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Caterpillar bulldozed Q2 earnings forecasts as the heavy equipment giant reported a $72 billion backlog, up 92% from a year ago. Long a global economic bellwether, Caterpillar has become a bellwether for the AI infrastructure boom amid soaring demand for its gas turbines to power data centers. The construction segment was Caterpillar's biggest growth driver in Q2, but growth was strong across the board.
Dow Jones Futures: Trump's Iran comments sparked a big stock market rally Monday. Palantir soared on earnings, while SpaceX earnings are due.
For Cat’s second quarter, Wall Street projects earnings per share of $6.22, up from $4.72 a year ago.
U.S. stocks jumped and oil prices fell sharply as President Trump signaled a return to diplomacy with Iran.
The electrical infrastructure supplier reported second-quarter earnings per share of $3.15, with sales of $8.5 billion. Wall Street was looking for EPS of $3.07 and sales of $8.2 billion.
Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index rises Friday even as Apple dives on a weak sales forecast. Amazon stock surges on earnings.
The tech rebound has legs. Stock futures were rising early Friday as the technology sector looked set to end a bad July on a positive note despite disappointing earnings from Apple. S&P 500 futures rose 0.
U.S. stocks rallied, with the Nasdaq jumping 2.8%, as Microsoft’s robust earnings report restored momentum to the artificial-intelligence boom.
Wall Street is set to open higher on Thursday as strong Microsoft results helped technology stocks recover from their sharp post-Federal Reserve sell-off. Dow Jones futures were up 225 points, or 0.4%, while S&P 500 futures pointed to a 0.6% gain and the Nasdaq was called 1.3%...
GE HealthCare reports earnings per share of $1.13 from sales of $5.3 billion. Wall Street was looking for $1.04 a share and $5.3 billion, respectively.
Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index dropped Wednesday ahead of the Fed decision and Fed Chair Warsh's comments. SK Hynix sold off.
Boeing cleared Q2 sales estimates as commercial airplane deliveries grow. FAA highlights seat installation issue. BA stock rises.
Ford reports second quarter results on Tuesday. Wall Street is looking for second quarter operating profit of $2.1 billion from sales of $47.2 billion.
The S&P 500 index gained about 0.8%, while the Nasdaq Composite rose about 0.7%.
Stocks looked set to rally on Monday as oil prices retreated, helping to ease investors’ worries about higher inflation at the start of a week that will be defined by a Federal Reserve policy decision and a slew of mega-cap tech earnings. Nasdaq 100 futures jumped 1.4%. The three major indexes all dropped last week as tensions flared in the Middle East, driving up oil prices and bolstering the case for the Fed to hike interest rates.