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Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index rose, while tech futures sold off amid Samsung earnings. Micron and Sandisk plunged.
The announcement comes after Palantir Technologies stock fell 25% in June, marking its worst month since February 2021.
Industrials businesses quietly power the physical things we depend on, from cars and homes to e-commerce infrastructure. But their prominence also brings high exposure to the ups and downs of economic cycles. Luckily, the tide is turning in their favor as the industry’s 16.3% return over the past six months has topped the S&P 500 by 8.3 percentage points.
Futures are pointing to a mixed open for major indexes as tech stocks retreat after posting big gains to start the week. Here’s what investors need to know today.
US markets are set for a mixed open on Tuesday, with technology stocks expected to come under pressure after Samsung delivered record quarterly profits that still failed to satisfy investors, raising fresh questions about AI valuations. Nasdaq futures were down 1.1% ahead of the opening bell,...
Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading mixed, with the Nasdaq getting hammered after a gangbuster start to the first full trading week of the third quarter. All of the major indices finished the day higher, with chip stocks once again leading the way. When the dust settled at the close, the Nasdaq finished the day ... Here Are Tuesday’s Best Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Adobe, American Airlines, Broadcom, First Solar, Meta Platforms, Shopify, Space-X, Ventas, Waste Managment, and M
US equity futures were mostly lower pre-bell Tuesday as technology-related stocks dropped and oil pr
BlackRock said on Tuesday it would launch an exchange-traded fund tracking the technology-heavy Nasdaq-100 index, as it seeks to tap surging investor demand for exposure to the AI-driven stock market rally. The iShares Nasdaq 100 ETF, offered by the world's largest asset manager, will track the flagship U.S. index and start trading under the ticker on Thursday, just months after the Nasdaq revised its criteria to accelerate the inclusion of newly listed companies such as SpaceX.
Are things finally looking up for Palantir after last month's brutal sell-off?
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SpaceX officially joins the Nasdaq-100 today, and investors holding some funds tied to the index will end up exposed, whether they like it or not. Mutual and exchange-traded funds with $800 billion in assets under management are expected to buy SpaceX shares in order to mirror the index’s performance. SpaceX will be a small component in the Nasdaq-100, for now.
By Amanda Cooper LONDON, July 7 (Reuters) - Global stocks fell on Tuesday as technology shares slid despite blockbuster results from Samsung Electronics, with investors remaining concerned about the
July 7 (Reuters) - Futures tied to the tech-heavy Nasdaq dropped on Tuesday on declines in chip stocks over concerns about the sustainability of the AI-driven rally despite strong results from Samsung
New York Stock Exchange President Lynn Martin told Yahoo Finance that she feels optimistic about the stock market and the economy as momentum builds for companies going public following a long IPO drought.
Stocks looked set to open in the red on Tuesday as investors opted to ditch tech, even after South Korean memory-chip maker Samsung Electronics forecast a huge surge in profit. Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 0.8%. The blue-chip Dow notched a record close for a second straight session, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq added more than 1% as chip stocks roared back.
The president's latest comments on the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) threaten to undermine policymakers' credibility.
Asian equities fell as renewed selling in technology stocks, including Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc., deepened concerns that the AI-driven rally may have run ahead of itself. Futures for the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 Index retreated 1.1%, suggesting Monday's rebound on Wall Street was losing momentum. European shares were also set for losses. Bloomberg's Avril Hong and Mark Cranfield report.
Each of these stocks represents companies playing a critical role in the AI ecosystem.
Earlier this week, investors focused on Home Depot as broader markets reacted to second-quarter earnings season, Federal Reserve minutes and sector-specific shifts, with defensive names like the retailer weighing on the Dow while growth stocks lifted the Nasdaq. Attention is increasingly turning to how Home Depot’s push into HVAC and professional contractor services may reshape the competitive balance with Lowe’s and influence long-term positioning in the home improvement market. We will now...
Seoul once again led losses on a mixed day in Asian stocks Tuesday as chip giant Samsung tumbled despite an eye-watering rise in profit, stoking fears that the record-breaking, AI-fuelled rally may have reached the end of the road.South Korean titan Samsung appeared to have answered some of those Tuesday as it said it expected to post a more than 1,800 percent jump in second-quarter operating profit thanks to sustained AI-driven demand for memory chips.
The stock lost about 20% in the first half.
Semiconductor stocks beat Big Tech and crypto in H1 2026. See why Goldman backs chips while Morgan Stanley calls a turn.
Tech was back in the driver’s seat to start the week, as artificial intelligence plays looked to make up lost ground. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 0.3% for its 21st record close in 2026, while the S&P 500 rose 0.7% and the Nasdaq Composite gained 1.1%. Relatively benign background conditions bolstered the rally.
<body><p>STORY: U.S. stocks ended higher on Monday, with the Dow adding nearly three-tenths of a percent, the S&P 500 rising more than seven-tenths of a percent and the Nasdaq climbing over 1.2%.</p><p>Chip stocks rallied as investors bought shares in AI-related companies that are expected to drive a strong second-quarter earnings season.</p><p>Liz Miller is founder and president of Summit Place Financial Advisors.</p><p>“One of the things we're seeing in the market, post the real first trading day after second quarter, is the strength of oil retreating and risk-on back in this market. We're seeing strength across the AI trade. We're seeing money going back into tech, including some software that's been questionable through second quarter. So June often is considered not a strong month and ended up being a very strong month. And cash just continues to follow that strength.”</p><p>Shares of Broadcom jumped more than 3.5% after the chipmaker said Apple agreed to extend a deal through 2031 to develop and supply a range of custom chips, cementing Broadcom's role as a critical supplier to the iPhone maker.</p><p>:: SK Hynix</p><p>Meanwhile, South Korean chipmaker SK Hynix on Monday launched a U.S. share sale to raise more than $28 billion in its effort to capitalize on massive investor demand for AI-related stocks. The company is set to debut on the Nasdaq later this week.</p><p>:: Microsoft</p><p>Elsewhere in the market, shares of Microsoft slipped after the tech heavyweight said it was cutting more than 2% of its workforce, or roughly 4,800 jobs.</p><p>And shares of SpaceX dipped 1% with over $26 billion worth of its shares exchanged, most of that in the final seconds of the session. Elon Musk's rocket and AI giant is set to join the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 on Tuesday.</p></body>
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