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Nasdaq Surges as Tech Rebound Powers Wall Street Rally
Major digital assets rose Monday, with Bitcoin (BTC-USD) holding above $63,000. The CoinDesk Mark
Wall Street's AI Boom Faces Fresh Test After Goldman Flags Growing Speculation
Marvell (MRVL) stock has been surging on news that it will be added to the S&P 500 (^GSPC) on Jun. 22. Yahoo Finance Markets and Data Editor Jared Blikre takes a look at how stocks have historically performed in the days leading up to and following index addition.
Marvell Scores Landmark S&P 500 Win Amid AI-Fueled Surge
Rumble has been treading water for the past six months, recording a small return of 4.9% while holding steady at $7.55. The stock also fell short of the S&P 500’s 10.7% gain during that period.
SpaceX bulls see big things ahead.
The S&P 500 is usually scheduled to rebalance on the third Monday in June; in 2026, it will be on the fourth Monday.
The headline number is true and a little stale. The ALPS Clean Energy ETF (NYSEARCA:ACES) hit a 52-week high in late May and was tracking roughly a 32% gain on the year at that peak, with one outlet pegging the fund at a 19.4% gain in May alone. Then came last week. ACES closed Friday ... Clean Energy Is the S&P 500’s New Boss: ACES Up 29% YTD
Over the last six months, Box’s shares have sunk to $26.48, producing a disappointing 15.3% loss - a stark contrast to the S&P 500’s 10.7% gain. This might have investors contemplating their next move.
A dollar in First Trust NASDAQ Cybersecurity ETF (NASDAQ:CIBR) on the last trading day of 2025 was worth about $1.22 by the close on June 5, 2026, while the same dollar in the S&P 500 was worth about $1.08. That is the headline making the rounds, and the shorthand version of it (cybersecurity beat the ... Cybersecurity Goes Vertical: CIBR Just Crushed the S&P 500 by Three to One
MGM Resorts has had an impressive run over the past six months as its shares have beaten the S&P 500 by 23.5%. The stock now trades at $47.43, marking a 34.3% gain. This performance may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.
Wall Street can’t shake its love of chasing momentum stocks. The Nasdaq rallied 1.3% on Monday, while the S&P 500 gained 0.6%. The Dow was down 73 points, or 0.1%. The Russell 2000 was up 0.8%. The market was solidly in risk-off mode, with semiconductors, crypto, and small-caps among the big winners.
Icahn Enterprises currently trades at $7.45 per share and has shown little upside over the past six months, posting a small loss of 3.6%. The stock also fell short of the S&P 500’s 10.7% gain during that period.
After analyzing 1,926 S&P 500 additions going back to 1957, Yahoo Finance found that stocks tend to outperform before joining the index, then fall behind the market after they get in.
Over the past six months, Morningstar’s stock price fell to $185.85. Shareholders have lost 14.4% of their capital, which is disappointing considering the S&P 500 has climbed by 10.7%. This may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.
The quality factor tends to earn its keep when investors start worrying about balance sheets again, and the Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF (NYSEARCA:SPHQ) is making that case in real time. SPHQ owns roughly 100 names from the S&P 500 that score highest on return on equity, accruals quality, and financial leverage. So far this ... Quality Paid Again: SPHQ Beat the Index With Half the Drama
The Invesco S&P 500 Momentum ETF (NYSEARCA:SPMO) is having a banner year that makes momentum investing look easy. SPMO is up 25% year to date, more than double the S&P 500’s 9.2%. Last Friday, SPMO dropped 6% in a single session as semiconductors got crushed. However, it is bouncing back faster. What SPMO owns The ... Is SPMO Momentum Dead or Coiling for a Snap-Back?
The cybersecurity ETF that some marketing committee decided to brand Themes Cybersecurity ETF (NASDAQ:SPAM) is having the kind of year that makes you forget its ticker is the universal shorthand for unwanted email. Through the first five months of 2026, SPAM is up 27.54%, climbing from $30.65 on December 31, 2025 to $39.09 on June ... The Cybersecurity ETF With the Worst Ticker on Wall Street Is Tripling the S&P 500
US stocks surged at the opening bell after Iran said it would end its strikes against Israel.
A Computex endorsement, a $2 billion Nvidia investment, and an S&P 500 slot… the AI chipmaker is suddenly everywhere at once
Choosing between these two S&P 500 ETFs really comes down to how you feel about the tech sector.
The S&P 500 (^GSPC) is home to the biggest and most well-known companies in the market, making it a go-to index for investors seeking stability. But not all large-cap stocks are created equal - some are struggling with slowing growth, declining margins, or increased competition.
US equity indexes rose, with technology and energy leading the gainers, as President Donald Trump's
The stock market has spent much of 2026 climbing a wall of optimism. The S&P 500 rallied on expectations of lower taxes, lighter regulation, continued artificial intelligence spending, and the belief that monetary policy would eventually become more supportive. Yet markets rarely move in a straight line. The latest challenge isn’t corporate earnings or economic ... The Warsh-Trump Honeymoon Is Officially Over. No Matter What Happens Next, the Stock Market Will Probably Lose
Warren Buffett was not compelled to put his cash pile to work recently, and it wasn't even close.