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Technology stocks were bouncing back on Tuesday. The Nasdaq Composite was up 0.7% after starting the week in an early hole. The S&P 500 rose 0.4%. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 130 points, or 0.
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US equity futures were edging higher pre-bell Tuesday as technology-related stocks bounced back from
Bitcoin crossed above $80,000 as U.S. stock futures pointed higher after a tech-led slide on Monday
Stock futures pointed to a higher open Tuesday, a day after the Nasdaq Composite and S&P 500 began the week with losses, as oil prices retreated and bitcoin topped $80,000 for the first time in more than three months.
Stock markets were heading for a positive open as investors positioned themselves ahead of crucial earnings and economic events and shrugged off a raft of U.S. sanctions on Iran. Nasdaq 100 futures were jumping 1% in Tuesday’s premarket after fears about artificial-intelligence spending by big tech companies sparked a selloff the previous session, leading the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite to finish in the red. In a speech on Monday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the U.S. was sanctioning more than 60 entities, individuals, and vessels tied to the Iranian regime, but didn't outline any specific steps against individual countries such as China, a major buyer of oil from the Middle Eastern Country.
Oil pulled back and the dollar strengthened to a one-week high after the Treasury Secretary warned countries and companies that do business with Iran will face U.S. retaliation.
Although history conclusively favors long-term optimists, the short-term outlook for equities is downright ugly.
Investors weighed new trade measures against Canada and Iran, looming Nvidia earnings, and predictions for Kevin Warsh's first Jackson Hole speech as Fed chair.
Investors weighed new trade measures against Canada and Iran, looming Nvidia earnings, and predictions for Kevin Warsh's first Jackson Hole speech as Fed chair.
Oil prices fell back after U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced fresh sanctions against Iran and warned that countries persisting in doing business with the Islamic Republic would face retaliation. High yields make it more expensive for everyone to borrow, not just the government, and already have pushed up mortgage rates and hurt the housing industry.
Tech stocks slid for the seventh consecutive session, the sector’s longest losing streak since September 2022.
In the latest trading session, RH (RH) closed at $143.34, marking a -6.44% move from the previous day.
AeroVironment (AVAV) concluded the recent trading session at $148.2, signifying a -7.5% move from its prior day's close.
Jabil (JBL) reached $304.89 at the closing of the latest trading day, reflecting a -2.66% change compared to its last close.
ChargePoint Holdings, Inc. (CHPT) reached $5.92 at the closing of the latest trading day, reflecting a -5.28% change compared to its last close.
Signet (SIG) closed at $83.45 in the latest trading session, marking a +2.56% move from the prior day.
<body><p>STORY: Wall Street's main indexes ended mixed on Monday, with the Dow adding about a quarter of a percent, the S&P 500 shedding roughly the same amount, and the Nasdaq sliding around three-quarters of a percent.</p><p>Investors braced for a busy week that includes Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's debut speech at the central bank's annual Jackson Hole symposium.</p><p>Rob Haworth is senior investment strategy director at U.S. Bank Asset Management Group.</p><p>"We've got a big week ahead of us with Nvidia earnings on Wednesday, personal income and PCE [Personal Consumption Expenditures] also on Wednesday. So that'll be key. And then none of us are really sure what Chair Warsh is going to say on Friday morning. It probably isn't a lot about the future of monetary policy, but we are all interested in, what is the reaction function going to be? And we're maybe hopeful that he'll say something. But I think this is a market that's kind of waiting for some direction, and there's maybe a little nerves ahead of all that.”</p><p>:: Archive</p><p>Meanwhile, the Trump administration announced a possible expansion of sanctions on countries doing business with Iran as part of what it billed as an "economic D-Day," but stopped short of actually imposing penalties.</p><p>Chip stocks sold off, with Nvidia dropping 3%, Micron Technology falling nearly 6% and Broadcom sliding about 2.5%.</p><p>Separately, President Trump warned that tariffs on cars, trucks and automotive parts from Canada would be increased to 50% starting January 1 after trade talks collapsed over the weekend.</p><p>Shares of Ford and General Motors fell, while trucking company J.B. Hunt Transport tumbled nearly 6%.</p></body>
In the latest trading session, AutoZone (AZO) closed at $3, marking a +1.74% move from the previous day.
Snowflake Inc. (SNOW) closed the most recent trading day at $322.78, moving 3% from the previous trading session.
In the most recent trading session, BlackBerry (BB) closed at $7.65, indicating a -4.85% shift from the previous trading day.
Lululemon (LULU) closed the most recent trading day at $122.78, moving +1.41% from the previous trading session.
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