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US equity indexes ended mixed Wednesday amid stock gains by some major technology stocks and a four-

A tame July CPI report lowered odds that the Fed will hike rates in September, while strong AI earnings boosted the broad market.

A wave of tech earnings reports helped lift the S&P 500 back near its highest levels on record on Wednesday. The Nasdaq Composite rose 0.5%. Hot artificial intelligence stocks like Super Micro Computer and Lumentum helped power the Nasdaq higher after earnings.

Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) and Palantir Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ:PLTR) fell Wednesday even as a benign July inflation report lifted the broader tech market and sent the odds of a September Federal Reserve rate hike to 33%. Headline CPI rose 0.1% in...

The latest U.S. tariffs on imported solar panels could give First Solar, Inc. (NASDAQ:FSLR) a meaningful competitive advantage, according to UBS and BNP Paribas. The new tariffs include a minimum import price of $0.38 a watt and a 15% duty on covered polysilicon imports, increasing the cost burden for competitors relying on imported panels. However, […]

Nate Gatten’s appointment comes as Apple navigates tariffs, White House relations and a broader shake-up across its senior leadership ranks.

A Washington tax proposal targeting inflation adjustments on capital gains could reshape what Elon Musk eventually owes on his massive Tesla stake, but the math reveals a far messier picture than the headlines suggest.

July inflation came in exactly as expected, and stocks rallied for about half an hour. Here's what actually moved the market after that.
Stocks Rise After July CPI Report. Why the AI Trade Is Back in Focus

Seven GOP Attorneys General are again urging federal regulators to reject the Union Pacific–Norfolk Southern rail merger. The post Mega rail deal under fire: 7 State AGs warn UP-NS merger could drive up shipping costs appeared first on FreightWaves.

Cisco Systems recently briefed investors and industry audiences on its AI and networking ambitions through conference presentations in Taipei and Santa Clara, while preparing to release its fiscal Q4 2026 results after the market close on August 12. At the same time, Cisco has begun rolling out personalized AI agents to its roughly 90,000 employees and raised its full-year AI infrastructure order outlook, underscoring how deeply AI is being woven into both its operations and revenue...

MIDD's Q2 earnings and sales beat estimates as Commercial Foodservice demand rose, while tariffs and inflation pressured margins.

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) is up +0.25%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.07%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.85%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) are up +0.38%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU26...

A Washington proposal to strip inflation out of capital gains calculations has investors asking a simple question: after 60 years of buy-and-hold investing, could Warren Buffett's tax bill all but disappear? The real answer is more surprising than either side of the debate admits.

Quantum ETFs are gaining momentum as AI strains classical computing, with federal funding and breakthroughs fueling the sector's growth.
One inflation print could decide whether the rally continues
Yahoo Finance Breaking News Reporter Jake Conley and Tech Editor Dan Howley join Julie Hyman on Morning Brief to discuss the state of consumer prices on the heels of the Consumer Price Index print released today. Prices rose 0.1% month over month and 3.4% year over year in July, and Core CPI — which excludes food and energy costs — rose 0.2% monthly and 2.5% yearly. All numbers matched economists' estimates.

CoreWeave and Super Micro Computer earnings lifted AI-linked stocks, while cooling inflation reduced pressure on the Fed to raise rates

Aug 12 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq opened higher on Wednesday as investors assessed largely in-line inflation data, while upbeat earnings from some AI infrastructure companies provided

Stocks were rallying out of the gate on Wednesday after Wall Street shrugged off the latest inflation report. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 101 points, or 0.2%. The S&P 500 was up 0.5%. The Nasdaq Composite gained 0.

US inflation eased for a second month in July, with consumer prices rising 3.4% from a year earlier, down from 3.5% in June, exactly as economists had forecast, a reading that hands neither side of a divided Federal Reserve fresh ammunition before next month's rate decision.View on euronews

Stock futures edged higher in premarket trading, with futures tied to the Nasdaq up almost 1%. “It’s a step in the right direction,” said Mona Mahajan, head of investment strategy at Edward Jones. There’s “no re-acceleration in inflation, which is what we’d want to see.

