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The charge higher in U.S. technology stocks has made broader indexes as reliant as ever on the group -- and more vulnerable should those market leaders trip up. With stunning gains over the past two months, the S&P 500 technology sector now accounts for more than 39% of the market capitalization of the overall benchmark index, its highest on record and above the level it reached during the 2000 Internet bubble. "If the small number of tech stocks that have been leading this market higher roll over, by definition, the indexes are going to roll over," said Matthew Maley, chief market strategist at Miller Tabak.
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE, June 3 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose for a third day running on Wednesday and the dollar was on the brink of breaking the 160 yen barrier as fresh hostilities flared in the
By Tom Westbrook SINGAPORE, June 3 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose for a third day running on Wednesday and the dollar was on the brink of breaking above 160 yen as fresh hostilities flared in the Gulf
Japan’s Nikkei 225 index topped 68,000 for the first time on Wednesday after U.S. stocks pushed further into record territory. The dollar briefly surpassed 160 Japanese yen before slipping back slightly. Buying of technology shares linked to the boom in artificial intelligence has been driving rallies worldwide.
Cathie Wood, chief of Ark Investment Management, has spent much of the past several months trimming positions in some of the market's biggest winners, likely locking in gains after a strong rally. Now, Wood is making one of her largest purchases in recent months, buying roughly $66 million worth of ...
The stock market hit new highs amid a win streak. AI and metals led while Google tested support. Palo Alto jumped late on earnings.
All three indexes have now closed at records five sessions in a row for the first time since February 2017.
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A blistering rally for the S&P 500’s tech stocks—up 36.3% over April and May—has helped the index achieve a 16.3% total return. Most of the gains were driven by just a handful of companies. If you worry today's wonder stocks seem overcooked, but struggle with FOMO, remember that the stakes are much higher for pros.
The Claude maker moves ahead of OpenAI as competition for AI capital intensifies.
Investors can expect volatility heading into the SpaceX IPO and after shares of Elon Musk’s rocket company start trading. Shares of Rocket Lab, AST, Intuitive Machines Firefly Aerospace and Redwire dropped an average of 11%.
Tesla stock rebounded early Tuesday as CEO Elon Musk reminded investors about where his EV company started and how far it’s come. The move came after Musk tweeted that Tesla’s IPO market cap was only 0.1% of its current market cap. The tweet also comes just ahead of SpaceX’s massive IPO, which is expected to raise a record amount of cash, and could value the rocket company at $2 trillion.
June 2 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 futures edged lower on Tuesday after hitting a series of record highs, while blowout results from Hewlett Packard Enterprise and a funding commitment
The new head of the Fed has a virtually impossible task of appeasing the president and Wall Street concerning interest rates.
Yardeni expects strong retail demand for the AI-3 IPOs, noting that brokers have already begun inviting clients to participate in the SpaceX offering.
Monday on Wall Street, U.S. stocks ticked to more records. The S&P 500 added 0.3% to close at 7,599.96 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.1% to 51,078.88. The Nasdaq composite climbed 0.4% to 27,086.81.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.1% while the S&P 500 was up 0.3% and the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.4%. The tail end of a robust first-quarter earnings season, ongoing artificial intelligence strength, and inflation figures roughly in line with expectations were enough to push equities higher today—familiar trends that have helped push the Nasdaq to its best two-month stretch in decades.
What's causing setbacks for Rocket Lab stock's incredible rally?
Today, June 1, 2026, investors are weighing a revenue and earnings beat against surging AI infrastructure demand and record trading volume.
Anthropic, maker of the chatbot Claude, said Monday that it had filed confidential paperwork with federal regulators in preparation for selling its stock to the public. The company is expected to be one of three trillion-dollar debuts on the stock market this year, along with Elon Musk’s rocket and AI venture SpaceX and OpenAI, maker of ChatGPT. SpaceX filed to go public in April and OpenAI is expected to do so soon. (The Washington Post has a content partnership with OpenAI.)Subscribe to The Po
Crown Holdings has been treading water for the past six months, recording a small loss of 2.3% while holding steady at $95.12. The stock also fell short of the S&P 500’s 10.9% gain during that period.
SpaceX just filed its S-1 ahead of what could be the largest IPO in history.
Over the past six months, B&G Foods’s shares (currently trading at $4.09) have posted a disappointing 12.2% loss, well below the S&P 500’s 10.9% gain. This might have investors contemplating their next move.
Money-losing tech stocks outpaced major indexes as strategists warn about rising yields and speculation.
By Chibuike Oguh NEW YORK, June 1 (Reuters) - Global stocks clung to record highs on Monday as strong corporate results, fueled in part by artificial intelligence optimism, outweighed investor