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US stocks: S&P 500 ends higher as investors await tech earnings

The S&P 500 ended higher on Tuesday as gains in Boeing and Coca-Cola helped offset tumbling chip stocks ahead of quarterly reports from Apple and other tech companies this week. Global markets have been volatile this month as investors worry ‌that Alphabet, Microsoft, ⁠Amazon ⁠and other technology heavyweights may be overspending on AI data centers as they race to dominate the emerging technology. Microsoft rose ahead of its report on Wednesday, while Amazon was near flat ahead of its results on Thursday. Apple climbed and lifted its stock market value to $5 trillion for the first time. Th

US stocks: US market ends sharply higher, lifted by soaring Microsoft

Wall Street ended sharply higher on Thursday, with chip stocks jumping and Microsoft soaring after the technology giant gave a stellar forecast that eased fears about massive spending on AI infrastructure. Microsoft jumped by a double-digit percentage after the technology company forecast quarterly sales and cloud growth above expectations. It also reported capital expenditures below estimates and said it expects to keep generating cash through its fiscal 2027 that has just begun. This year, investors ‌have been spooked ⁠by heavy ⁠spending on AI at big technology firms. Negative cash-flow repo

US stocks: US market ends higher as Amazon soothes AI jitters

Wall Street ended higher on Friday, lifted by Amazon as the tech heavyweight's strong quarterly report bolstered investor confidence in AI-related stocks, while Apple dropped after its results disappointed investors. Amazon.com surged after posting its biggest quarterly revenue growth in over four years. Its results, along with a similar report from Microsoft on Wednesday, alleviated investor concerns ‌about potential overspending ⁠on AI ⁠data centers. Worries that heavy investments in AI infrastructure may be taking too long to pay off rattled global markets this month and led to doubts about

Amazon market cap crosses $3 trillion as AI, cloud growth power stock rally

Shares of the Seattle-headquartered e-commerce and cloud giant had surged 15% on Friday after the company reported its fastest cloud revenue growth in over four years and increased its forecast for annual capital expenditure.

Amazon shares fall as market cap crosses $3tn, analysts link it to Jeff Bezos

Amazon briefly surpassed three trillion dollars in market value. Founder Jeff Bezos plans to sell fifteen million shares valued at over four billion dollars. This sale follows a strong second-quarter earnings report for the e-commerce giant. Bezos has previously sold significant amounts of Amazon stock since 2002. His remaining stake in the company remains substantial despite these transactions.

US stocks: Dow, S&P 500 close at record highs as AI earnings impress, oil prices tumble

The S&P 500 and Dow Jones Industrial Average hit record closing highs on Tuesday as strong results from AI-linked companies, including Palantir, and Caterpillar eased concerns about demand. Oil prices and Treasury yields also fell amid growing hopes for a deal to end the Iran war, Reuters reported.Palantir Technologies surged nearly 30%, its biggest one-day percentage gain since February 2024, after the company raised its annual revenue forecast.Caterpillar, widely viewed as a bellwether for the global industrial economy, rose about 6% after lifting its annual revenue-growth forecast. The

US stocks: Dow closes at record on Mideast optimism; SpaceX, AMD drag Nasdaq

The Dow closed at a record on Wednesday on signs of progress for ​a peace deal with Iran, while the Nasdaq saw its first decline in five sessions as SpaceX and AMD stumbled following their quarterly earnings. A proposed deal between Iran and Oman would give Tehran control over ships entering the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz, a senior Iranian source and two regional officials told Reuters, in one of the ‌biggest concessions yet ⁠to Iran.Stocks ⁠rallied to start the week, with the Dow and S&P 500 closing at records on Tuesday, as oil prices and U.S. Treasury yields dropped on hopes peac

US stocks: Dow, S&P slip as investors eye Mideast talks, earnings

The Dow and S&P 500 indexes closed lower ​on Thursday, pausing after a strong start to the week, as investors digested the latest round of corporate earnings and looked for signs of progress toward a peace deal between the U.S. and Iran.A robust earnings season, which has tempered some concerns about the massive spending by AI-related companies, and growing optimism over ‌the potential end ⁠of hostilities ⁠in the Iran war helped propel both the Dow Industrials and S&P 500 to record highs earlier this week. Oil prices rose, with U.S. crude settling up 2.75% at $77.29 ​a barrel and Brent

US stocks: S&P closes at record high as soft jobs report eases rate-hike concerns

U.S. stocks advanced on Friday, with the ​S&P closing at a record high to cap off a strong week of gains for the major indexes, after data showed the U.S. economy unexpectedly shed jobs last month and dampened expectations the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates at its September meeting. The Labor Department said nonfarm payrolls decreased by ‌23,000 jobs last month, well ⁠below the ⁠estimate of economists polled by Reuters that called for an increase of 80,000 jobs.Previously reported job gains for the prior two months were also revised sharply ​lower, while the unemployment rate f

US Stocks: Nasdaq ends down as expectations of Hormuz deal fade

The Nasdaq ​closed lower on Monday, with declines in Intel and other chipmakers, as investors became less confident about a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. President Donald Trump demanded that Iran pay compensation for the people he said it had killed in wars, attacks ‌and protests. Earlier, Iran ⁠called for ⁠Washington to meet conditions, including recompensing Tehran for the damage caused since the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on its territory more than five ​months ago.With investors less optimistic about a resolution of the Middle East crisis, U.S. crude oil jumped about 5% t

US stocks: US market ends down as Iran peace deal optimism fades

Wall Street ended lower on Tuesday, with Amazon ​and Alphabet dipping, as investors became more pessimistic about a potential deal to bring stability to the Middle East. The Strait of Hormuz will remain closed as long as the U.S. does not change its behavior and accept Iran's conditions ‌to end the war, ⁠the ⁠newly appointed secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council said.Brent crude futures held near one-week highs in choppy trading, while the ​S&P 500 energy sector index climbed."As has been the case for months, it's just really hard to come to ​an agreement that works for eve

US stocks: S&P 500 ends higher as CoreWeave results fuel AI optimism

The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq ended higher on Wednesday, lifted by upbeat quarterly results from CoreWeave and other AI infrastructure firms, while mild inflation data reinforced bets that the U.S. Federal Reserve will ‌hold interest rates steady ⁠in September. U.S. ⁠consumer prices barely increased in July as the cost of gasoline declined for a second straight month, while ​underlying inflation was benign, further reducing expectations of an interest rate hike from the Federal Reserve next month."The numbers ​came in right in line. The market's reaction is slightly positive because the marke

US stocks: S&P 500 notches record-high close as rate-hike worries ease

The S&P 500 notched a ​record-high close on Thursday, fueled by advances in Sandisk and other heavyweight technology stocks, as tame producer price inflation data supported expectations the Federal Reserve will not raise interest rates at its September meeting.Memory ‌chip makers Sandisk ⁠and Micron ⁠Technology surged, while Broadcom and Meta Platforms also gained.Strong forecasts in recent weeks from companies including Microsoft and ​Amazon have reduced investors' concerns about massive spending on AI data centers."The AI earnings-driven tech boom ​continues," said Jay Hatfield, CEO of I

US stock: S&P 500 ends lower as investors weigh data, Middle East tensions

The S&P 500 closed lower on Friday, dipping from a record high and ​weighed down by Applied Materials, while investors digested weaker-than-expected retail sales data. Applied Materials fell after its upbeat quarterly forecast failed to impress investors. The chip equipment maker's shares have doubled in 2026 due to strong demand related to the buildout of AI data centers.With investors nervous about high valuations ‌of AI-related stocks that ⁠have soared ⁠in recent years, chipmakers including Broadcom and Intel also dropped on Friday."A lot of the drivers in the market right now are aroun

US stocks: US market rebounds, but yield surge sets stage for weekly losses

Wall Street’s major indexes climbed higher on Friday, a day after witnessing heavy losses, even as they were poised for a lower finish for the week amid pressure from rising government bond yields and lingering geopolitical uncertainty, Reuters reported.The S&P 500 and technology-focused Nasdaq were on course to break a run of three consecutive weekly gains. The Dow, meanwhile, was set to record its second weekly loss in a row and its biggest weekly decline since mid-March.Financial companies were the strongest contributors to Friday’s advance. JPMorgan Chase gained 1.2%, Goldman Sachs cli

AI stocks got the warning. Will spending follow?

US stocks: US market posts weekly gains with earnings, inflation data on tap

Wall Street ended higher on Friday as investors shifted their focus to next week, with third-quarter earnings season set to start and inflation data expected, which could shed light on the Federal Reserve's next policy decision, Reuters reported.The S&P 500 gained 46.35 points, or 0.60%, to end at 7,811.71 points, while the Nasdaq Composite gained 172.83 points, or 0.64%, to 27,365.00. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 429.90 points, or 0.84%, to 51,661.54.The three major indexes pared earlier gains after crude oil reversed its decline and Treasury yields resumed their climb.“It’s the

Wall Street Week Ahead: Bank earnings, CPI headline busy markets week as S&P 500 hovers near records

Quarterly earnings reports from banks, along with inflation data and other economic releases next week, will offer US stock investors insight into the strength of corporate profits and the path of interest rates, two factors influencing the market's rally.On Tuesday, the S&P 500 hit an all-time closing high, its first since mid-August. Its year-to-date gain has swelled to more than 14%.Wednesday's Consumer Price Index report, perhaps the most closely watched inflation gauge, is among the last key data releases before the Federal Reserve meets at the end of October to decide whether to rais