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Aug 19 (Reuters) - Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Wednesday, recovering from a technology-driven slump in the previous session, as government bond yields retreated from multi-decade highs
By Avinash P and Purvi Agarwal Aug 19 (Reuters) - The main U.S. stock indexes were on track to open higher on Wednesday after a tech-led selloff in the previous session as investors assessed fresh
U. S. stock futures traded close to flat on Wednesday as investors assessed the previous session’s semiconductor-driven decline and rising government bond yields while awaiting fresh signals from the Federal Reserve.
<body><p>VIDEO SHOWS: n/a</p><p>STORY: Wall Street closed lower Tuesday with the Dow falling about a quarter of one percent, the S&P 500 slipping more than two-thirds of a percent, and the Nasdaq sliding one and a third percent. </p><p>Technology stocks dropped with semiconductors suffering the steepest declines as Middle East uncertainty pushed bond yields to multiyear peaks, feeding concerns about borrowing costs and inflation.</p><p>Gina Martin Adams, chief market strategist with HB Wealth, says she thinks bonds will remain a driving force for stocks for several months.</p><p>"I think the biggest threat to the equity market right now is the bond market, not the equity market itself. With yields rising, we have to really consider what we're willing to pay for stocks because of yields, of course, represent the discount rate for those future cash flows that equities tend to trade on. So I do think that the market is going to see its focus shift from earnings as the predominant driver of growth to potentially yields in the fall as we have limited amount of earnings information that is coming out. This could create a rockier path forward for equities, particularly relative to the very robust pace of gains that we've experienced so far this year."</p><p>Investors flocked to more defensive sectors such as healthcare and consumer staples while the rise in energy prices gave a lift to energy stocks. </p><p>Individual stocks on the move included Baidu. U.S.-listed shares of the Chinese search company plunged nearly 13% as its revenue missed estimates.</p><p>And Norwegian Cruise Line declined 3% after broker Mizuho downgraded the stock to neutral from outperform citing construction delays among other reasons.</p></body>
By Sinéad Carew and Shashwat Chauhan Aug 18 (Reuters) - Wall Street closed lower on Tuesday with semiconductors leading technology declines as Middle East uncertainty pushed bond yields to multiyear
Shares of the Chinese search-engine provider plummet after it posts a dismal set of second-quarter results.
U. S. stock futures moved lower on Tuesday as investors monitored another rise in oil prices and the risk that disruption to the Strait of Hormuz could persist, while fresh U.
With inflation lingering and a potential rate hike on the horizon, some economists worry that an economic slowdown could be on the way.
Micron (MU) stock traded around $966 on August 14, according to Yahoo Finance, extending a sharp snapback that pushed its shares back to the psychologically important $1,000 level. Investors are weighing a couple of different signals. For perspective, Micron stock has more than tripled this year, ...
Cathie Wood, chief of Ark Investment Management, often locks in gains when her favorite tech stocks surge. That's what she's doing with Palantir Technologies (PLTR), trimming her position after the stock jumped more than 30% over the past month, fueled by a sharp post-earnings rally. Last year, the ...
The Federal Reserve now looks somewhat unlikely to raise interest rates at either of the next two meetings after a weak July retail sales report further assuaged concerns that the economy may be overheating. Last Friday's weak jobs report and the even weaker retail sales report "are bad news for workers and consumers, but potentially good news for the stock market, because it reduces the urgency at the Fed to raise rates to fight too-high inflation," wrote Chris Zaccarelli, chief investment officer at Northlight Asset Management.
Shares mostly declined Friday in Asia and U.S. futures were little changed after U.S. inflation data showed a better-than-expected improvement in July. Oil prices were holding steady after slipping in recent days. Tokyo's Nikkei 225 index gained 0.3% to 68,533.85, while the Kospi in South Korea rose 1.3%, to 6,924.74.
The S&P 500 hit a new high amid lower oil prices. Workday and Sandisk lifted software and memory plays. Applied Materials fell late on earnings.
By Chris Prentice and Stefano Rebaudo NEW YORK/MILAN, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Global equities rose on Thursday as investors pared back U.S. rate hike bets, while oil prices dropped as higher inventories
Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) and Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) fell Wednesday even as a benign July inflation report lifted the broader tech market and sent the odds of a September Federal Reserve rate hike to 33%. Headline CPI rose 0.1% in...
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh and the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) may be at a crossroads come the September FOMC meeting.
On Aug. 11, 2026, crude climbed amid Middle East tensions while tech stocks struggled despite a major AI infrastructure financing push.
As part of its acquisition of TradeZero, a U.S.-focused online brokerage serving active traders, etoro said it will issue up to 2.5 million in new shares.
Investing.com - U.S. stock futures were little changed on Tuesday, as fading hopes for a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz kept oil prices elevated, while investors looked ahead to key U.S. inflation data for fresh clues on the Federal Reserve’s interest rate path.
U.S. stocks fell as Iran’s refusal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz caused another spike in oil prices and inflation fears.
The second quarter earnings season is beginning to wind down, with nearly 90% of S&P 500 (^GSPC) companies having already reported.
