MillerKnoll’s 21.5% return over the past six months has outpaced the S&P 500 by 15.1%, and its stock price has climbed to $23.62 per share. This was partly thanks to its solid quarterly results, and the run-up might have investors contemplating their next move.
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Oil prices fell sharply after the Treasury secretary said the U.S. and Iran may reach a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz within days
On Tuesday, the provider of software and hardware for automotive safety and self-driving applications reported second-quarter earnings per share of $1.63 from sales of $3.3 billion. For the third quarter, Aptiv seeks earnings per share of about $1.30. Aptiv recently spun off its electrical hardware business, Versigent, partly to focus on those higher-growth non-automotive opportunities.
After a year of selling off pieces of itself, the board agreed to sell the whole company, and what a holder owns now is closer to a cash claim than a conduit maker.
Its orders come from police budgets and counter-drone contracts rather than the economic cycle, yet the stock still falls harder than the market on down days.
The S&P 500 saw fresh intraday highs during Tuesday's session and was on track for a new record close. The index was up 1.5% around 7715 in midday trading, above the existing closing high of 7609.78 hit on June 2. The S&P 500's climb to today's levels has been atypically swift.
Moderna’s vaccine candidate targets a species of ebolavirus behind a deadly outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Autodesk currently trades at $246.30 per share and has shown little upside over the past six months, posting a small loss of 2.6%. The stock also fell short of the S&P 500’s 7.1% gain during that period.

The US dollar (DX-Y.NYB) has weakened after the US and Japan jointly intervened to boost the yen. Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre takes a closer look at the dollar's decline and the yen's growing strength, comparing it to prior events in the yen's history.
Paul Mueller's Q2 revenues jump 29% y/y, but lower margins weigh on earnings as strong pharmaceutical demand and a healthy backlog support the results.
Pre-Markets Up on De-escalation of Middle East War.
Sandisk, the top performer in the S&P 500 this year, rose more than 7%, while Marvell Technology popped nearly 12% on Tuesday. With overextended positioning cleared out in July, Wall Street analysts have argued investors were likely to shift back to areas like chip stocks and other AI infrastructure trades given the earnings outlook has only strengthened over the past month.
For the past few years, it’s been a great time to be Walmart (WMT). Thanks to strong e-commerce growth, the high-margin Walmart Connect advertising business, and company-wide investments in artificial intelligence, the world’s largest retailer has transformed itself from a brick-and-mortar chain ...
The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average opened Tuesday's trading session on pace to set fresh record highs. All three major indexes opened higher. The Dow was up 1.2%, or 641 points. The S&P 500 rose 0.
Shares of one automation technology provider slipped after earnings, while another jumped. The new $13.15 midpoint implies fourth quarter earnings per share of about $3.60. Shares of automation technology provider Zebra Technologies were up 20% at $350 after it reported better-than-expected fiscal second-quarter numbers.
Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index rallies Tuesday as Caterpillar and Palantir surge on earnings. SpaceX earnings are due late.
Investing.com -- Societe Generale told clients in a note on Tuesday that U.S. earnings strength is broadening beyond technology, and it expects the S&P 500 to reach 8,000, urging investors to "buy the momentum dip."
Whether you see them or not, industrials businesses play a crucial part in our daily activities. But they are at the whim of volatile macroeconomic factors that influence capital spending (like interest rates), and the industry has underperformed the market over the past six months as its 2.4% return lagged the S&P 500 by 4.7 percentage points.
Nvidia stock has lagged behind the PHLX Semiconductor Index, which is up 61% this year so far through Monday’s close.
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading higher after a solid start to August, with all major indices finishing higher on Monday. The President tapping the brakes on attacks on Iran and a return to the negotiating table, combined with massive technology earnings and tumbling oil prices, was just the ticket for traders and investors to ... Here Are Tuesday’s Top Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Apple, CoreWeave, eBay, Exxon Mobil, Intuit, Nebius Group, Palantir Technologies, SK hynix, and
The number you need to know on Palantir right after earnings.
Jamie Dimon said he sees both stocks and long-term bonds as expensive.
While the S&P 500 (^GSPC) includes industry leaders, not every stock in the index is a winner. Some companies are past their prime, weighed down by poor execution, weak financials, or structural headwinds.