News

The main indexes finished higher Thursday thanks to easing bond yields and surging tech stocks.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—On an expanse of desert here between a Netflix studio and self-storage facility, construction is under way on a fusion plant meant to help America win an escalating nuclear-arms race. Testing with fusion reactors helps ensure America’s nuclear weapons still work after decades in storage, components are reliable and that new designs will have the desired effect, without resuming the explosive nuclear tests of decades prior. At the Albuquerque groundbreaking ceremony, the site was mostly dirt, punctuated by a pair of Deere excavators holding up an American flag.

Limited access through the Strait of Hormuz has reduced the amount of fertilizers reaching farms, resulting in lower crop yields and plantings.

A brisk rally in industrial stocks this year has defied higher oil prices, rising bond yields and restrictive trade policies, as investors bet on big gains from the artificial intelligence boom. Now signs are emerging the optimism may have gone too far.

Deere is known for tractors and harvesters. But data centers and energy infrastructure fuel its construction business.

Deere & Co. was one of the best-performing stocks in the S&P 500 on Thursday, after the agricultural and industrial equipment maker posted better-than-expected quarterly results.

Investing.com - U.S. stock futures were little changed on Thursday, as a rally in government bonds lost momentum and investors assessed a fresh batch of corporate earnings and analyst actions.

Deere (DE) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +6.47% and +1.77%, respectively, for the quarter ended July 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Deere & Co. (NYSE:DE) shares gained more than 3% in premarket trading on Thursday after the agricultural equipment manufacturer delivered fiscal third-quarter results that exceeded Wall Street expectations on both revenue and earnings.

Caterpillar has quietly become one of Wall Street's most unexpected AI infrastructure plays, but a 10% pullback from all-time highs and mounting tariff costs raise a critical question about whether the bull case still holds.

Deere and heavy machinery stocks continued to rally on Wednesday after the White House announced lower metal tariffs on imported farm and industrial machinery. Deere stock popped further above a key technical level. In a proclamation on Monday, President Donald Trump moved to reduce tariffs on agricultural equipment, like combines and harvesters, from 25% to 15%.

(Bloomberg) -- The White House said it will reduce tariffs on farm and construction equipment such as harvesters and forklifts, in an effort to boost investment in the industrial economy through next year.Most Read from BloombergRussia Finance Officials Tell Putin War Spending Is UnaffordableCanada Dips Into Technical Recession for First Time Since 2020Alphabet to Raise $80 Billion in Equity for AI SpendingUS Says Deals With Iran for Safe Hormuz Transit Are ProhibitedAndrew Left Found Guilty in

Deere (DE) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +12.74% and +2.98%, respectively, for the quarter ended April 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?

Investing.com -- Deere & Company (NYSE:DE) reported second-quarter earnings that exceeded analyst expectations, driven by strong performance in its construction and small agriculture divisions, sending shares up 2.2% premarket on Thursday.

Agco (AGCO) delivered earnings and revenue surprises of +112.81% and +1.71%, respectively, for the quarter ended March 2026. Do the numbers hold clues to what lies ahead for the stock?