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With key questions swirling on AI and tech stocks, hot IPOs, Federal Reserve policy, and ongoing tensions in the Middle East, where is an investor to turn? We brought together a powerful roster of six experts this week to share their advice and recommendations...LIVE!
Broader tech sell-off continued on Wednesday as investors awaited Micron earnings to judge the demand for AI and memory chips.
Investing.com -- Artificial intelligence investment and stronger industrial activity are helping support U.S. equities, while weak domestic demand continues to weigh on Chinese markets, according to a Yardeni Research note.
Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s first post-meeting press conference rattled risk assets on Wednesday, and the loudest pushback came from a strategist who thinks the bull market remains structurally intact. On CNBC’s Closing Bell Overtime, Warren Pies, co-founder of 3Fourteen Research, argued that “Bull markets do not die of old age. They’re usually murdered by ... Kevin Warsh Comments Send Shiver Down Investors’ Spines. Would He Really ‘Murder This Bull Market?’
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Thursday closed up +1.08%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed up +0.14%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed up +2.48%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26 ) rose +1.15%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures...
Warsh stressed the Fed's commitment to deliver price stability and skipped publishing an individual rate forecast in the dot plot.
The U.S. and Iran electronically signed a 14-point Memorandum of Understanding on Wednesday, extending their ceasefire and establishing a framework for a peace agreement.
In an official statement shorter than 150 words, the Fed eschewed forward guidance from the Fed Chair.
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) on Wednesday closed down -1.21%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) closed down -0.98%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) closed down -0.99%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) fell -1.19%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX ) (SPY ) today is down -0.15%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI ) (DIA ) is up +0.23%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX ) (QQQ ) is up +0.30%. June E-mini S&P futures (ESM26 ) are down -0.17%, and June E-mini Nasdaq futures...
<p>The SpaceX IPO on Friday sent markets soaring, with ETFs like the <a href="https://www.etf.com/nasa">Tema Space Innovators ETF (NASA)</a> benefiting from investors’ enthusiasm and interest. </p>
Investors naturally want simplicity. But in a world of rising inflation, geopolitical turmoil, and a stock market fueled by pandemic-era liquidity, asset allocation and time allocation are more closely linked than ever.
The past week's stock market saw the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq composite test, then bounce off support at their 50-day moving averages. The S&P 500 then rose, on Friday, to briefly test resistance at its 21-day exponential moving average. The Nasdaq did not rise to this level. The Nasdaq 100, however, as tracked by the Invesco QQQ Trust Series...
I keep hitting the buy button on SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ:SOFI), and the Fed-driven tech sell-off this month has only made my finger heavier. The stock sits at $16.67, down 36.33% year to date, while the QQQ has gained 16.74% over the same window. That gap is the opportunity. The market is pricing SoFi like a ... The Fed Just Triggered a Sharp Tech-Sector Sell-Off: Here Is the 1 Dirt-Cheap Financial Disruptor I’m Buying Hand Over Fist
On Thursday morning, President Trump posted on Truth Social: “At some point in the not too distant future, we will be taking Kharg Island, and other oil infrastructure points.” Kharg Island is the terminal that handles the overwhelming majority of Iran’s crude exports. A US move to seize it would amount to the physical capture ... The Iran War Gets Hot Again As Trump Moves to Seize Iran’s Oil Crown Jewel. Is a Recession Next?
OpenAI (OPAI.PVT) is the latest private AI company to file for a mega-IPO, putting its public launch in direct competition with Anthropic's this fall. OpenVC founder and CEO David Shapiro compares the two pre-IPO companies. SpaceX (SPAX.PVT) is expected to go public on the Nasdaq this Friday, June 12, under the ticker SPCX, with the space operator aiming for an IPO price of $135 per share.
An Inflation Rate of +4.2% hasn't been this high since April of 2023, when higher Fed funds rates were working inflation metrics down from June of 2022's +9.1%.
After a mixed day on Wall Street Monday, stocks are looking to advance today. Crude oil is pulling back, while gold, silver, and Treasuries are mostly flat. The dollar is lower.
Why the stock will be in your Nasdaq 100 fund but not your S&P 500 fund—and other quirks of the largest IPO ever.
<p>SpaceX is going public on June 12 — nine days from now — at a valuation of approximately $1.75 trillion, which would make it the largest IPO in history. For ETF investors, the event is unavoidable: index rules will force an estimated $22–27 billion in automatic buying from funds tracking the S&P 500 and Nasdaq-100. Here's which ETFs will hold SpaceX, when they'll buy, and what the IPO means for your portfolio.</p>
Yardeni expects strong retail demand for the AI-3 IPOs, noting that brokers have already begun inviting clients to participate in the SpaceX offering.
Stock Market Today: The Dow Jones index rose Monday amid ongoing hopes for a U.S.-Iran deal. Nvidia stock jumped on a new chip.
The pitch for ERShares Private-Public Crossover ETF (NYSEARCA:XOVR) is simple. You cannot buy SpaceX shares on your brokerage app, but XOVR can, and the fund packages that exposure inside a normal ticker you trade like any other ETF. XOVR now holds ~$281 million in SpaceX, which works out to about 23% of the fund. Yet ... XOVR Promised Pre IPO SpaceX Upside, But It Is Down 2% YTD While the S&P 500 Is Up 9%
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