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The Russell 2000, which tracks shares of smaller companies, climbed some 22% in the first six months of the year. That is more than double the rate expected for the Russell 1000, which tracks large-cap stocks.

Investing.com -- Delivery speed is emerging as a key competitive advantage for retailers as AI-powered shopping assistants become more common, with Morgan Stanley’s latest analysis finding Walmart offers the strongest overall fulfillment model. At the same time, Amazon Now leads on raw delivery speed.

Anthropic has opened early talks with Samsung Electronics to manufacture a custom AI chip, according to a report from Bloomberg. The Claude developer has never built its own silicon before. It has relied entirely on chips rented from Amazon, Google, and Nvidia, and that dependence is now colliding ...

Couples are spending significantly more to get married in 2026 as tariffs and inflation push up the cost of everything from flowers to catering, according to a new report released this week by Bank of America Institute. Wedding-related spending rose...

Dell Technologies Inc. (NYSE:DELL) is one of the stocks with rising earnings estimates and fresh catalysts. The stock has 19 upward EPS revisions and no downward revisions for the upcoming fiscal year over the last three months, while revenue estimates show 17 upward revisions and none downward. The clean revision profile fits a company whose […]

Wall Street spent most of 2025 convinced that Federal Reserve rate cuts were the unlock for the next leg of the stock market rally. That thesis did not play out the way most strategists expected. On June 30, Wells Fargo put a number on what the market has actually been running on instead. Wells ...

The launch of federally seeded child investment accounts, informally dubbed “Trump Accounts,” has parents scrambling to pick a single ultra-low-cost equity ETF to hold for 18 years. Two names dominate the shortlist: the State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (SPYM) and the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (NYSEARCA:VTI). They look nearly identical on paper. They ... SPYM vs VTI: Which Trump Account ETF Actually Builds More Wealth by Age 18

Investors who chase these two hot AI stocks today are taking on some massive risks.

After a strong performance in May, this quantum computing leader's stock headed in the other direction -- and for no apparent reason.

As the craze of earnings season draws to a close, here’s a look back at some of the most exciting (and some less so) results from Q1. Today, we are looking at modern fast food stocks, starting with Chipotle (NYSE:CMG).

Southwest Airlines has spent the past year and a half tearing up its own playbook. For a company that built its identity on being different from every other airline, that is a big deal. Now Wall Street is starting to agree the bet is paying off. Morgan Stanley just gave Southwest Airlines (LUV) a ...

Since January 2026, BJ's has been in a holding pattern, posting a small loss of 4.7% while floating around $88.75. The stock also fell short of the S&P 500’s 8.4% gain during that period.

This AI chipmaker and cloud services provider has a bright future.

Morgan Stanley raised its quarterly dividend by 15% and reauthorized a $20 billion stock buyback shortly after clearing the Federal Reserve's 2026 stress test, according to the Morgan Stanley press release. The announcement arrived alongside similar capital return moves from JPMorgan Chase, Goldman ...

Joby Aviation, Inc. stock rose Tuesday after the company and Toyota Motor Corporation formed a joint venture to support commercial production and scale-up of Joby’s electric air taxi aircraft. This builds upon a deep, multi-year collaboration and follows Toyota’s massive...

MILAN, July 3 (Reuters) - Ferrari launched a limited-edition 12-cylinder model with a manual gearbox on Friday, appealing to traditional fans of roaring petrol engines and hands-on driving after the

For years electric vehicles were the auto industry's most significant growth story. That story has become more complicated. Demand has been patchy. Losses have stung. Car producers have been compelled to re-evaluate how swiftly they should invest in battery factories, electric lorries and ...

(Updates prices in the second paragraph.) Gold traded higher midafternoon Friday in light electro

RTX trades at $198.71 and has moved in lockstep with the market. Its shares have returned 5.6% over the last six months while the S&P 500 has gained 8.4%.

Baker Hughes is poised to release its second-quarter results later this month, with analysts expecting a double-digit decrease in earnings.

Exxon Mobil (XOM) officially moved its legal home from New Jersey to Texas this week. The move became official on July 1, as shareholders had already approved it. Exxon also won a major legal battle. On June 23, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Exxon's favor. The ruling revives an old lawsuit ...

OpenAI and Anthropic appear uniquely positioned to become the market's next blockbuster listings.

Dynatrace trades at $45.15 per share and has stayed right on track with the overall market, gaining 5.9% over the last six months. At the same time, the S&P 500 has returned 8.4%.

AI demand is driving strong growth across HBM, DRAM and NAND.

HSBC Backs Micron, Says AI Demand Remains a Powerful Growth Driver

Central bank independence is critical to economic growth and healthy financial markets.

U.S. equities have been solid so far in 2026, and according to JPMorgan's global investment strategist, Kriti Gupta, the S&P 500 could climb as high as 9,000 by mid-2027. That would mark a gain of about 20% from where the index sits now. The bank's analysts back that outlook with two specific ...

My Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) call is straightforward. After a 21.97% year-to-date run that has pushed shares to their 52-week high of $84.14, momentum, fundamentals, and defensive positioning all point higher. Our 24/7 Wall St. price target for Coca-Cola is $91.13, implying 8.31% upside over the next 12 months. The recommendation is buy with high confidence at ... Price Prediction: Coca-Cola’s Fourth Consecutive Earnings Beat Sets Up a Run Toward a New High

Every monopoly looks permanent right up until it isn't. Standard Oil looked untouchable. AT&T (T) owned the telephone for most of a century. In markets, dominance is usually a lease rather than a deed, and the rent comes due the moment a competitor with deeper pockets decides the prize is worth ...

Trump expects Musk may join Micron and Dell in backing child investment accounts launching July 4.