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Shareholders need to brace themselves for some potentially jarring price swings.

Industrials businesses quietly power the physical things we depend on, from cars and homes to e-commerce infrastructure. Still, their generally high capital requirements expose them to the ups and downs of economic cycles, and the market seems to be baking in a prolonged downturn as the industry has shed 3% over the past six months. This drawdown is a stark contrast from the S&P 500’s 12.3% gain.

Will the “September Effect” soon unfold?

Interest rate hikes became more likely after the latest inflation report, and the stock market is already expensive by historical standards.

Stocks were heading for a negative open to start the week after renewed U.S. strikes on Iran and hawkish signals from the Federal Reserve sent jitters through markets. The S&P 500 was down 0.2% and Nasdaq futures were broadly flat. As we head into the final day of the month, the S&P 500 is up almost 3% and the Nasdaq has risen around 4%.

Retail sentiment on Stocktwits remained constructive despite rising geopolitical friction: ‘bullish’ on SPY and ‘neutral’ on QQQ.

Investing.com - U.S. stock futures fell early Monday as renewed U.S.-Iran fighting pushed oil prices higher and added another layer of uncertainty for investors.

Investors who wanted more clarity on interest rates from the nation's central bank just received it.

The Morning Bull - US Market Morning Update Monday, Aug, 31 2026 US stock futures are pointing slightly lower this morning, with E-mini S&P 500 contracts down about 0.3%, as investors weigh higher borrowing costs against softer inflation signals and a cooler jobs backdrop. The 10 year US Treasury yield has moved up to 4.73%, which means mortgages, credit cards and corporate borrowing can all become more expensive. At the same time, year ahead US inflation expectations have been revised to...

Despite a double-digit gain for the S&P 500 index in 2026, there are reasons to be a bit cautious.

Across S&P 500 companies, per-share earnings soared 53% in the second quarter from a year earlier, while sales rose nearly 16%, according to data from LSEG. Investment gains from tech giants Amazon.com and Alphabet added fuel to the big earnings surge.

Stocks and ETFs promising monthly or even weekly income are proliferating, but frequent payouts can obscure volatility and weak total returns.

Stocks beat inflation 16 of 20 years, but faced above-4% CPI just three times. AI earnings now carry real returns.

The development of AI technology is the stock market issue of 2026, 2027, 2028, and likely beyond. AI has created trillions in stock market value, and set off an epic arms race among technology giants looking to dominate the space. A Barron’s analysis recently suggested that the U.S. economy can handle spending 25% of economic output before a new-technology bubble pops.

The overlapping portion of Business Development Company funds has risen from about 10% of the average portfolio in 2010 to over 55% today.

U.S. stock futures are pointing to a lower open Monday morning as investors digest a severe escalation in the U.S.-Iran conflict, rising trade tensions with Canada, and a pivotal week for labor market data. The Polymarket (CRYPTO: POL) crowd is...

This exchange-traded fund invests exclusively in companies developing artificial intelligence hardware and software.

The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average have both tended to decline by 1.1% in September. Things don’t look much better for the Nasdaq Composite, either.

Ternus, who will take over as Apple CEO on Sept. 1, faces an immediate test with Apple’s fall product launch and new AI-powered Siri.

Geopolitics are back in the center stage over the weekend after the U.S. struck two Iranian rocket launchers late Sunday.

Nine of the decade's best-performing S&P 500 stocks trace their gains to AI chips, networking, and data center demand.

The “self-fulfilling prophecy” of betting on rising winners has suddenly turned into a losing game for investors who banked on its success.

Investors may be waiting too long to lock in profits

The S&P 500 is up 12.65% in 2026, yet record options and margin debt echo the leverage that broke 1907. What happens next?

Investing at peak prices can still result in lucrative long-term returns.

Netflix has significantly underperformed the broader S&P 500 over the past year, but analysts remain steadily optimistic about the stock’s long-term prospects, suggesting the recent recovery could offer patient investors further upside.

This week features earnings from Nvidia rival Broadcom plus reports from Dell and Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

Here are Cathie Wood’s latest moves.

The S&P 500 keeps setting records, but strip away two stocks and the picture underneath looks nothing like a healthy bull market. What Bespoke Investment Group's latest earnings data reveals about who is actually driving this rally should change how you think about your index fund.

Tim Cook has set Apple's course at a pivotal time, and now he's walking away.