
Corporate America’s blowout earnings are being underpinned by a robust economic outlook and the artificial intelligence boom, meaning worries about an “earnings bubble” are overblown, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. strategists.
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Corporate America’s blowout earnings are being underpinned by a robust economic outlook and the artificial intelligence boom, meaning worries about an “earnings bubble” are overblown, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. strategists.

Sept 18 (Reuters) - Futures tracking the Nasdaq 100 led Wall Street higher on Friday, putting the tech-heavy index on course for weekly gains as a drop in oil prices tempered inflation concerns.

All major U.S. indexes were in the green after the S&P 500 and Nasdaq posted their best trading days in six weeks during the prior session.
US stock futures were little changed on Friday morning as investors continued to calibrate to the Federal Reserve's first rate hike in three years and existential fears about artificial intelligence's capabilities.

U.S. stock futures are posting slight gains early Friday as investors digest targeted geopolitical sanctions, debates over Federal Reserve independence, and the Bank of Japan’s 31-year high rate-hike decision. The Polymarket (CRYPTO: POL) crowd is leaning bullish for the Sept....
On Thursday, all three benchmark indexes closed higher after a dip in oil prices and lower long-dated yields following the Fed’s rate-hike move.

A day after the Federal Reserve’s first interest-rate increase in three years, stocks ended the day sharply higher. The rally reflected a reassessment from Wall Street, which had been fairly unmoved in the initial hours following the Fed’s move. Having slept on the hike, Wall Street apparently felt better this morning.

US stocks (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) closed Thursday's session in the green — led by the Nasdaq Composite's gain of 1.69% — after the Federal Reserve unanimously voted to raise interest rates yesterday. U.S. Bank Wealth Management senior investment strategy director Rob Haworth discusses whether the stock market can handle a couple more rate hikes from here on.

US stocks (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) closed Thursday's session in the green — led by the Nasdaq Composite's gain of 1.69% — after the Federal Reserve unanimously voted to raise interest rates yesterday. U.S. Bank Wealth Management senior investment strategist Rob Haworth discusses whether the stock market can handle a couple more rate hikes from here on.

Ed Yardeni, one of the biggest stock bulls on Wall Street, talks about why he's slashing his year-end forecast for the S&P 500 Index to 7,900 from 8,400. He also says the Federal Reserve could raise interest rates two more times this year. Yardeni says Iran is likely to wreak havoc and keep oil prices elevated. He speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance."

Although Powell (currently trading at $183.30 per share) has gained 5.3% over the last six months, it has trailed the S&P 500’s 12.9% return during that period. This was partly driven by its softer quarterly results and might have investors contemplating their next move.

Horizon CIO Scott Ladner discusses whether markets (^DJI, ^IXIC, ^GSPC) have settled into the "right level" of interest rates, especially as Federal Reserve officials anticipate another rate hike to come in 2026.

Here’s what could be next for Meta stock

The Federal Reserve's first rate increase since 2023 barely dented crypto prices, but what comes next could change calculations on Wall Street.

Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery long-awaited merger has been at a standstill. Barclays analysts led by Kannan Venkateshwar resumed coverage of both stocks, rating Warner Bros at Equal Weight with a $28 price target and Paramount at Underweight with a $8 price target. Venkateshwar said in a research note Thursday that while the proposed $110 billion merger could increase growth potential for the studios, it could introduce massive financial and operational risks that make the stock hard to value, and “a moving target.”

US equity futures were tracking higher before the opening bell Thursday as traders assess the Federa
US equity futures were edging higher pre-bell Thursday as traders evaluated the Federal Reserve's in
Investing.com -- UBS told investors in a note Thursday that the Federal Reserve's latest interest rate increase should not derail the equity rally, even as policymakers signaled more tightening to come.

US stock futures advanced on Thursday as investors assessed the Federal Reserve’s latest interest-rate increase, the prospect of further monetary tightening and developments affecting global energy supplies. At 06:59 GMT, Dow Jones futures were up 366 points, or 0.
An expected Fed rate hike on Wednesday offered some relief to stock investors that the central bank was working to contain inflation.
An expected Fed rate hike on Wednesday offered some relief to stock investors that the central bank was working to contain inflation.

European stock markets opened in positive territory on Thursday morning, shrugging off Wall Street's decline after the Federal Reserve raised interest rates for the first time in more than three years and signalled that further hikes are likely.View on euronews
The Federal Reserve On Wednesday hiked benchmark interest rates by 25 bps to a target range of 3.75% to 4.00%, in line with market expectations.
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