to exist in a world away from warning signs about U.S. consumers and fickle peace talks between the U.S. and Iran. Taken together, there is a sharpening contrast in markets between the wartime inflation surge and the promise of AI, aerospace, and emerging tech—which benefited Thursday from Nvidia strong earnings, federal investment in quantum computing and SpaceX’s leap toward the biggest IPO in history. “It’s really a dichotomy when you look at the consumer,” said Ken Mahoney, chief executive of Mahoney Asset Management.
Walmart shares are down sharply Thursday morning after the company’s guidance for the rest of the year disappointed some investors. Shares were recently down 6.6% to $122.27, making it the worst performer in the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
May 21 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened lower on Thursday as oil prices surged following a Reuters report that Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei ordered the country's near
Tesla stock rose early Thursday after SpaceX filed its IPO registration statement, fueling speculation about a megamerger between the two companies as their ties and overlap deepen. Tesla stock was up 1.2% in premarket trading at $422.18, while and futures were down 0.3% and 0.2%, respectively. The move comes after the Wednesday evening release of SpaceX’s IPO filings.
For its fiscal second-quarter, Deere reported earnings per share of $6.55. Wall Street was looking for $5.70.
Stocks were on track to rise Thursday as investors digested strong results from artificial intelligence chip maker Nvidia and hoped for progress in the peace talks between the U.S. and Iran. The three major indexes snapped a three-session losing streak on Wednesday after President Donald Trump said the U.S. was in the final stage of negotiations with Iran to end the war in the Middle East. Moves early Thursday suggest that the market has concluded that Nvidia’s first-quarter earnings were good, but not good enough to keep the AI rally going.
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Meanwhile, OpenAI has been working with bankers to prepare its own IPO filing in the coming days or weeks, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. Stocks moved higher and the global bond selloff took a breather as investors latched onto hopeful signs from the Iran talks. Benchmark U.S. crude oil prices declined 5.7%.
US stock futures fell after Nvidia earnings failed to wow investors, and SpaceX took a big step toward its IPO.
US stock futures fell after Nvidia earnings failed to wow investors, and SpaceX took a big step toward its IPO.
Nvidia stock fell late despite strong earnings. Elon Musk's SpaceX released its filing for a mammoth IP. Stocks rallied Wednesday as oil prices dived on Iran hopes.
The U.S. stock market bounced back after pressure eased on Wall Street from the bond market and oil prices gave back some of their big gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 1.3%, and the Nasdaq composite rallied 1.5%. The Nasdaq composite rose 399.65 points, or 1.5%, to 26,270.36.
Wednesday's rally is a mirror image of Tuesday's sell-off. Here's what changed overnight.
US equity indexes rose ahead of Nvidia's (NVDA) earnings and April minutes from the Federal Reserve'