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A brisk rally in industrial stocks this year has defied higher oil prices, rising bond yields and restrictive trade policies, as investors bet on big gains from the artificial intelligence boom. Now signs are emerging the optimism may have gone too far.
The Dutch Data Protection Authority (AP) has decided to fine Uber €825 million ($966 million) under European data protection rules for deactivating driver accounts through automated systems without adequately informing them, according to an August 17 decision reviewed by Reuters. The penalty would be the second-largest ever issued under Europe's General Data Protection Regulation, behind a €1.2 billion fine imposed on Meta by Ireland in 2023 for unlawfully transferring European Facebook users' data to the United States, which Meta is appealing. Uber said it would also appeal.
Asking for a Trend Host Josh Lipton breaks down what investors should be watching on Friday, August 21, including SpaceX (SPCX), where 319 million currently held shares are set to unlock and become available for trading. BJ's Wholesale Club (BJ) is also set to report second-quarter earnings. Here's what investors need to know heading into Friday's market.
Synaptics Inc (NASDAQ:SYNA) shares are up during Friday’s premarket session, trading higher by almost 2% as the company announced a transition in its executive leadership. The stock’s movement comes in tandem with a broader positive sentiment in the market, with S&P 500 futures gaining 0.4%. CFO Transition Synaptics CFO Ken Rizvi has resigned effective immediately to pursue another opportunity. He will remain as an adviser through September 30, 2026, to support the transition. The company will n
Fears of AI disruption may have created an incredible buying opportunity for this company.
Rising Treasury yields and inflation fears drove a broad selloff, leaving the S&P 500 down nearly 2% for the week
The president's repeated calls for lower interest rates are falling on deaf ears amid elevated inflation that's primarily been driven by his policies.
Tired of collecting the S&P 500's paltry 0.9% dividend? Prepare to take your money overseas. The rising weight of low-yielding tech giants in the S&P 500 — and rising stock prices — are pushing the index's yield lower.
The bitcoin trade is back on. Crypto hoarder Strategy Inc.'s shares were up 10% Friday in premarket trading. Shares in Robinhood and Coinbase, which benefit from crypto trading, were up more than 5%. U.
Walmart’s finance chief had a message Thursday for analysts pressing the company on its decision to cut prices: Give it time. Walmart said it rolled back prices on more than 11,000 items, including ground beef, citing the ongoing strain on consumers of inflation and high gas prices. The move comes after the company received tariff refunds worth about $2.9 billion, which it’s using to fund the price cuts.
Orders for bulldozers, excavators and other earth-moving equipment are largely full for the rest of the year. The company also recognized $110 million in tariff refunds during the third quarter.
The off-price retailer posted second-quarter earnings of $2.66 a share, well above its guidance of $1.85 to $1.93
Walmart said its U.S. e-commerce sales rose 24% in the second quarter, with more than 40% sales growth in deliveries fulfilled at its stores. CEO John Furner said Walmart has now expanded deliveries of 30 minutes or less into 38 U.S. markets. The number of units delivered in less than half an hour has doubled in the current quarter from a year ago, and 70% of all e-commerce orders are getting delivered on the same day or better, CFO John David Rainey said.
On Thursday, former Alphabet Inc.’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google software engineer Linwei Ding received a major legal reprieve after a federal judge overturned his economic espionage convictions. Judge Rejects Economic Espionage Convictions U.S. District Court Judge Vince Chhabria in San Francisco...
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Index funds went from a punchline to the investing world’s 800-pound gorilla. This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Vanguard First Index Investment Trust, now Vanguard 500, the original way for individuals to passively own the S&P 500 index. Founder Jack Bogle raised just $11 million, about a 10th what he had hoped, and it was dubbed “Bogle’s Folly.”
Aug 21 (Reuters) - U.S. stock index futures inched up on Friday following a battering in the last session, in a week that saw elevated government bond yields and heightened geopolitical tensions weigh
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Friday it has opened a probe into 997,743 General Motors pickup trucks and SUVs over concerns related to engine failure. The vehicles include the Cadillac Escalade, Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and GMC Yukon, among others, from model years 2021-2026 equipped with GM's L87 engines.
By Laura Matthews NEW YORK, Aug 21 (Reuters) - Nvidia's earnings report and the Federal Reserve's Jackson Hole symposium will test the assumptions behind this year's stock market rally, offering clues
Spending on K-12 and back-to-college combined is expected to hit a record of nearly $147 billion, according to the National Retail Federation. “Customers are responding to just absolutely fantastic investments in price,” Walmart’s U.S. CEO David Guggina said yesterday during the company’s earnings call that highlighted the cost pressures facing consumers. “We have a list of 14 key items that are priced less than what we saw in 2019,” he also said of the store’s school supplies, citing examples from the store’s Pen+Gear brand, which has crayons for 25 cents and No. 2 pencils for 92 cents.
The wave of debt issuance funding the artificial-intelligence buildout is testing the limits of investor demand, with some large bond buyers warning that the market is showing signs of indigestion. While fund managers remain comfortable with the credit quality of companies such as Amazon and Alphabet, Google's parent company, they are increasingly demanding higher yields to accommodate the flood of issuance. "You've started to see the indigestion show up in tech spreads in particular," said Neil Sutherland, head of U.S. fixed income at Schroders.
A failure in the US Treasury's plan to tame long-term bond yields would pressure the dollar and spur short bets against riskier assets in the lead-up to November midterm elections, according to Bank of America Corp. strategist Michael Hartnett.
Circle Internet (NYSE:CRCL) shares jumped 6. 0% in pre-market trading on Friday, extending their recent rally after the company announced the acquisition of a significant portion of IBM’s global blockchain patent portfolio.
Ross Stores (NASDAQ:ROST) shares rallied in pre-market trading after the off-price retailer delivered stronger-than-expected second-quarter sales and earnings and raised its full-year profit outlook, supported by higher customer traffic and a tariff refund. Sales for the quarter increased 13% year on year to $6.
Aug 21 (Reuters) - Global equity funds drew their largest weekly inflows in three weeks through August 19 as investors bet on a strong earnings season, though rising bond yields and oil prices began
The Korean company’s plan to buy back as much as $78.88 billion of shares comes as chip makers reap the rewards of the artificial-intelligence boom.
HP heads into earnings with its PC business regaining ground, while Bank of America warns that rising costs could leave investors with a tougher outlook.
Samsung Electronics said on Friday it has available about 90 trillion won to 110 trillion won ($65 billion to $79.5 billion) for shareholder returns in 2026, subject to business performance, investment and cash flow. Samsung plans to distribute about 30 trillion won in cash dividends in the third quarter, including regular quarterly dividends, it said in a regulatory filing. The board will decide remaining payouts in January 2027, with cash dividends, share buybacks and share cancellations to be considered.
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After ripping through the first half of the year, memory stocks are struggling to regain momentum as growing concerns about the state of the artificial intelligence trade overshadow their strong fundamental backdrop.
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