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FEATURE Tesla stock started the week with a bang, rising 5.5% on Monday. Investors’ optimism wasn’t easy to explain. The likeliest reason, according to Future Fund co-founder Gary Black, was robo-taxis.

An Elon-Musk induced drop in shares of Howmet Aerospace is an opportunity, according to Citi analyst John Godyn.

Tech stocks were feeling the brunt of Tuesday's selloff. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite was leading declines, down 0.8%. The S&P 500 fell 0.5%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 0.4%, or 208 points.

U.S. stocks finish higher in September less frequently than other months, according to Dow Jones Market Data. In September, the Dow industrials have finished higher only 43% of the time, using data going back to 1897.

Wall Street's historically worst month is under way as bond yield spikes and the continued rise in oil spooked investors. The Nasdaq Composite tumbled 1.3%, while the S&P 500 fell 0.7%. The Dow declined 0.

For the third quarter, NIO expects sales of about $5 billion. Wall Street is projecting $5.3 billion in revenue.

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Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index drops Tuesday as oil prices and Treasury yields jump. Nvidia and Micron are early losers.
US equity futures were edging lower pre-bell Tuesday as concerns about inflation and higher oil pric

Wobbly start predicted Stock futures wobbled on Tuesday morning as investors weighed the fallout from the weekend's escalation in Iran, a jittery bond market and the growing chance the Fed might hike rates again. Dow and S&P 500 futures slipped around 0.5%, while Nasdaq-100 contracts...
Wall Street futures pointed moderately lower pre-bell Tuesday as higher interest rates and oil price

Kospi rises as Samsung and SK Hynix gains from chip buybacks offset renewed US-Iran tensions and a hawkish Fed speech.

Major indexes tend to see their worst performances during the summer-to-fall transition. The Dow industrials and S&P 500 average a decline of 1.1% in September based on historical data. The data goes back to 1897 for the Dow, 1928 for the S&P 500 and 1971 for the Nasdaq.

Stocks looked set to dip on Tuesday as investors fretted about an uptick in oil prices and higher interest rates at the start of what is historically the worst month for the market. Nasdaq 100 futures dropped 0.7%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slid 160 points, or 0.3%.

Kevin Warsh just leveled with Wall Street about inflation.
Investing.com - U.S. stock futures were little changed early Tuesday as investors remained cautious about the prospect of further Federal Reserve rate hikes and renewed fighting between the United States and Iran.
Stocks closed out August with solid gains and are now entering their historically weakest month.

U.S. stock futures are pointing to a slightly higher open early Tuesday as investors weigh escalating U.S.-Iran military strikes and an intensifying domestic debate over AI data centers. The Polymarket (CRYPTO: POL) crowd is leaning bullish for the Sept. 1...

Bitcoin and the S&P 500 open September, historically the weakest month for both, after a record-setting August.
All three indexes ended August higher, bolstered by strong earnings from marquee names and stronger investor sentiment despite a turbulent month when Treasury yields jumped to historic highs.

REVIEW PREVIEW NEWSLETTER End of August. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite each clocked their best August since 2021, despite Monday’s end-of-month slide. The S&P 500 fell 0.3% on Monday but locked in a monthly gain of 2.




