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By Saqib Iqbal Ahmed NEW YORK, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Fear of missing out is driving a buying rush on Wall Street, with options market metrics flashing some of the most bullish signals in years.

Stocks looked set to rise on Monday as investors’ focus shifted to inflation, with this week’s consumer-price report print likely to help determine if the Federal Reserve can stick to its guns by not hiking interest rates in September. Nasdaq 100 futures rose 0.4%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slipped 30 points, or 0.1%.

Walmart tends to perform well in both good economies and bad -- and its e-commerce business is growing briskly.

J.P. Morgan raised its year-end target for the S&P 500 index to 8,000 from 7,800 on Monday, citing ‌prospects of solid corporate earnings and rising confidence that AI ‌investments by large hyperscalers would drive faster revenue growth. The new target implies about 3.1% upside ​from the index's last close of 7,757.64 and adds to a growing wave of bullish calls, with at least seven brokerages now expecting the benchmark to reach the 8,000 level by 2026-end. "As elevated backlogs convert into recognized revenue, ‌cloud growth should remain ⁠well supported, helping validate rising AI capex, strengthen order coverage, and further ease ROIC (return on invested capital) concerns," J.P. ⁠Morgan analysts said.

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) are responsible for a large share of the S&P 500’s second-quarter earnings growth, a concentration highlighted by investor Ross Gerber using FactSet (NYSE:FDS) data. Alphabet, Amazon Drive 71% of Earnings Increase Gerber highlighted FactSet data cited by the Wall Street Journal showing that Alphabet and Amazon account for about 71% of the dollar increase in S&P 500 blended earnings since July. ‘Alphabet and Amazon alon

Asia stocks climbed Monday as September Fed hike odds fell to 44%. Wednesday's CPI report is the week's biggest risk.

Trustmark has followed the market’s trajectory closely, rising in tandem with the S&P 500 over the past six months. The stock has climbed by 8.4% to $48.43 per share while the index has gained 11.7%.

MongoDB has followed the market’s trajectory closely, rising in tandem with the S&P 500 over the past six months. The stock has climbed by 8.6% to $374 per share while the index has gained 11.7%.

Economic news this week will include data on consumer and producer prices, existing-home sales, and small-business optimism. As earnings season winds down, we’ll see results from Simon Property, Applied Materials, Cava, and more.

Usana's second-quarter report arrived with some worrying news for investors.

The evolution of Trumpflation points to a longer-lasting adverse impact on consumer prices.

AI agents are only getting more powerful.

The latest monthly jobs report could take the pressure off the Fed to hike rates.

Targa Resources (NYSE:TRGP) reported record second-quarter operating volumes and adjusted EBITDA, supported by growth in the Permian Basin, higher marketing optimization opportunities and record activity across its downstream operations. Chief Executive Officer Matt Meloy said adjusted EBITDA rose

Texas Pacific Land (NYSE:TPL) reported record quarterly revenue, net income and free cash flow for the second quarter of 2026, supported by higher oil and gas royalty production, produced-water royalty volumes and surface-related revenue. Chief Executive Officer Ty Glover said the company generated

The stock market's first week after the Big Tech earnings extravaganza went about as well as any investor could have hoped.

Three Fed officials recently voted to raise interest rates.

Warsh, the monetary hawk, has arrived amid the evolution of Trumpflation.

Investing.com -- Strong second-quarter earnings from major U.S. companies have pushed stock indexes to fresh highs and eased concerns that the rally relies too heavily on a small group of artificial intelligence companies, the Wall Street Journal reported.

Results from the U.S.’s largest companies have helped ease worries about AI spending and inflationary pressures.

Investor and television personality Kevin O’Leary said the U.S. economy is showing strength through strong corporate earnings and stock market gains, but warned that persistent inflation and high energy costs are preventing many Americans from feeling the benefits. O’Leary Warns...

S&P 500 earnings just shattered a record that has stood since 2008, but two tech giants are responsible for a distortion that changes everything investors think they know about this earnings season.

Societe Generale believes the strength of the U. S.

Investing.com - U.S. stock markets heading into a potential monetary tightening cycle can take comfort in history. The S&P 500 has consistently delivered gains during past Federal Reserve rate hike cycles, according to a report by Barclays.

President Donald Trump's policies, coupled with Wall Street's hottest trend, are a dangerous recipe for stocks.

Berkshire Hathaway is sitting on $397.4 billion in cash. That number is larger than the market value of ExxonMobil. It exceeds the GDP of South Africa. It is the largest liquid reserve in the company's history. Berkshire has been a net seller of stocks for more than three years and has not found a ...

<body><p>STORY: U.S. stocks rallied on Friday, with the Dow gaining more than a quarter of a percent, the S&P 500 adding about six-tenths of a percent to notch a record high close, and the Nasdaq climbing 1.3%.</p><p>Data from the Labor Department showed the U.S. economy unexpectedly shed jobs last month, boosting investor optimism that the Federal Reserve would hold off on raising interest rates at its September meeting.</p><p>Eric Lynch is managing director and co-portfolio manager at Suncoast Equity Management.</p><p>"The jobs report today being mildly negative was one of those situations where bad news is good news because it probably takes a little emphasis off the hawkish tones from the Fed for next month's meeting. Less likely they raise rates. And so, if that's the case, those areas of the economy that are most, kind of, cyclical and expansionary, things like industrials, consumer cyclicals, technology, those three sectors, for example, are up nicely I think on this news.”</p><p>Stocks on the move Friday, included Elon Musk's SpaceX, which surged nearly 16% a day after the expiration of the first of several share lockup restrictions following its record-breaking June public offering.</p><p>Shares of collaboration software maker Atlassian shot up more than 35% for their largest-ever daily percentage gain.</p><p>:: Archive</p><p>while Microchip Tech's stock jumped almost 14% for its best daily performance in more than 15 months. Both moves came after the companies forecast quarterly revenue above Wall Street estimates.</p><p>And shares of Airbnb climbed more than 17% as the S&P 500's best performer after the vacation rental company beat second-quarter revenue estimates.</p><p>On the flip side, Trade Desk was the S&P 500's worst performer, with shares plunging nearly 22% after the ad-tech firm forecast third-quarter revenue below expectations.</p></body>

Although some brand-name companies expect to receive up to $2.4 billion in IEEPA tariff refunds, it doesn't mean that tariffs are yesterday's news.

Nonfarm payrolls fell 23,000 last month, following substantial downward revisions to the prior two months, Bureau of Labor Statistics data showed on Friday.

Post-earnings momentum accelerated today as analyst enthusiasm fueled a 10% rally, signaling investor confidence in commercial AI demand, today, Aug. 7, 2026.