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A massive surge in Treasury bond yields, which lifted 10-year notes to the highest since 2007, paired with a worrying summer rally in global crude prices that has oil trading firmly north of $100 a barrel, leaned heavily on stocks but didn’t tip them over. A Federal Reserve interest-rate hike, coupled with hawkish language and quickening inflation forecasts, also came and went, with stocks posting their strongest gains in six weeks and an index of the Magnificent Seven tech giants coming within half a point of the all-time high it reached in late May. Tech stocks, in fact, have largely weathered a series of “end of days” headlines from the AI space, with an index of semiconductor stocks falling around 3.3% over the past month and those in the information technology edging just 1.2% lower despite the torrent of stories tied to apocalyptic AI risks.

lululemon's Q2 results show tariff refunds boosted profits, but weaker demand, regional declines and lower guidance keep investors focused.

The demand surcharges, which also include higher fees for China-to-U.S. volume, will take effect as parcel shippers gear up for peak season.

It’s time for investors to prepare for the risk that the Federal Reserve raises its benchmark rate above 5%, according to Bank of America Corp. strategists.

Bitcoin broke above $80,000 on Friday, lifting shares of crypto-linked stocks. The largest cryptocurrency recently traded at $80,587 Friday morning, up more than 5% from its 4 p.m. ET level on Thursday. The move higher came despite the failure of a major crypto legislation and the Federal Reserve’s first interest-rate hike in three years earlier in the week.

The Federal Trade Commission announced that Amazon will expand payments to eligible customers as part of last year's $2.5 billion settlement.

Bitcoin jumped 5% to $80,000 per token on Friday as investors looked past a Fed rate hike and failed Clarity Act vote.

Treasury yields edge higher and the curve flattens as markets price in a more hawkish Fed. Wednesday's hike boosts confidence in the Fed's commitment to fighting inflation. That makes shorter-term yields rise faster than long-term ones.

Markets are mixed in early trading, with stocks and crude oil alternating between gains and losses. The same goes for gold and silver. Treasuries are mostly flat, while the dollar is a bit higher.

With Warren Buffett stepping back at Berkshire Hathaway, policymakers circling AI, and markets flickering between relief rallies and inflation worries, the next phase of returns may hinge on which companies quietly power the software and cloud plumbing behind it all. That focus puts fresh attention on AI-driven enterprise platforms. This article walks through three stocks connected to these headlines and explains why each may be relevant for portfolio decisions right now. The three stocks...

The stock market rebounded from solid losses weekly to turn mixed, with the Nasdaq leading a bullish move in a day two reaction to a hawkish Fed.

A quarter-point move carries a price tag, and the company previously disclosed it.

Wall Street's quick math on T-Mobile's rate hike exposure produces a frightening number, but that number depends on a reading of the debt stack that the actual quarterly filing does not support.

Ethereum treasury stocks are posting gains on a morning when the broader market is red, the CLARITY Act just collapsed in the Senate, and the Fed hiked rates for the first time in three years. Find out why Bitmine and Sharplink are bucking every headline that should have crushed them.

Intel options volume hit nearly 3 times its monthly average Thursday as tech stocks rebounded from the Fed's first rate increase since 2023

The project is estimated at between Y2tn and Y3tn ($12.67bn-$19.01bn) and would broaden the scope of Japan's tariff-related investments.

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Hopefully, a recession is averted, but if one arrives, the Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF could help investors weather the storm.

Investing.com - U.S. stock futures edged broadly higher on Friday, following a rally in stocks in the wake of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate hike on Wednesday.

US equity futures were slightly higher pre-bell Friday as the major stock averages posted a rebound

A caller asked what was going on with RTX Corporation (NYSE:RTX) during the September 16 episode of Mad Money. In response, Jim Cramer said: Okay, here’s what’s happening. We’ve been looking at companies that have high price-to-earnings multiples, and we’ve been shrinking them. As the Fed raises rates, the multiple that people pay for earnings […]

Ahead of the bell US stock futures edged higher on Friday morning as investors weighed the Federal Reserve's first interest rate rise in three years against mounting unease over the reach of artificial intelligence. Futures on the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 0.1%, the S&P 500...

UPS and FedEx both pay dividends, but the case for owning each one points in completely opposite directions depending on what a retiree actually needs from a portfolio.

S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100 futures edged higher Friday as tech stocks extended Thursday's rebound from the Fed's rate increase

Google stock edged up after the federal judge unsealed a detailed remedies decision in an advertising antitrust case.

The benchmark US stock measures were trending higher before the open Friday as investors continued t

Markets opened on shaky footing on Monday. Damage to Saudi Arabia’s crucial East-West pipeline stoked worries about oil shortages and inflation, sending oil prices and bond yields higher. Just a few days later, both seem like a distant memory, as oil prices fall premarket and AI stocks jump.

Higher interest rates threaten to prolong private equity’s record $349 billion backlog of “zombie funds,” making exits harder, squeezing fee income and potentially forcing some firms to shrink. The Federal Reserve’s decision to raise interest rates on Wednesday will deepen problems in their portfolios from a generation of buyouts that are stuck. The bigger the logjam gets, the harder it will be to raise new funds, reducing the fee income private-equity firms rely on, a cycle that can spiral.

The world’s largest cryptocurrency has shown its resilience, rallying despite two potential setbacks.

AI investors should choose carefully as interest rates rise.