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The S&P 500 is edging toward correction after a sharp March decline, with more than half of its industry groups already in correction territory. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped into correction on Friday, followed a day earlier by the Nasdaq Composite. Market pressure stems from heightened geopolitical risk surrounding the Iran conflict and rising oil prices. Analysts warn that if the broader index breaches the 10% drop threshold, a formal correction could be declared soon.
The seven mega‑cap tech stocks known as the Magnificent Seven collectively shed more than $850 billion in market value over the past week. Meta slumped over 11% after a jury found it negligent in a high‑profile youth‑safety lawsuit, while Alphabet fell...
The Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all closed lower on the day, extending a five‑week streak of weekly declines. The S&P 500 posted its worst weekly slide in four years, falling 2.12% for the week and 1.67% on the day....
U.S. equity markets slumped Friday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.7% to 45,166, pulling the S&P 500 and Nasdaq into correction territory. A 5.5% rally in West Texas Intermediate crude to $99.64 per barrel lifted inflation expectations, prompting the...
Entergy surged over 8% after announcing a $2 billion savings partnership with Meta for a Louisiana data center. Brown‑Forman jumped 6% as it entered merger talks with Pernod Ricard, while Carnival trimmed its full‑year EPS guidance to $2.21, sending cruise stocks lower....
Wall Street analysts issued a flurry of upgrades and initiations across sectors on Friday. Nvidia and Alphabet were reaffirmed as overweight, reflecting strong AI and data‑center tailwinds, while Tesla retained its overweight stance on upcoming full self‑driving software. Disney stayed...
Cantor Fitzgerald lowered its Zillow Group price target to $46 from $56, maintaining a neutral rating, while other analysts also trimmed their targets, leaving an average consensus of $77.05 and a Hold rating. The stock opened at $42.04, near its...
The S&P 500 tried to rally this week on hopes that Iran hostilities will end and oil prices will fall, but technical indicators remain weak. The 20‑day moving average sits near 6,720, and the index is still forming lower highs and...
The Nasdaq Composite slipped into correction territory, dropping 2.4% to 21,408 as oil prices surged 4.6% to $94.48 per barrel amid renewed Middle‑East tensions. Meta Platforms tumbled 8% after a New Mexico court ordered $375 million in civil damages and a...
The S&P 500 slipped 5% to just under 6,500 after the Iran war and a sharp oil price surge, marking a classic pullback. Pullbacks—defined as a 5% decline from recent highs—occur roughly three times a year and differ from deeper 10%...
Crude oil has settled into a modest price equilibrium, relieving some pressure on equity markets. The S&P 500 is hovering near its recent level, having briefly slipped below its six‑month range but staying only 39 points under the 200‑day moving average...
The Nasdaq rallied 1.1% on Wednesday as oil prices fell sharply amid U.S.–Iran peace talks and Arm Holdings announced its entry into physical silicon production. Arm’s debut AGI CPU, slated for data‑center use with Meta as its first customer, is...
Nvidia’s shares climbed on Wednesday as the company reaffirmed its dominance in artificial‑intelligence processors. Arm Holdings announced a new data‑center CPU designed for AI workloads, marking its first foray into selling its own silicon. The move puts Arm in direct...
The S&P 500 is on track to close Q1 2026 in negative territory, marking another of the 18 instances in the past half‑century where the index began the year down. Historically, only three first‑quarter declines have exceeded 10%, with the most...
Meta Platforms was hit with a $375 million verdict in a New Mexico child‑exploitation case, a liability that represents roughly 0.6% of its Q4 revenue of nearly $60 billion. The small‑cap Russell 2000 index has rallied 2.75% over the past two days but remains...
U.S. equity markets slipped on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones down 84 points (0.2%), the Nasdaq falling 185 points (0.8%) and the S&P 500 dropping 0.4% to 6,556.37. The retreat followed President Trump’s optimistic remarks on Iran‑U.S. talks, which initially...
President Donald Trump announced a five‑day suspension of U.S. strikes on Iran’s energy infrastructure, signaling a de‑escalation after weeks of threatening rhetoric. The move lifted U.S. equity markets, with the S&P 500 gaining and oil prices retreating from earlier spikes....
Citadel Securities’ equity strategist Scott Rubner warns that a record‑size short position on U.S. stocks is approaching a potential unwind, setting the stage for a short‑squeeze‑driven rally. He notes that the rally’s magnitude hinges on easing geopolitical tensions, which would...
Small‑cap stocks are back in focus after the Russell 2000 slipped into correction, falling about 10 % from its recent peak. The Shares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) rallied over 2.7 % on Monday, buoyed by President Donald Trump’s remarks on productive U.S.–Iran talks. Market...
JPMorgan identified a set of stocks that could post the strongest gains if oil prices stop climbing. The bank screened for companies whose returns move inversely to energy prices, highlighting Delta Air Lines, Tapestry, and Las Vegas Sands among others....
Wall Street opened higher on Monday after President Donald Trump announced a postponement of U.S. strikes on Iranian power plants, easing geopolitical tension. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 226.3 points (0.5%) to 45,803.82, the S&P 500 gained 68.5 points (1.05%)...
President Donald Trump announced a five‑day pause on U.S. strikes against Iranian energy targets and extended the deadline for Iran to reopen the Hormuz Strait, prompting a rally across U.S. equities. The S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq and Russell 2000 all rose between...
MarketBeat’s daily screener spotlights five technology leaders—NVIDIA, Micron Technology, Vertiv, Apple and Microsoft—as the most actively traded stocks in the sector on March 22. The selection reflects soaring AI‑driven GPU demand, a rebound in memory pricing, expanding data‑center infrastructure, and...
The Nasdaq Composite slid 2% to 21,647 points on Friday, driven by heightened market anxiety. The CNN Money Fear & Greed Index dropped to 14.6, keeping the reading in the “Extreme Fear” zone. Investors are pricing roughly a 50% chance...
U.S. equity benchmarks slipped to six‑month lows as concerns over a protracted Middle East war and rising oil prices intensified. The S&P 500 fell 1.5% and the Nasdaq 100 dropped 1.9%, while the Russell 2000 entered correction territory with a 2% decline. Brent...
Equity markets are underestimating the risk of a major energy shock from a potential closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which could choke global oil and LNG supplies. While U.S. economic growth remains solid, driven by fiscal stimulus and a manufacturing...
The S&P 500 closed the week at a six‑month low, slipping 1.9% for a fourth consecutive week in the red. The index is now 6.77% below its all‑time high set on Jan 27 2026. Technical analysis shows SPX trading beneath both its 50‑day...
Chunghwa Telecom (NYSE:CHT) shares rose above their 200‑day moving average, reaching $42.94 after the average of $42.63. The stock traded at $41.79 with modest volume, while analysts from Zacks and Weiss kept a Hold rating, leaving the consensus unchanged. The...
The S&P 500 slipped more than 2.5% last week, erasing over $1 trillion in market capitalisation as fears of a US‑Iran war intensified. In the past month the index has fallen 5.83%, wiping out roughly $3 trillion. The benchmark also broke below its...
Jim Cramer warned that the recent market slump is likely to continue as oil prices surge amid escalating Middle‑East tensions. The Dow and Nasdaq slipped into correction territory while the S&P 500 remains down about 7% from recent highs. Cramer highlighted...
U.S. stock futures edged higher Thursday after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested the Strait of Hormuz could reopen, easing some war‑related concerns. Despite the bounce, the S&P 500 is on track for a fourth consecutive weekly decline, with the Dow...
Dow Jones futures slipped 0.2% early Friday, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures also down. FedEx and Planet Labs rallied after earnings beats, while Super Micro Computer plunged following charges that executives smuggled Nvidia AI chips to China. Crude...
Goldman Sachs warns that equity markets face a heightened correction risk amid oil price spikes, the Iran conflict, and AI‑driven disruptions, with major indices already in the red for 2026. The firm cautions that traditional bond buffers will be less...
U.S. equities are perched on a technical fault line as the S&P 500 closed at 6,624.70, barely above its 200‑day moving average of 6,615.70. The Dow Jones slipped below its 200‑day average for the first time since June, while the Nasdaq...
U.S. equities fell sharply on Wednesday as the Federal Reserve kept its policy rate unchanged but highlighted persistent inflation, sending the Dow Jones down 1.6% to 46,224. Elevated producer‑price index numbers—0.7% month‑over‑month and 3.4% year‑over‑year—exceeded expectations, reinforcing concerns about price...
The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 706 points, or about 1.5%, after Fed Chair Jerome Powell concluded his press conference, sending the index to session lows. The broader market followed, with the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite each slipping roughly...
Jim Cramer’s CNBC Investing Club highlighted a market pull‑back driven by hotter‑than‑expected wholesale inflation data and rising oil prices amid Middle‑East tensions. Amazon stock slipped nearly 2% after a Reuters report warned that AI‑driven cloud spending could surge, prompting concerns...
U.S. equities posted a cautious advance on Tuesday, with the Dow up 0.1%, the S&P 500 gaining 0.25% and the Nasdaq climbing 0.5%. Bitcoin surged past $75,000, up roughly 13% week‑over‑week, while volume remained light and overall market breadth was modest....
U.S. equities opened higher Tuesday, with the Dow up 0.1%, the S&P 500 up 0.3% and the Nasdaq gaining 0.5% by the close. The rally was tempered by a 2.9% jump in front‑month WTI crude to $96.21, pushing monthly gains to...
Caterpillar, a Dow Jones component, is hovering near its 50‑day moving average as the broader market struggles to recover from recent losses. Small‑cap stocks are leading a modest rally, while other Dow names like Cardinal Health, Dell Technologies, and Ubiquiti...
A $10 jump in oil prices, driven by geopolitical risk, has jolted global equities but left U.S. stocks surprisingly resilient. The United States, now a net oil exporter with most imports from Canada and Mexico, experiences a lagged impact on...
U.S. equities rallied on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbing 388 points (0.8%) and all 11 S&P 500 sectors posting gains, lifting the broader index 1% and the Nasdaq 1.2%. Oil markets softened as Brent crude slipped back to...
Wall Street closed lower on Friday, with the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq all in the red, putting the week on a negative trajectory. The decline was driven by heightened tensions in the war on Iran, which pushed crude oil above...
U.S. headline CPI held steady at 2.4% year‑over‑year in February, matching January, while core CPI remained at 2.5%. The data largely met expectations, leaving inflation pressure unchanged. Equities were mixed to lower at midday, with financial services and real estate...
U.S. equity markets are moving beyond a technology‑centric rally as the S&P 500 Equal‑Weight index posts its best year‑to‑date start since 1992, beating the cap‑weighted S&P 500 by 4.2 %. Strong earnings growth is spreading across materials, consumer staples, and energy, while GDP...
Bank of America raised its price target for Union Pacific (UNP) to $297 from $266, reaffirming a Buy rating, while Jefferies lifted its target to $300 from $285, also maintaining a Buy. Both firms cite the railroad’s strong operating performance...
Bank of America raised its price target on The TJX Companies to $175, up from $168, while reaffirming a Buy rating. BTIG also lifted its target to $185, maintaining a Buy stance. TJX reported fiscal Q4 2026 net sales of...
In early 2026, a volatile U.S. equity market prompted analysts to isolate the most active, highly rated large‑cap fund managers and track their recent purchases. Screening 25 portfolios revealed ten stocks that attracted the most buying, led by Netflix, which...
Federal Reserve Governor Stephen Miran said the February jobs report, which showed a loss of 92,000 non‑farm payrolls, strengthens the case for additional rate cuts. He argued that inflation is not a pressing problem and that monetary policy is currently...
U.S. non‑farm payrolls unexpectedly dropped 92,000 in February, pushing the unemployment rate up to 4.4% and prompting analysts to anticipate further Federal Reserve rate cuts. The dollar index (DXY) slipped to 99.063 from 99.308 as markets digested the weaker labor...
