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A closer look at brokerage holdings reveals how the S&P 500’s composition has shifted considerably. The index once seen as a broad measure of American markets now carries a heavier technology weighting than at any point in the past two decades. Technology stocks made up close to 40% of the ...
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GE Aerospace (NYSE:GE) has acquired an odd habit of beating earnings and then watching the stock sink. The pattern continued with the company’s Q2 2026 report on July 16, with shares falling nearly 5% in early trading the next day, mirroring the reaction to the previous two earnings reports, despite solid figures each time. The […]
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Just over a month since its initial public offering, SpaceX has delivered one of the weakest post-debut performances of any major U.S. listing since the end of the 2008-2009 financial crisis. A Barron’s analysis found that the stock performed worse than 90% of other U.S. IPOs with market capitalizations of $1 billion or more since July, 2009. Over the first 27 trading days, SpaceX was down 23% from its first day closing price of $161.

<body><p>STORY: U.S. stocks ended mixed on Friday, with the Dow gaining just under half a percent, the S&P 500 virtually flat and the tech-heavy Nasdaq sliding nearly two-thirds of a percent.</p><p>The S&P 500 technology index underperformed the broader market as chip stocks fell, with Intel dropping nearly 8% despite forecasting quarterly profit and revenue above Wall Street estimates.</p><p>Enthusiasm for the AI trade weakened after Alphabet's announcement earlier this week of a plan to hike capital spending even as it burns cash.</p><p>Richard Reyle, chief investment officer at Questar Capital Partners, said that as a result investors are rotating into what he called "safer parts of the market."</p><p>"Pharmaceuticals have been flying, and that's been, I think, where we see the rotation of the market right now. [FLASH] You look at the iShares, pharmaceutical fund, it's big components that are J&J and Eli Lilly, they're at all-time highs. And they're still relatively not super expensive stocks. So I think that's a place that can be bought and held. And of course, energy. Exxon's going to announce earnings next week. I bet they're going to be a blockbuster and they're going to continue to be because they make money at $60 a barrel. At $100 a barrel, forget about it. They do very well."</p><p>The S&P 500 real estate sector also outperformed during the session. Its leading gainer was Digital Realty Trust, which rallied 11% after it raised its full-year forecast for funds from operations.</p><p>Among other gainers, shares of SLB climbed 11% after the oilfield services firm beat expectations for second-quarter profit.</p><p>Investors now turn their attention to quarterly results next week from Magnificent 7 megacaps Microsoft, Amazon, Meta and Apple.</p></body>
In the most recent trading session, M-tron Industries, Inc. (MPTI) closed at $83.58, indicating a -2.23% shift from the previous trading day.
T. Rowe Price (TROW) concluded the recent trading session at $116.5, signifying a +1.35% move from its prior day's close.
Clearway Energy (CWEN) closed at $32.09 in the latest trading session, marking a -4.41% move from the prior day.
In the closing of the recent trading day, VICI Properties Inc. (VICI) stood at $26.73, denoting a +1.56% move from the preceding trading day.
In the latest trading session, Copart, Inc. (CPRT) closed at $27.94, marking a +2.72% move from the previous day.
Why Toyota Motor Stock Is Back in Focus Toyota Motor (TSE:7203) is on investors' radar after its latest trading session saw the stock fall 1.75% to $176.80, underperforming the S&P 500 ahead of an upcoming earnings release. With consensus forecasts pointing to earnings growth but lower revenue compared with the prior year, the next results update is set to give investors fresh information on how Toyota is balancing profitability and sales momentum. See our latest analysis for Toyota Motor. At...
Main Street Capital (MAIN) recently slipped 1.01%, lagging the S&P 500, as investors turned attention to the company’s August 6, 2026 earnings report and the latest expectations for profit and revenue. See our latest analysis for Main Street Capital. At a share price of $53.47, Main Street Capital has seen a 7.37% 1 month share price return but is down 13.41% on a year to date basis. Its 3 year total shareholder return of 60.91% and 5 year total shareholder return of 91.19% point to momentum...
Wall Street sold off freight brokerage stocks following a nuclear verdict in Texas. The post 3PL stocks drop in wake of stunning Texas case against C.H. Robinson appeared first on FreightWaves.
For the first time, real-world assets—stocks, commodities, and market indices—outpaced crypto on the world's biggest decentralized derivatives exchange.
Shares of paper stocks were the biggest gainers in the S&P 500 on Friday, following a report that prices for the containerboard they make that is used in shipping boxes and packaging were going up. Truist analyst Michael Roxland wrote in a Friday note that Packaging Corporation of America’s plan to increase containerboard prices by $140 a ton in September will be positive not just for the Illinois-based firm, but also for rivals International Paper and Smurfit Westrock who he said are likely to follow suit. Shares of all three stocks closed sharply higher, with International Paper up 11.2%, making it the best-performing stock in the S&P 500 for the day.
The latest trading day saw MINISO Group Holding Limited Unsponsored ADR (MNSO) settling at $12.21, representing a -1.53% change from its previous close.
TODAY'S MARKETS Billions of dollars of losses in artificial-intelligence stocks. Sharp spikes in oil prices that dropped just as quickly. A jump in benchmark Treasury yields Thursday to their highest level this year.