Category: Market Summary

After moving mostly higher early in the session, stocks continued to turn in a strong performance throughout much of the trading day on Monday before giving back ground going into the close. Despite the late-day pullback, the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 ended the session at new record closing highs. The Nasdaq rose 78.52 points…

U.S. markets are on track for a higher open Monday, as investors digest growing optimism surrounding trade negotiations and brace for a wave of major corporate earnings. Futures linked to the Dow Jones Industrial Average, Nasdaq, and S&P 500 are pointing toward early gains, rebounding from a muted close last Friday when stocks lacked direction…

A heavy slate of earnings is on deck this week, led by tech titans and major U.S. corporations. Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) and Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL) will be in the spotlight, with reports from Intel (NASDAQ:INTC), IBM (NYSE:IBM), Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO), General Motors (NYSE:GM), Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ), and HCA Healthcare (NYSE:HCA) also due. In addition to corporate results, investors…

Stocks showed a lack of direction over the course of the trading session on Friday, with the major averages bouncing back and forth across the unchanged line after failing to sustain an initial move to the upside. The major averages eventually ended the day narrowly mixed. While the Nasdaq inched up 10.01 points or 0.1…

U.S. markets look ready to open higher Friday, building on solid gains from the last two days. Positive economic reports and strong earnings results are helping ease worries over President Trump’s trade policies. 3M (NYSE:MMM) shares jumped 2.7% pre-market after beating Q2 expectations and raising its sales outlook. American Express (NYSE:AXP) also impressed with better-than-expected…

U.S. stock futures climbed modestly on Friday as investors monitored earnings updates and awaited key economic data. Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) reported stronger-than-expected quarterly results but shares dipped after analysts noted the figures didn’t fully meet lofty expectations. Attention also turns to the upcoming consumer sentiment index, while Bitcoin rallied following the U.S. House’s approval of three…

The S&P 500 closed at a new record high on Thursday, buoyed by stronger-than-expected retail sales and continued positive momentum in corporate earnings. At the close of trading ,4:00 p.m. ET , the S&P 500 rose 0.6% to a record 6,300.42. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 230 points (0.6%), and the NASDAQ Composite advanced…

After moving modestly higher over the course of the previous session, stocks saw further upside during trading on Thursday. With the continued upward move, the Nasdaq and the S&P 500 reached new record closing highs. The major averages ended the session near their best levels of the day. The Nasdaq advanced 153.78 points or 0.7…

Following the mixed performance seen in the previous session, stocks showed a lack of direction throughout much of the trading day on Wednesday. The major averages moved to the upside in the latter part of the session, however, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq reaching a new record closing high. The major averages all finished the day…

U.S. stock markets moved higher on Wednesday, supported by softer inflation data and a fresh batch of corporate earnings reports. As of 09:35 ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 110 points, or 0.3%. The S&P 500 gained 12 points (0.2%), while the NASDAQ Composite added 10 points, or 0.1%. Producer Prices Remain Flat…