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By Caroline Valetkevitch NEW YORK, July 20 (Reuters) - Chipmakers are in focus on Wall Street, with their shares turning mercurial this month and investors banking on a few dozen newly valuable
The Fed seems to be deciding that rate hikes are necessary after all.
U. S. stock index futures traded modestly higher on Monday as investors balanced escalating geopolitical tensions in the Middle East against a busy week of corporate earnings led by several of America’s largest technology companies.
Headline inflation is expected to drop for a second consecutive month -- but this is far from the full story.
Chip and AI-linked stocks have whacked in recent weeks after a sharp run-up, while inflation concerns, the U.S.-Iran conflict, and stretched valuations have also weighed on sentiment.
Alphabet, Tesla, and Intel are among the key companies reporting their second-quarter results later this week.
The new Fed chair's top priority is a double-edged sword for the second-priciest stock market in history.
This evergreen stock deserves a lot more attention.
The S&P 500 is in an earnings boom — but the usual earnings bust never came.
No one ever said overseeing monetary policy for the world's largest economy would be easy.
The stock market's No. 1 catalyst has quickly transformed into an inflationary menace.
The "Shark Tank" investor has popularized the idea that consistent, modest investing can build substantial wealth by retirement. The concept is grounded in compound growth, and O'Leary believes the market's returns over 30 to 40 years do the heavy lifting. But with inflation running hotter than expected in 2026 and the U.S. personal saving rate at just 3.0%, the real question is whether ordinary savers can actually stay the course long enough for the math to work. … Kevin O'Leary Says Investing
MasterCraft’s 17.4% return over the past six months has outpaced the S&P 500 by 6%, and its stock price has climbed to $25.08 per share. This was partly thanks to its solid quarterly results, and the run-up might have investors contemplating their next move.
Over the past six months, Avery Dennison’s shares (currently trading at $163.83) have posted a disappointing 10.1% loss, well below the S&P 500’s 11.4% gain. This might have investors contemplating their next move.
FEATURE The car market is decidedly mid right now. It isn’t great, but it’s stable; U.S. investors seem OK with that. On Friday, airbag and safety-component supplier Autoliv reported weaker-than-expected second-quarter earnings.
Three and a half years of rate hikes, inflation scares, and recession warnings failed to stop this rally, and Goldman Sachs just revealed exactly where it stands against nearly a century of bull market history.
By Lewis Krauskopf NEW YORK, July 17 (Reuters) - U.S. corporate earnings season heats up in the coming week, with Alphabet and Intel set to offer updates that could sway the market-leading AI trade
U. S. stock index futures traded lower on Friday as investors remained cautious about the outlook for artificial intelligence spending while monitoring renewed military escalation between the United States and Iran.
Asian shares skidded Friday, with Tokyo’s Nikkei 225 down 5% as heavy selling of computer chipmakers and other AI-related shares dragged markets lower. Stocks related to artificial intelligence have been under pressure for weeks because of worries that their prices have shot too high and that voracious demand for computer memory and processors may not be sustainable if AI ends up not producing as much profit and productivity as promised. Oil prices surged as fighting in the Middle East intensified, while U.S. futures slipped.
Though the stock market has been dilly-dallying, as the British would say, UBS is sticking to its bullish outlook for the S&P 500. Though not a price-target reset, the bank’s latest message sharpens the debate over what must happen next for stocks to continue climbing. Earlier gains were ...
ThredUp’s 19.2% return over the past six months has outpaced the S&P 500 by 10.5%, and its stock price has climbed to $6.65 per share. This was partly thanks to its solid quarterly results, and the performance may have investors wondering how to approach the situation.
<body><p>STORY: Wall Street's main indexes ended lower on Thursday, with the Dow dropping two-tenths of a percent, the S&P 500 shedding about half a percent and the tech-heavy Nasdaq losing almost one-and-a-half percent.</p><p>Chip stocks tumbled despite bellwether TSMC posting a 77% jump in quarterly profit, it's shares falling more than 2%.</p><p>Mel Casey, senior portfolio manager at FBB Capital Partners, said the pullback demonstrated the lofty expectations for a sector that has soared by nearly 70% so far this year. </p><p>"You just have so many investors in the same trade here and really banking on every little component of the value chain, like, humming along at maximum pace. And so anything that's a little bit shy of, say, the whisper, or anything that's as good as expected but not better than expected is seen almost as a disappointment. And so that's what you're seeing today. But there's nothing you could really point to in the Taiwan Semi report to feel bearish about."</p><p>Memory-chip makers were among the biggest laggards, with SanDisk, Western Digital, Seagate Technology and Intel down between about five-and-a-half and twelve-and-a-half percent.</p><p>:: Netflix</p><p>Elsewhere in the market, shares of Netflix tumbled more than 7% in extended trading after the streaming giant's third-quarter revenue and earnings projections hovered below Wall Street targets. The company also said it would reduce the amount of information it discloses about consumers' viewing hours as it seeks new avenues of growth.</p><p>Shares of UnitedHealth Group closed higher after the company beat Wall Street earnings estimates and hiked its 2026 forecast.</p><p>But shares of United Airlines fell as surging oil prices weighed on its forward guidance.</p><p>Meanwhile, generally upbeat economic data on Thursday showed solid core retail sales, a drop in jobless claims and surging manufacturing activity in the Northeast.</p></body>
The Nasdaq composite fell 1.5%, leading the session’s losses. Another quarter of solid earnings from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing did little to mitigate a rough patch for chip stocks, with investors worried more about its spending plans than its bright outlook. Shares of chip makers from Santa Clara, Calif., to Seoul slid.
FEATURE Aluminum producer Alcoa reported improved earnings, but they didn’t match Wall Street estimates. Shares were lower in late trading. Thursday evening, Alcoa announced adjusted second-quarter earnings per share of $2.
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