3 Forces that Drove Another Historic – yet Volatile – Week for the S&P 500
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed the week at record highs despite sharp swings driven by the Iran‑related conflict in the Strait of Hormuz. A two‑week cease‑fire extension and aggressive U.S. naval posturing helped calm markets, allowing the S&P 500 to rise 0.8% and the Nasdaq 1.63%. Meanwhile, a hardware‑software split saw chip makers surge on AI‑related earnings while software names slipped after weak results. Strong earnings from GE Vernova, Dover, and Boeing reinforced the AI‑driven growth narrative, even as Honeywell announced an aerospace spin‑off.
Intel's Stock Soars 24% Friday, Its Biggest One-Day Gain Since 1987
Intel’s shares surged 24% on Friday, closing at $82.57, the biggest one‑day gain since October 1987. The rally follows a turnaround after a 60% value loss in 2024 and a new CEO who tightened the balance sheet. First‑quarter revenue rose...
Berkshire Attracts Interest as It Slips Further Behind the S&P 500
Berkshire Hathaway’s A and B shares slipped about 1% this week, leaving the stock down roughly 13% from its peak a year ago while the S&P 500 rose 26% over the same period. Analysts note the decline creates an 8% discount...
Critical Updates Could Provide Near-Term Market Insights
The S&P 500 surged past 7,000, marking its fastest climb to new highs after a 7%+ drawdown, and is poised to double its value within the current bull market. Approximately 44% of the index’s market capitalization is set to report earnings...
Dow Jones Futures: Apple, Amazon, Google Lead Earnings Wave For AI-Led Stock Market
Apple, Amazon and Google posted earnings that underscored the market’s shift toward artificial‑intelligence spending, keeping the Dow near flat while the Nasdaq surged 1.6%. Nvidia rallied 4.3% on heightened chip demand, and the broader AI narrative lifted several tech names....
Markets Weekly Outlook - Can Earnings Outweigh Geopolitical Headwinds & C...
U.S. equities surged to fresh intraday highs as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq rode on diplomatic optimism in the Middle East and strong tech earnings, notably Intel. The week ahead is dominated by central‑bank meetings – the Fed, ECB and BoE...
Elon Musk Vs. Sam Altman, Mag 7 Earnings, Fed Meeting: What to Watch
The week of April 27 will be dominated by a courtroom showdown between Elon Musk and Sam Altman over OpenAI’s $134 billion shift from nonprofit to for‑profit, alongside Q1 earnings from the Magnificent Seven tech giants. Alphabet is chasing roughly 50% cloud growth, Microsoft...
Double Embargo? Stocks, Consumers Dance in the End Zone (E259)
DoubleLine’s Eric Dhall and Ryan Kimmel noted that U.S. equities edged toward all‑time highs, propelled by a vigorous tech rally and soaring semiconductor demand that also lifted South Korean and Japanese markets. Fixed‑income stayed flat, with investment‑grade yields slipping as...
InvestingLive Americas FX News Wrap 24 Apr:Risk-On Mood Lifts Stocks to Records/USD Lower
U.S. equities surged on a risk‑on wave sparked by renewed diplomatic talks between the United States and Iran, pushing the Nasdaq up 1.63% and the S&P 500 up 0.80% to fresh all‑time highs. Mega‑cap tech stocks such as Nvidia, Alphabet...
Dow Dips 80, Nasdaq Rallies 398, S&P 500 Adds 57
U.S. equities posted mixed moves on Friday as the S&P 500 climbed 0.8% to a fresh record of 7,165.08, while the Dow Jones slipped 0.2% to 49,230.71. The Nasdaq surged 1.6% to a new high of 24,836.60, propelled by a...
The NASDAQ and S&P Indices Close at Record Levels
U.S. equity markets closed mixed on Tuesday, with the Dow slipping 0.16% to 49,230.71 while the S&P 500 and Nasdaq surged to record highs of 7,165.08 (+0.80%) and 24,836.60 (+1.63%). The rally was powered by semiconductor and AI‑related stocks, led...
Nasdaq, S&P 500 Reach New All-Time Highs: Stock Market Today
U.S. equity markets pushed new all‑time highs on Friday, with the Nasdaq Composite closing at a record 24,836 and the S&P 500 rising to 7,165. AI‑centric stocks led the rally, highlighted by Nvidia hovering near $213 and Intel surging 23.6% after...
RBC Stock And A NAND Flash Name Hit New Highs
The market slipped from record highs on Thursday, yet four AI‑linked stocks broke out into new buy zones. RBC Bearings posted a 17% profit jump and 16% sales rise, positioning its stock at a 618.62 buy point. Allegro MicroSystems is...
Earnings Next Week: Big Tech Takes Center Stage
Earnings season has outperformed expectations, with roughly 80%‑85% of S&P 500 firms beating forecasts and profit growth tracking 13%‑16% year‑over‑year. The outperformance is concentrated in technology and AI‑related firms, while energy benefits from high oil prices. Next week’s calendar is...
S&P, Nasdaq Hit Record Highs on Tech Boost, More Plans for U.S.-Iran Peace Talks
U.S. equities opened higher on Friday as the S&P 500 rose to 7,125 and the Nasdaq surged 0.7% to a record‑high 24,603, driven by a 25.7% jump in Intel shares. The chipmaker’s upbeat AI‑focused revenue outlook lifted the broader tech sector,...
Tech, Earnings Fight For Wall Street's Attention
The Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 each closed the week with fresh record highs, driven by strong earnings from technology and semiconductor firms. While the Dow Jones remained subdued, blue‑chip earnings from UnitedHealth and Boeing helped keep the broader market in...
Markets React to Iran Tensions and Rate Uncertainty
Jeremy Siegel, Wharton emeritus professor and senior economist at WisdomTree, says that despite heightened Iran‑related geopolitical risk, lingering Federal Reserve policy uncertainty, and rapid AI sector expansion, U.S. equities remain surprisingly resilient. He points to strong earnings quality and diversified...
Intel Shares Surge on AI Boom to Surpass Dotcom Bubble High
Intel’s stock jumped more than 12% in after‑hours trading, pushing the share price above $58 and eclipsing the peak it hit during the 2000 dot‑com bubble. The rally was sparked by strong earnings guidance and a surge in demand for...
Earnings Season, Middle East Truce Talks, Gain Favor
U.S. pre‑market futures remain largely positive despite early‑morning pullbacks, with the Nasdaq leading gains after Intel’s strong Q1 results. Procter & Gamble and SLB both beat earnings expectations, though SLB’s stock slipped ahead of the open. The Dow fell modestly, pressured by...
US Stock Market Today | Dow Jones | Nasdaq Live: US Futures Mixed as Iran War Deadlock Keeps Investors Edgy
U.S. stock futures were mixed on Friday as Nasdaq futures rose about 0.9% driven by a 27% surge in Intel shares, while Dow futures slipped. Oil prices fell, with Brent at $104.57 and WTI at $94.80, after hopes of renewed...
Stock Market Today: Nasdaq, S&P 500 Score Record Closes; Rally Faces Mag 7 Earnings Test (Live Coverage)
The Nasdaq composite jumped 1.6% on Friday, delivering a fourth straight week of record‑closing gains, driven by a surge in chipmakers after Intel’s earnings beat. Intel surged nearly 28% while AMD and Arm also posted double‑digit gains, and Nvidia added...
Here Are Friday's Biggest Analyst Calls: Apple, AMD, Intel, Oracle, Caterpillar, Shake Shack & More
Wall Street analysts issued a flurry of upgrades and initiations on Friday, with Intel and AMD both upgraded to Buy as AI‑driven CPU demand and data‑center growth accelerate. Apple was reiterated as a Buy ahead of the iPhone 17 launch, while...
There’s Never Been a Semiconductor Rally Like This One — and That’s Triggering a Number of Warnings
The PHLX Semiconductor Index (SOX) surged 41% over a 17‑day stretch, marking its strongest rally since 2002 and pushing the S&P 500 up 12% since the March 30 trough. Technical gauges show the index more than 40% above its 200‑day moving average...
Markets Drift as Oil Stays Elevated and Intel Jumps: Dow Jones, S&P, Nasdaq, Wall Street Futures
U.S. equity futures showed mixed signals on Friday as oil prices stayed above $100 per barrel amid ongoing Strait of Hormuz disruptions, while semiconductor stocks rallied. Texas Instruments surged 19% after beating earnings expectations, and Intel jumped more than 21%...
EXEC: Lululemon’s Shares Slide as CEO Pick Gets Mixed Reviews
Lululemon’s stock plunged about 13% after the board announced former Nike executive Heidi O’Neill as its new CEO, with a start date of September 8 due to a non‑compete clause. O’Neill, who spent 27 years at Nike and most recently...
Nasdaq Sinks as Software Stocks Slump: Stock Market Today
The Nasdaq fell 0.9% as software giants posted mixed earnings, with Tesla announcing a $25 billion capital‑expenditure plan and IBM raising its dividend despite missing full‑year guidance. ServiceNow suffered its steepest one‑day decline, dropping 17.8% after citing geopolitical headwinds in the...
A Nasdaq Comeback
After a 167‑day climb, the Nasdaq‑100 eclipsed its October 2025 closing high and posted its longest streak of daily gains since 1992. The index had drifted sideways for five and a half months, enduring a 12.1% peak‑to‑trough decline—the longest tech slump...
Jobless Claims Move Up Slightly, Pre-Markets Move Down
U.S. pre‑market futures slipped Thursday, with the Dow down 0.55% and the S&P 500 and Nasdaq each off about 0.3%. Initial jobless claims edged higher to 214,000, while continuing claims rose to 1.821 million, still near post‑pandemic lows. Q1 earnings season saw...
The S&P 500 Just Did Something That's Historically Resulted in the Benchmark Index Doubling Over 5 Years
On April 17 the S&P 500 and Nasdaq closed at record highs after the CBOE Volatility Index (VIX) plunged 44% to 17.48, marking the fifth‑largest three‑week volatility crash since 1990. The crash followed a spike in oil prices and inflation triggered by...
Stocks Making the Biggest Moves After Hours: Tesla, IBM, ServiceNow, Southwest Airlines and More
After‑hours trading on April 22 saw a mixed batch of earnings reactions. IBM slipped 6% after missing full‑year guidance despite an earnings beat, while Tesla fell more than 2% as CEO Elon Musk warned of higher capital spending for autonomous...
Stock Movers: Tesla, IBM, Texas Instruments (Podcast)
Tesla posted earnings above Wall Street expectations, citing rebounding global EV demand, and the stock jumped 4% after hours despite a 21% drop from its December peak. IBM reported software unit revenue of $7.05 billion, in line with forecasts, but AI‑related...
Broadcom Just Became the Sixth Company in U.S. History to Achieve This Fe...
Broadcom’s shares closed at an all‑time high on April 22, pushing its market capitalization past the $2 trillion mark. This makes the semiconductor giant the sixth U.S. company ever to breach the trillion‑plus threshold, joining Nvidia, Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon and Apple....
Stocks Rise as Investors Weigh Cease-Fire Extension
The S&P 500 nudged to a fresh record high on Wednesday as traders digested President Trump’s decision to extend the cease‑fire with Iran and the Iranian seizure of two cargo vessels near the Strait of Hormuz. Despite the diplomatic move, oil...
S&P 500, Nasdaq Hit New Highs on Ceasefire Extension: Stock Market Today
U.S. stocks surged on Wednesday after President Donald Trump announced an extension of the U.S.-Iran cease‑fire, pushing the Dow up 0.7%, the S&P 500 1.1% to 7,137 and the Nasdaq 1.6% to a record‑closing 24,657. The rally was reinforced by strong...
US Stocks Today: US Market Rises on Iran Ceasefire Extension and Solid Earnings
U.S. equities rallied on Wednesday after President Donald Trump announced an indefinite extension of the Iran cease‑fire, lifting a key geopolitical risk. The S&P 500 jumped 1.03% to 7,137.12, the Nasdaq rose 1.62% to 24,653.52, and the Dow gained 0.68% to...
Too Much Too Fast?
Fidelity strategist Jurrien Timmer notes that the equity market surged to fresh highs after a 10% slide and a 19% valuation dip just two weeks earlier. He compares the rapid rebound to historic V‑shaped recoveries following the 20% drop in...
Pre-Markets Up on Ceasefire, Mostly Solid Q1 Earnings
Pre‑market trading on April 22 surged as an extended Iran cease‑fire eased geopolitical risk, lifting the Dow, S&P 500 and Nasdaq by roughly 0.6‑0.8%. Investors also brushed aside Fed Chair nominee Kevin Warsh’s testimony, keeping focus on Jerome Powell’s pending rate decision....
Wall Street’s Bullish Stocks View Contrasts With Consumer Gloom
Wall Street’s major indices are hovering near record highs, buoyed by strong corporate earnings and a resurgence in artificial‑intelligence spending, even as consumer confidence plunges to an all‑time low. A preliminary University of Michigan survey showed the sentiment index fell...
Wall Street Opens Higher on Ceasefire Extension Relief
Wall Street opened higher on April 22 after President Donald Trump announced an extension of the U.S.–Iran cease‑fire. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 122.1 points (0.25%) to 49,271.5, the S&P 500 rose 38.9 points (0.55%) to 7,102.91, and the Nasdaq...
Ceasefire Extension, Best Buy's New CEO, Amazon's GLP-1 Push and More in Morning Squawk
President Trump announced an extension of the Iran cease‑fire, calming oil‑price volatility after recent attacks in the Strait of Hormuz. Boeing reported a smaller‑than‑expected Q1 loss and beat revenue forecasts, sending its shares up more than 3% pre‑market, while United...
Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Nasdaq Score Record Highs On War Ceasefire; Tesla Shares Jump (Live Coverage)
U.S. equity markets surged on Wednesday as the S&P 500 jumped 1.1% and the Nasdaq rose 1.6%, both closing at all‑time highs after President Trump extended the U.S.–Iran cease‑fire. Tesla led the after‑hours rally, climbing nearly 4% on Q1 earnings that...
BUZZ Investing: April Rebound Calms a March Washout>
The BUZZ NextGen AI US Sentiment Leaders Index fell 11.2% year‑to‑date, trailing the S&P 500’s 4.3% loss, as U.S. equities wrestled with geopolitical tension and Fed caution through March. Early April saw a modest market rebound, lifting the S&P 500 and Nasdaq...
No Peace Plan, No Problem: Why the Wartime Market Keeps Rising
The market continued to climb after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes against Iran, defying the expectation that a wartime oil shock would drag equities lower. Retail investors like Dallas‑based Anthony Reid ignored the fear factor, buying shares of platforms...
Stocks Fall, Oil Climbs Amid Uncertainty over US-Iran Talks
Oil prices jumped 3.1% to $98.48 a barrel as Brent rallied on renewed uncertainty over US‑Iran peace talks, while U.S. stocks fell, with the S&P 500 slipping 0.6%. President Trump extended the ceasefire but kept a naval blockade on Iranian...
Review & Preview: Fundamentals Over Risk
President Donald Trump announced an extension of the U.S. cease‑fire with Iran, tempering market jitters that had pushed the S&P 500 and Nasdaq down 0.6% during regular trading. After‑hours, the news lifted Vanguard's S&P 500 ETF (VOO) and Invesco's QQQ by 0.4%,...
Stock Market Today, April 21: Markets in Wait-and-See Mode as Hopes for New U.S.-Iran Peace Talks Fade
U.S. equity indices slipped on April 21 as optimism for new U.S.–Iran peace talks faded, with the S&P 500 down 0.63% to 7,064, the Nasdaq off 0.59% and the Dow losing 0.59%. UnitedHealth Group surged 7% on robust earnings, while Apple...
US Stock Futures Rise, Dollar Falls on Iran Truce: Markets Wrap
US equity-index futures rose on Tuesday as President Donald Trump announced an extension of the cease‑fire with Iran. The S&P 500 futures gained 0.5% and Nasdaq 100 futures climbed 0.6%, reflecting investor optimism that reduced tensions could curb oil prices. Brent crude...
Apple (AAPL) Registers a Bigger Fall Than the Market: Important Facts to Note
Apple’s shares slipped 2.52% to $266.17, trailing the S&P 500’s 0.64% decline. Over the past month the stock rose 8.57%, still lagging the Computer & Technology sector’s 13.17% gain. Analysts project Q2 2026 earnings per share of $1.91, a 15.8% year‑over‑year increase,...
Wall Street Logs Back-to-Back Losses Amid US-Iran Talks Uncertainty
Wall Street posted a second straight day of losses on April 21, 2026 as investors grappled with uncertainty surrounding renewed US‑Iran nuclear talks. The S&P 500 slipped 0.63%, while the Dow Jones mirrored the decline and energy‑heavy stocks fell amid...
Stocks Turn Lower on Iran Worries: Stock Market Today
U.S. equity markets opened higher Tuesday but closed lower as geopolitical tension over Iran’s cease‑fire and mixed earnings weighed on sentiment. UnitedHealth Group posted a beat‑and‑raise quarter, lifting its full‑year EPS outlook to $18.25, while Apple fell 2.5% after announcing...