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June 4 (Reuters) - What matters in U. and global markets today , Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets The S&P; 500 failed to clock its 10th straight daily gain on Wednesday and there are some clouds gathering in markets.
Intel is teaming up with Apple supplier Foxconn to develop artificial-intelligence infrastructure—but that wasn’t enough to stop the chip manufacturer’s stock from sliding on Thursday. The selloff came after Intel and Foxconn, also known as Hon Hai Precision Industry said they would collaborate to speed up the AI buildout. “Together, we are accelerating the delivery of end-to-end platforms that unlock new capabilities and extend the impact of AI worldwide,” Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan said.
$300 billion That's roughly how much market value Broadcom is slated to lose today after its results last night sent its shares sliding 13% premarket. The move underscores the high bar that companies tied to AI are now facing: The semiconductor and software maker logged strong quarterly revenue—fueled by demand for its AI chips—but left its 2027 outlook unchanged, sticking with guidance for AI semiconductor revenue of more than $100 billion.
Inflation has accelerated and economic growth has slowed under President Trump.
Newly implemented rule changes will allow SpaceX insiders to cash out at the expense of retail investors.
U. S. equity futures traded in mixed territory on Thursday as investors balanced renewed diplomatic developments in the Middle East against corporate news from major technology companies and the upcoming public debut of SpaceX.
Investors will monitor initial jobless claims and the Challenger job-cuts report before turning their attention to Friday's nonfarm payrolls release.
The central bank's predictability, which Wall Street holds dear, may soon be a distant memory.
Oil prices fell back after surging Wednesday as renewed fighting threatened the U.S.-Iran ceasefire. Early Thursday in Asia, Brent crude was $1.17 lower at $96.64 per barrel, while benchmark U.S. crude oil shed $1.08 to $94.94 per barrel. Oil prices had climbed a day earlier after both the United States and Iran said they launched retaliations for earlier attacks or attempted ones.
By Gregor Stuart Hunter SINGAPORE, June 4 (Reuters) - Asian stocks fell at the start of trading on Thursday as renewed fighting between the U.S. and Iran rattled stocks, even as conflicting signs of
<body><p>STORY: Wall Street's main indexes tumbled on Wednesday, with the Dow losing about 1.2%, the S&P 500 shedding about three-quarters of a percent and the Nasdaq falling roughly nine-tenths of a percent.</p><p>Flaring tensions in the Middle East and rising crude prices stoked inflation jitters and convinced investors to take some profits.</p><p>Energy stocks, buoyed by oil prices, enjoyed the largest percentage gains, with Exxon Mobil and Chevron both closing higher. </p><p>Meanwhile, six of the Magnificent Seven group of megacap tech stocks ended lower, with Meta the only exception.</p><p>Liz Miller is founder and president of Summit Place Financial Advisors.</p><p>"I more and more just keep seeing this market as a ping pong. One day we've got the momentum leading tech stocks up and then that drives all the indices up. And the next day we've got sort of the second tier undervalued companies up and the index is down. [FLASH] Today's again, one of those days where we're seeing energy with the most strength. We're seeing some of the consumer come through, some of the industrial, but techs are marginally down. And that's what I mean when I think about this market as a ping pong market, because these are high quality companies, they're large cap, they would be top tier fundamentally, but they haven't really participated as much in the index strength."</p><p>Among individual movers, shares of GameStop jumped 6% after the original meme stock posted a rise in quarterly revenue and unveiled a $2 billion share buyback program.</p><p>Shares of Crowdstrike, down nearly 3% at the close, dropped about another 10% in extended trading after the cyber security company reported a 15% jump in its first-quarter operating expenses as it ramps up investments in AI and product development.</p><p>And shares of Broadcom fell more than 6% in extended trading despite the company forecasting third-quarter revenue above Wall Street expectations, betting on robust demand for its custom AI chips and networking gear.</p></body>
US stock futures slipped as doubts about President Trump's ability to end the war with Iran rattled Wall Street.
The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, the index investing pioneer's flagship exchange-traded product, became the first in the history of ETFs to reach and exceed $1 trillion in assets, the investment firm confirmed on Wednesday. The Vanguard fund hit this milestone, the latest record in the remarkable ascent of exchange-traded funds, on Tuesday, less than 18 months after overtaking State Street Investment Management's SPDR S&P 500 ETF in assets, as investors looking for broad market exposure also sought out the lowest-cost funds. VOO levies a management fee of only 0.03%, compared to 0.09% for the State Street fund, which now is third in the three-way race between those two firms and BlackRock Inc..
SpaceX says it plans to raise up to $75 billion when it goes public this month, setting the stage for the largest-ever stock market debut and putting Elon Musk on course to becoming the world's first trillionaire. The company, formally known as Space Exploration Technologies Corp., said Wednesday it will sell 555.6 million shares at $135 a piece. The offering would give SpaceX a market value of $1.77 trillion.
Oil prices rose following the latest threats to the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, and U.S. stocks retreated from their records. The S&P 500 fell 0.7% Wednesday from its all-time high and snapped a nine-day winning streak. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.2%, and the Nasdaq composite sank 0.9%.
Oracle (ORCL) stock closed the June 2 trading session down 1.44% at $244.58. Despite this slight drop, the stock is now up about 25.48% year to date, at the time of writing, Wednesday morning, June 3. Meanwhile, the SPDR S&P 500 Index (SPY) is up about 11.39% in the same period. Oracle has ...
Yext's fiscal Q1 report arrived with better-than-expected earnings, but investors are focusing on other aspects of the business update.
Over the past six months, Paychex’s stock price fell to $100.59. Shareholders have lost 11.3% of their capital, which is disappointing considering the S&P 500 has climbed by 10.9%. This might have investors contemplating their next move.
By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK, June 3 (Reuters) - Wall Street's nine-week rally has pushed U.S. stock indexes to successive new highs, but people who watch key options metrics warn that signs are
The stock market has spent much of 2026 climbing a wall of worry. Artificial intelligence is reshaping industries, corporate earnings continue to surprise to the upside, and the S&P 500 keeps pushing deeper into record territory. Yet beneath the surface, investors face a familiar question: Is the Federal Reserve already behind the curve? That question ... Kevin Warsh’s $8.6 Trillion Moment of Truth
SpaceX is targeting a $1.75 trillion valuation in an IPO next week, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Yardeni stated in a recent note that the stock market's surge to fresh record highs is being driven by strong corporate earnings rather than speculative enthusiasm.
June 3 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow opened lower on Wednesday, as a flare-up in the Middle East conflict drove oil prices higher and cast doubt on a quick resolution to the war.
By Medha Singh and Twesha Dikshit June 3 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow were poised to open lower on Wednesday, as a fresh Middle East flare-up pushed oil prices higher and cast doubt on a quick
U.S. stock futures are mixed, with contracts tied to the Dow industrials dipping after all three major indexes hit fresh records Tuesday.
By Mike Dolan June 3 (Reuters) - What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-at-Large, Finance and Markets Oil prices and bond yields have pushed higher as hostilities in the
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