Lucid stock surged 29% on Wednesday after the luxury EV maker denied bankruptcy and take-private reports, signaling liquidity extends into next year, today, July 15, 2026.
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AngloGold Ashanti (AU) concluded the recent trading session at $79.14, signifying a -1.49% move from its prior day's close.
Western Union (WU) closed the most recent trading day at $8.04, moving +2.03% from the previous trading session.
The latest trading day saw Twilio (TWLO) settling at $211.54, representing a -2.89% change from its previous close.
VFH offers broad sector exposure with lower costs, while IAT concentrates on regional banks with higher yield but steeper volatility.
Tech stocks have had an extraordinary 20-year run. The next two decades could also produce impressive returns.
Dell, Sandisk and Micron led an AI sell-off, masked by megacaps such as Apple. SpaceX undercut its IPO price. Taiwan Semi, GE Aerospace earnings are due.
Mining stocks delivered 41% returns over one year, but with 45% maximum drawdown. Physical gold offers stability with lower volatility.
Shares of water technology company Pentair plummeted Wednesday after the company slashed full-year guidance, reported lower-than-expected earnings, and said its chief financial officer resigned. Wednesday morning, Pentair said it expects 2026 full-year sales to drop 4% to 7%—a sharp reversal from its previous guidance of 2% to 4% sales growth. Pentair’s preliminary results for the second quarter were also sharply lower than expectations.
Wall Street's AI darlings had a tough day, but you wouldn't guess it looking at the three major indexes at the the closing bell. The Nasdaq ended the trading day 0.6% higher. The PHLX Semiconductor Index ended the session lower with some memory names that are the market's top gainers year to date seeing more significant losses.
Defense stocks offer steadier returns with lower volatility, while airline operators deliver higher dividend yields but face greater downside risk.
Major digital assets were mixed Wednesday, with Bitcoin (BTC-USD) holding above $64,000. The Coin
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Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre takes a closer look at the tech sector's recent market action, highlighting why Big Tech earnings will be so significant.
Both offer exceptionally low expense ratios of 0.03%, but SCHA has delivered a stronger one-year return.
Wall Street cleared this earnings season’s first major hurdle with room to spare, as the nation’s biggest banks pummeled profit forecasts. “Bank earnings are often described as a scoreboard for the financial sector,” said Ruben Dalfovo, investment strategist at Saxo Bank. “They are more useful as an economic medical examination, and the early numbers suggest the patient remains active, and dealmaking appears healthier.”
Hardware names, including chip stocks, are having a tough trading session, but some of the biggest tech companies are climbing higher. The Nasdaq was up 0.5%, while the S&P 500 rose 0.3%, and the Dow increased 0.3% or 151 points. The Nasdaq leading gains would suggest that tech is outperforming, but under the surface things are a bit more complicated.
Datadog's enterprise software is in demand, and that's driven its stock closer to a buy point and outperformance of the S&P 500.
Energy innovators NXT and POWL are rising on demand for data center stocks and analysts upgrades at Guggenheim and GLJ.
Investing.com -- Margin debt has increased by more than 40% over the past 12 months, reaching levels previously observed only at market peaks in 2000, 2007, and 2021, according to data from Leuthold Group.
Vanguard's cheapest growth ETF carries a nearly perfect long-term track record and a three-cent price tag, but crack open the holdings and a very different story starts to take shape.
A fund flashing 62% annual distributions and weekly paychecks sounds like every retiree's dream, yet something quietly eats away at investors' wealth while the big numbers keep the spotlight on the yield.
Interest rate increases could be coming. Here's what that means for the market.
Over the past six months, Main Street Capital’s stock price fell to $53.23. Shareholders have lost 17.1% of their capital, which is disappointing considering the S&P 500 has climbed by 8.2%. This was partly due to its softer quarterly results and may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.