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Meta stock’s gains are leading the S&P 500 and the Magnificent Seven on Friday. The S&P 500 was up 0.2%, and the Dow gained 0.2%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq was up 0.1%. Meta stock was up 5.8%, adding to its best week since 2024, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
The FTSE 100 closed at 10,497.29, up some 24.84 points.
Before Alphabet's founders were in diapers, this Dow component had already been hiking its dividend for over a decade.
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SK Hynix made its U.S. trading debut with its American depositary receipts listing on the Nasdaq. The Korean memory chip maker ADR opened 14% above its offer price. The three major indexes were narrowly mixed.
The Iran war and a tug-of-war between AI stocks and other parts of the market have left the S&P 500 stuck in a range. On Friday, the S&P 500’s healthcare sector was the only major sector trading down more than 0.1%: It was down 0.7%. Moderna was the S&P’s biggest laggard, while UnitedHealth was the big drag on the Dow.
By Nell Mackenzie and Pete Schroeder LONDON/WASHINGTON, July 10 (Reuters) - Global stocks rose on Friday but Wall Street opened in mixed territory, as AI-related enthusiasm over the market debut of
Stocks saw brief pullback after Trump posted about U.S.-Iran negotiations. The Dow was up 54 points or 0.1%, while the S&P 500 hovered near the flatline. “The muted stock market reaction to the re-escalation of Iran tensions this week is prime evidence that the market is looking past geopolitical tensions,” Clark Bellin, CIO of Bellwether Wealth said, adding, “From a stock market point of view, the stock market already reacted to the Iran situation in March and similar to last year's tariff tantrums, once the market reacts to something, it tends to move on in due time.”
FEATURE Earnings seasons has started with a whimper, but the next three weeks could determine whether the market can build on its first-half gains, or end the year with a thud. Early reporters have disappointed the market—even when they beat earnings expectations.
There were multiple recent catalysts that sent Meta stock higher from reports that the company plans to rent out its surplus compute to Mark Zuckerberg announcing the release of Muse Spark 1.1, and a reported internal memo about expanding its computing capacity and a new AI chip through a partnership with Broadcom. The Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF was up 1.2%, mostly thanks to Meta’s climb.
D.A. Davidson analyst Michael Shlisky launched coverage of AGCO stock with a Buy rating and $160 price target.
More robo-taxis would give Tesla stock a boost. Scaling the self-driving taxi business, however, has been harder than investors expect.
This has been valuation week for SpaceX with more than a dozen analysts writing initial research following the company’s record-setting June IPO. Investors have had a lot of estimates, price targets, bull cases, and bear cases to digest. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk also has a thought about SpaceX’s potential: It will be worth more than Earth.
Mar Vista Investment Partners, LLC, an investment management company, released its “Mar Vista U.S. Quality Premier Strategy” second-quarter 2026 investor letter. You can download a copy here. Despite economic uncertainties, US equities rose in Q2, driven by resilient growth and broadening leadership. Confidence was restored despite ongoing uncertainties, with the S&P 500® and Nasdaq achieving their […]
The Nasdaq is wobbling after Thursday’s tech-led rally sent all three major indexes higher. The tech-heavy index was flat shortly after the open. The Dow was up 139 points, or 0.3%, while the S&P 500 was up 0.
Investing.com - U.S. stock index futures edged lower on Friday as investors consolidated gains following Wall Street’s sharp relief rally, with easing crude oil prices and signs of a possible diplomatic breakthrough between Washington and Tehran helping stabilize broader market sentiment.
Ahead of the bell Expect a torpid start to the final trading day of the week. S&P 500 futures were flat on Friday, holding on to a week that has gone the index's way despite a wobble in semiconductors ahead of the opening bell. Nasdaq 100 futures slipped 0.2%, while Dow Jones...
US equity futures were mixed pre-bell Friday as traders took note of the US market debut of South Ko
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Wall Street futures pointed mixed and muted pre-bell Friday, as traders awaited South Korean chipmak
Nasdaq futures edged lower on Friday, dragged by a decline in chip stocks, ahead of the U.S. listing of SK Hynix later in the day.
Heading into Friday trading the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average index is down 412.66 points, or 0.78%, this week to 52487.41. If it continues to progress, that would mark two consecutive weeks of gains and the largest two-week points and percentage gain since the week ending May 8, 2026. Like the S&P 500, it can also bank two consecutive weeks of gains, which would represent the largest two-week points and percentage gain since the week ending May 15, 2026.
The artificial-intelligence rally looked set to fizzle out on Friday as investors opted to lock in some profit following a session of gains for tech. Nasdaq 100 futures fell 0.4%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures ticked up 38 points, or 0.1%.
<body><p>STORY: U.S. stocks closed higher on Thursday, with the Dow adding more than a quarter of a percent, the S&P 500 climbing more than eight-tenths of a percent and the tech-heavy Nasdaq gaining 1.3%</p><p>:: Micron Technology</p><p>Chip stocks rallied, sparked by a 4.5% jump in shares of Micron Technology. The memory chip maker laid out plans to invest more than $250 billion in domestic chip manufacturing through 2035 to boost supply amid the AI boom.</p><p>Micron's peers also joined the rally, with Applied Materials climbing more than 3% and SanDisk surging over 7.5%.</p><p>AI-related stocks have been volatile lately as investors worried about the sustainability of a rally that has helped Wall Street reach record levels in 2026.</p><p>Gina Martin Adams is chief market strategist at HB Wealth.</p><p>"Tech has obviously been in the limelight of equity markets for a while, but that worked against stocks in the month of June. We'll see if the month of July brings something different. Obviously, the sector is dealing with a lot of issues, including the upcoming earnings season, where expectations are pretty high, as well as a tremendous amount of new shares coming to the market. First with SpaceX and now with SK Hynix out of South Korea."</p><p>Shares of Meta Platforms rose more than 4.5% after Reuters reported that the company plans to manufacture AI chips starting in September.</p><p>:: PepsiCo</p><p>Elsewhere in the market, shares of PepsiCo fell more than 3% despite the company beating second-quarter revenue estimates. PepsiCo warned of higher commodity costs in the second half of the year at a time when the snack and beverage giant is increasing investments and lowering prices to attract value-conscious consumers.</p><p>And shares of Costco sank more than 4% to a six-month low after the retailer reported decelerating comparable sales for June.</p></body>
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