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The FTSE 100 closed up 174.53 points, 1.7%, at 10,652.87.

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The first half of 2026 handed investors a split-screen market. The Dow rose roughly 8% in the first half of 2026, while the Nasdaq-100 gained about 26% in Q2, powered almost entirely by the AI infrastructure trade. The question now is which names have the fundamental firepower to keep compounding into the back half. Growth ... The Nasdaq Was Up 26% in the First Half of 2026 — These 3 AI Stocks Are Just Getting Started

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, nonfarm payrolls in June increased by a seasonally adjusted 57,000.

The Nasdaq is once again drowning in a chip stock selloff. The tech-heavy index tumbled 0.7%. The S&P 500 was up just 0.1%, even though 340 stocks in the index were higher. The Dow was up 431 points, or 0.

The Magnificent 7 erased $2.3 trillion in market cap in June alone, the largest monthly loss ever for the group, even as the Nasdaq heads for its best quarter since 2020. CNBC’s MacKenzie Sigalos framed the split neatly on June 30: “the mag-7 erased 2.3 trillion in June alone, the largest monthly market cap loss ... The Mag 7 Just Lost $2.3 Trillion in a Single Month. Here’s the AI Fear Behind It

Jobless Claims Decreased Less Than Expected

Stocks were up to start Thursday’s session after the unemployment rate fell unexpectedly in June. The Dow rose 370 points, or 0.7%. The U.S. economy added fewer jobs than economists expected in June, but unemployment dipped to 4.2%.

The US labor market added just 57,000 jobs in June, below expectations. Morning Brief Host Brooke DiPalma welcomes Business Insider Today Executive Editor and Anchor Dan DeFrancesco to break down the report and what it means for the economy.

U.S. stocks ended lower on Wednesday to start the second half, as tech stocks pulled back, weighing on the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq.

US stocks look set to open higher in Thursday's trading session as investors parse key employment da

The broad market exchange-traded fund SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) was up 0.3%, and the actively tra

Stock Market Today; The Dow Jones index rose Thursday after a surprise jobs report. Tesla stock moved up with Q2 deliveries due.

Stock futures picked up steam after the unemployment rate dipped unexpectedly in June. Dow futures rose 0.4%. S&P 500 gained 0.4%. Nasdaq futures rose 0.6%. The U.S. economy added 57,000 nonfarm jobs in June.

The world’s hottest stock index tumbled Thursday but the tech selloff abruptly reversed ahead of the U.S. open.

Nasdaq futures recovered from an earlier slide ahead of the June nonfarm payrolls report. Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq 100 futures were all up 0.2%. Earlier, Nasdaq futures were down 0.5%, while S&P 500 futures were flat.

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US equity markets were mostly tracking in the green before the opening bell Thursday as traders awai

US stock futures were quiet in Thursday's premarket session as investors awaited key employment data

Pre-Market Stock Futures: Futures are trading mixed as we get ready to end the holiday-shortened trading week, with the country preparing to celebrate the 250th birthday of our democratic republic. The stock market will be closed on Friday for the federal holiday, kicking off a long weekend to jump-start the holiday fun. All of the ... Here Are Thursday’s Best Wall Street Analyst Research Calls: Adobe, Chevron, Dana, Honeywell Aerospace, Mobility Global, Ni Source, Palantir, SpaceX, and More

US stock futures were mixed ahead of the final trading session before the Independence Day long weekend, with the key non-farm payrolls report brought forward to Thursday. Dow Jones futures up 0.2%, the S&P 500 little changed and Nasdaq futures down 0.3% as investors weighed the outlook...

SpaceX is taking the fast lane to inclusion in the Nasdaq-100, but concerns about what it will do to the index may be overblown.

Microsoft stock is having a terrible year but it’s starting to get a boost for an unlikely reason. The shares started the second half of the year well, rising 3% Wednesday and pointing higher again in premarket trading Thursday, with the stock up 0.7%. The is little changed in premarket trading, while the is up .2%, and the is down 0.3%.

Wall Street futures pointed moderately lower pre-bell Thursday, as traders again weighed rich valuat

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The world’s hottest stock index tumbled Thursday as the tech selloff that ravaged U.S. markets spread overseas.

Axon founder and CEO Rick Smith sits down with Yahoo Finance Executive Editor Brian Sozzi to explore the company's wild evolution from a scrappy garage startup into a $40 billion public safety tech empire driven by tasers, AI, and drones, all united under a moonshot mission to make the bullet obsolete.

Stocktwits data showed retail sentiment around SPY and QQQ is ‘bullish.’

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