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Aug 20 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures struggled for direction on Thursday as government bond yields rebounded after a respite earlier in the week, while markets awaited retail giant Walmart's
Alibaba’s earnings slumped in its fiscal first quarter, as the Chinese e-commerce titan continued to invest heavily in artificial intelligence, racing to preserve its lead in the AI sector.
Deere & Co. narrowed its annual profit outlook as a stabilizing agriculture sector points to a more pronounced rebound next year for farm machinery.
Deere & Co. narrowed its annual profit outlook as a stabilizing agriculture sector points to a more pronounced rebound next year for farm machinery.
JPMorgan is warning that the US Treasury's surprise move to bring down long-term borrowing costs could make things worse. Scott Bessent's Treasury said yesterday it would at least double the size of its bond buybacks. That initially sent long-term yields lower. But JPMorgan says the move addresses the symptoms rather than the cause of America's ballooning debt pile. The bank warns that without real fiscal consolidation, investors could lose confidence and push borrowing costs even higher. The warning comes as US national debt has topped $40 trillion, raising the stakes as Washington continues to sell more securities. Our Markets Live Strategist Skylar Montgomery Koning joins Stephen Carroll and James Woolcock to discuss.
SALINAS, California, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Taylor Farms, the produce supplier at the center of the massive U.S. cyclosporiasis outbreak, changed the way that America eats after launching branded,
The government and card network are trading accusations of overly broad discovery requests and ‘gamesmanship’ in the DOJ’s debit card lawsuit.
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd.’s profit plunged more than 75% after China’s e-commerce leader ratcheted up AI spending while grappling with a broad Chinese consumption slowdown.
Alibaba's financial subsidiary Ant Group's quarterly profits rose 1% year-on-year to around 4.7 billion yuan ($698 million) in the quarter ending June 30, Reuters calculations from Alibaba's quarterly earnings report showed. The fintech giant has been attempting to pivot towards agentic commerce, digital health and embodied AI services in recent years, with its hugely popular AQ AI personal health app. It said in June that it spent a record $5.17 billion on AI R&D in 2025.
S&P 500 companies are winding up a banner quarterly earnings season, fueled in large part by surging profits at AI-related companies. The S&P 500 is on track for a 52% surge in aggregate second-quarter earnings from the year before, helped by a 74% profit jump in the technology sector. The figures include big mark-to-market boosts at Alphabet and Amazon, both of which recognized large gains in the period on investments in AI highfliers such as Anthropic.
S&P 500 companies are winding up a banner quarterly earnings season, fueled in large part by surging profits at AI-related companies. The S&P 500 is on track for a 52% surge in aggregate second-quarter earnings from the year before, helped by a 74% profit jump in the technology sector. The figures include big mark-to-market boosts at Alphabet and Amazon, both of which recognized large gains in the period on investments in AI highfliers such as Anthropic.
U. S. stock futures edged higher on Thursday after a Treasury intervention helped stabilise government bond markets and supported Wall Street in the previous session.
The guidance revision accompanied Q2 results in which Lowe's reported net sales of $25.95bn for the quarter ended 31 July 2026, up from $23.95bn a year earlier.
Capital One’s July update showed slower card growth as Bank of America weighed the lender’s credit performance and outlook.
Amazon invested just $13 billion in Anthropic.
China urged the U.S. to remove new tariffs on drones and related parts.
The Kukonkylä project will join Enlight’s Finnish energy storage portfolio, supporting its ongoing European market expansion.
Bitcoin surpassed $70,000 for the first time in over two months, propelled by US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's successful move to push US bond yields lower and a high-stakes meeting President Donald Trump held with industry leaders.
Australia passed legislation on Thursday that will force tech giants to pay millions of dollars in levies if they fail to strike commercial deals with local media outlets for news on their platforms. Proceeds from the scheme would be directed to local Australian news outlets, whose content helps drive user engagement and advertising revenue on the tech firms' platforms. The levy applies to Meta, Alphabet's Google, TikTok and Microsoft's LinkedIn, covering companies with a "significant" social media or search service in Australia, and local advertising revenue exceeding A$250 million ($178 million).
Today Earnings (a.m.): Walmart, Alibaba, Deere & Co., Advance Auto Parts, Earnings (p.m.): Ross Stores Economic data: Unemployment insurance initial weekly claims, Philadelphia Fed manufacturing survey, U.
Excluding the refund, the heavy-equipment maker incurred $400 million in tariff expenses in the quarter that ended June 30.
By Jayshree P Upadhyay MUMBAI, Aug 20 (Reuters) - India's market regulator has barred a JPMorgan Chase & Co.-owned entity, Copthall Mauritius Investment, from the securities market until further
The FTSE 100 is tipped to nudge higher at Thursday's open, with spread betters pencilling in a gain of around 9 points. The mood music comes courtesy of an overnight rally across Asia. Markets there took heart after the US Treasury said it would "at least double" its issuance of long-term...
Samsung Electronics Co. and SK Hynix Inc. are preparing record shareholder returns after investors sent their stocks tumbling over concerns around the sustainability of AI hardware spending.
It’s virtually impossible for U.S. investors to buy into Chinese IPOs, though some U.S. ETFs own shares.
Wolfspeed Inc (WOLF) reports $150 million in Q4 revenue with AI data center growth surging over 100% year-over-year, while management outlines key milestones for gross margin recovery.
Samsung Electronics is set to announce a new shareholder return policy later this month worth more than 100 trillion won ($71.75 billion), media reported on Thursday, as the company plans to share record profits with shareholders amid an AI-driven chip supercycle. The South Korean memory-chip maker will hold a board meeting at the end of August to approve a shareholder return plan that includes a special dividend, MoneyToday reported, citing unidentified people in the industry. Samsung will spend 50% of its free cash flow on the new programme, the report said.
Investors looking to track China’s hottest companies are shifting their focus away from the country’s traditional stock indexes.
SK Hynix Inc. may follow up its new mega stock buyback with additional shareholder returns woth at least $130 billion through next year, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.
SK Hynix Inc. may follow up its new mega stock buyback with additional shareholder returns woth at least $130 billion through next year, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.
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