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☆ Nvidia is 'printing money at this point.' What investors are doing after the chipmaker's earnings blowout
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-24 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

The chipmaker surged 16% on Thursday after posting robust earnings and guidance , contributing to the stock's 59% year-to-date run as investors feast on artificial intelligence stocks. NVDA 1Y mountain Nvidia shares over the last year Nvidia's impressive stock run brings its valuation to elevated levels. That's left some analysts questioning whether earnings upside is already priced in to shares as others wonder how long this astonishing growth cycle can last. Those worries eased after the chipmaker offered its first set of blockbuster earnings numbers, cementing its formidable AI position. NVDA 5D mountain Nvidia shares this past week "It gives me confidence that this story lasts much longer," Harvest's Meeks said.

Persons: That's, Hua Cheng, heightening, Paul Meeks, Ken Mahoney, Greg Bassuk, Nvidia's, Goldman Sachs, Hari, Bernstein's Stacy Rasgon, Jensen Huang, Harvest's Meeks, Tim Arcuri, Cheng of Mirova, Huang Organizations: Nvidia, Portfolio Management, AXS Investments, UBS Locations: Mirova, Charleston , South Carolina

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Inflation goal in view
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-26 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Brown | AFP | Getty ImagesThis report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. The personal consumption expenditures price index measures how much consumers spend on goods and services. By contrast, the consumer price index tracks the price of goods and services — not actual consumer behavior. For the week, the S&P was up 0.8%, the Dow 0.2% and the Nasdaq 1.2%.

Persons: Frederic J, Brown, That's, Andrew Hunter, Russell, bode, Greg Bassuk, —, Jeff Cox Organizations: HK, AFP, Getty, CNBC, Capital Economics, CPI, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Nike, Dow, AXS Investments Locations: Rosemead , California

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Inflation mission accomplished?
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-26 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Justin Sullivan | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesThis report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. The personal consumption expenditures price index measures how much consumers spend on goods and services. By contrast, the consumer price index tracks the price of goods and services — not actual consumer behavior. For the week, the S&P was up 0.8%, the Dow 0.2% and the Nasdaq 1.2%.

Persons: Justin Sullivan, That's, Andrew Hunter, Russell, bode, Greg Bassuk, —, Jeff Cox Organizations: HK, Getty, CNBC, Capital Economics, CPI, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Nike, Dow, AXS Investments Locations: San Anselmo , California

☆ Wall St ends lower amid Cyber Monday madness
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Stephen Culp | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Remarks from Federal Reserve policymakers later in the week will also be parsed for clues regarding the duration of the central bank's restrictive policy. Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., October 27, 2023. Amid the Cyber Monday fervor, Affirm Holdings (AFRM.O) surged 12.0%, as the payment platform's "buy now, pay later" option was seen hitting an all-time high, boosting the online holiday sales. Declining issues outnumbered advancing ones on the NYSE by a 1.25-to-1 ratio; on Nasdaq, a 1.63-to-1 ratio favored decliners. The S&P 500 posted 38 new 52-week highs and no new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 84 new highs and 79 new lows.

Persons: Elliott, Tom Hainlin, Greg Bassuk, Brendan McDermid, they’ve, Hainlin, Shopify, Stephen Culp, Shristi Achar, Shinjini Ganguli, Matthew Lewis Organizations: Dow, Nasdaq, U.S, Bank Wealth Management, Adobe Analytics, AXS Investments, Federal Reserve, Financial, Commerce, New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Dow Jones, Elliott Investment Management, GE HealthCare, NYSE, Thomson Locations: Minneapolis, New York, New York City, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ Wall St pauses amid Cyber Monday madness; data, Fed speakers on tap
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Stephen Culp | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., October 27, 2023. The tech-heavy Nasdaq was slightly higher, the Dow was edging red and the S&P 500 was essentially unchanged, but leaning lower. The S&P 500 Retail index (.SPXRT) was up 0.9%. Later in the week, market participants look to the Commerce Department's second take on third-quarter GDP expected on Wednesday, to be followed on Friday with its broad-ranging Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) report. The S&P 500 posted 34 new 52-week highs and no new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 78 new highs and 64 new lows.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Elliott, Dow, Greg Bassuk, Bassuk, Shopify, Stephen Culp, Shristi Achar, Shinjini Ganguli, Matthew Lewis Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Dow, Nasdaq, Adobe Analytics, AXS Investments, Federal Reserve, Financial, Commerce, Dow Jones, Walmart, Elliott Investment Management, GE HealthCare, NYSE, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, New York, Bengaluru

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., November 17, 2023. The benchmark S&P 500 (.SPX) is about 1% away from setting a new high for the year. The S&P 500 retail sector (.SPXRT) sub-index was, however, down 0.4%. Advancing issues outnumbered decliners by a 1.61-to-1 ratio on the NYSE and by a 1.54-to-1 ratio on the Nasdaq. Reporting by Sruthi Shankar and Shristi Achar A in Bengaluru; Editing by Maju SamuelOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Greg Bassuk, Sruthi Shankar, Shristi, Maju Samuel Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Nvidia, Dow, Nasdaq, Federal, AXS Investments, Insider Intelligence, Composite, Dow Jones, Reuters, Czech, Colt CZ, Volkswagen, NYSE, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, China, New York, Bengaluru

☆ Trading in Nvidia ETFs shows traders preparing for upbeat earnings
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Suzanne Mcgee | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

In August, Nvidia stock soared to all-time highs after the company reported quarterly results. Tuesday's trading in the T-Rex NVDX reflects underlying optimism that Nvidia will deliver another blockbuster earnings report after the market close. Although its price has fallen, reflecting the decline in Nvidia's shares, trading volume has soared to 86 million shares, compared with an average of 26 million. On Wednesday morning, traders will be trading the ETFs based not on the immediate response to the earnings but on Wednesday's activity. "We've seen a 400% jump in average daily trading volume on the day ahead of and following Nvidia's earnings releases," he added.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, it's, Scott Acheychek, Rex NVDX, Direxion, Ed Egilinsky, NVDU, Egilinsky, Greg Bassuk, Suzanne McGee, Matthew Lewis Organizations: NVIDIA, REUTERS, Nvidia, Rex, NVIDIA Daily Target ETF, AXS Investments, Thomson Locations: New York, Providence , Rhode

☆ Instant view: Cooler October US CPI raises confidence that Fed hikes done
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the CPI gaining 0.1% on the month and increasing 3.3% on a year-on-year basis. The rally was due to rising investor belief that the Federal Reserve will now be less likely to hike interest rates at future meetings. LINDSAY ROSNER, HEAD OF MULTI-SECTOR FIXED INCOME INVESTING, GOLDMAN SACHS ASSET MANAGEMENT, NEW YORK“Today's Core CPI print was below expectations. "The Fed will not want to step back from its hawkish stance yet; the annual core rate at 4% is still some way away from target. THOMAS HAYES, CHAIRMAN AT HEDGE FUND GREAT HILL CAPITAL, NEW YORK"We're happy to see both headline and core CPI come in lower than expected.

Persons: Hannah Beier, ” BEN JEFFERY, GREG BASSUK, ” “, ” BRIAN JACOBSEN, MENOMONEE, we’ll, ” CHRIS ZACCARELLI, LINDSAY ROSNER, GOLDMAN, ” MATTHEW MISKIN, JOHN, “, ” STUART COLE, Kashkari, Powell, PETER ANDERSEN, ANDERSEN, it's, THOMAS HAYES, OLIVER PURSCHE, It’s, ” Organizations: Reading, REUTERS, Federal Reserve, Labor Department's Bureau of Labor Statistics, Reuters, Treasury, Markets, BMO, Reserve, CPI, ALLIANCE, Fed, Global Finance, Thomson Locations: Philadelphia , Pennsylvania, U.S, WALTHAM, MA, WISCONSIN, CHARLOTTE, GOLDMAN SACHS, JOHN HANCOCK, BOSTON, LONDON

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., October 27, 2023. "The comments yesterday were such that the theme of 'higher for longer' is more likely to manifest. So all eyes are focused on any other economic data or Fed comments that could give better feedback regarding the direction of both the economy and the markets going forward." Information technology (.SPLRCT), up 0.9% led sectoral gains, with nine out off 11 major S&P 500 sectors on the upside. The S&P 500 health sub-index (.SPXHC) fell 0.6%.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Illumina, Jerome Powell's, Powell, Greg Bassuk, Amruta Khandekar, Maju Samuel Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Dow, Nasdaq, AXS Investments, Nvidia, Apple, Fed, Dow Jones, Unity Software, NYSE, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S

☆ What new U.S. export controls on China mean for Nvidia and other key parts of AI ecosystem
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-19 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Washington's tightened grip on artificial intelligence chip sales to China could have long-term implications for Nvidia , 2023's famed AI darling. Through Wednesday's close, Nvidia, the dominant AI player, had lost 7% this week, while Advanced Micro Devices and Marvell Technology slumped more than 2%. What it means for Nvidia Nvidia said in an SEC filing this week that the latest government curbs could hinder its new product development timeline, and a handful of chip models. The major aim of the latest U.S. restrictions is to prevent China from harnessing advanced semiconductor chips to strengthen its military. To be sure, Nvidia isn't the only company slated to feel the pressure from the latest export curbs.

Persons: Greg Bassuk, Atif Malik, Morgan Stanley's Joseph Moore, Malik, America's Vivek Arya, Harlan Sur, Goldman Sachs, Toshiya Hari, Paul Meeks, Meeks, Charles Shi, JPMorgan's, Raymond James, Srini Pajjuri, Michael Bloom Organizations: Nvidia, U.S . Commerce Department, Devices, Marvell Technology, Commerce Department, Micron Technology, AXS Investments, Nvidia Nvidia, SEC, United, United Arab Emirates, Citi, Intel, Investments, Bank, America's, JPMorgan Chase, Lam Locations: China, Boise , Idaho, Vietnam, Saudi Arabia, United Arab, Freemont , California

☆ US stocks end sharply lower, crude jumps on Middle East tensions
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Stephen Culp | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

REUTERS/Andrew Kelly/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsNEW YORK, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Wall Street stocks tumbled and crude prices surged on Wednesday as escalating Middle East turmoil prompted a broad sell-off and stoked oil supply concerns. European stocks slid, ending down 1.1% due to deepening fears over the Middle East conflict and as a downbeat forecast for the semiconductor sector weighed on sentiment. Emerging market stocks lost 0.95%. Oil prices advanced as the mounting strife in the Middle East appeared to pose a growing threat to supply. The greenback advanced against a basket of world currencies as market participants kept a watchful eye on developments in the Middle East.

Persons: Andrew Kelly, Joe Biden, Greg Bassuk, Bassuk, Morgan Stanley, Brent, homebuilding, Sterling, Gold, Stephen Culp, Amanda Cooper, Christina Fincher, Leslie Adler, Richard Chang Organizations: REUTERS, Nvidia, Tesla Inc, Nasdaq, U.S, AXS Investments, Investors, Procter, Gamble, Dow Jones, Japan's Nikkei, greenback, Thomson Locations: Manhattan , New York City, U.S, Israel, Gaza, China, New York, Beijing, Asia, Pacific, Japan, London

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Wall Street versus main street
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Spencer Platt | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesThis report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. The mood on Wall Street, however, is markedly different. Does Wall Street know something that ordinary U.S. consumers don't? In that open space between breaths, equilibrium between Wall Street and main street may be reached.

Persons: Spencer Platt, there's, Edward Jones, Mona Mahajan, CNBC's, Mahajan, Ray Dalio's, Greg Bassuk Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Getty, CNBC, University of Michigan, Consumers, Survey, Dow Jones Industrial, Nasdaq, Dow Locations: New York City

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Wall Street disagrees with main street
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-18 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThis report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our new, international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. [PRO] FOMC meeting this weekThe Federal Reserve's meeting on Wednesday will be the main event to keep an eye on for this week. "Investors remained upbeat about the outlook for stocks and the economy in August," according to a Vanguard Investor Expectations Survey. In that open space between breaths, equilibrium between Wall Street and main street may be reached.

Persons: Gabby Jones, Hong, Kospi, Joe Biden, there's, Edward Jones, Mona Mahajan, CNBC's, Mahajan, Ray, Greg Bassuk Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Bloomberg, Getty, CNBC, Dow Jones, Index, Nikkei, China, European Central Bank, Federal Reserve, Bank of England, U.S, Initiative, FedEx, University of Michigan, Consumers, Survey, Dow Jones Industrial, Nasdaq, Dow Locations: New York, Asia, Pacific, China Venture, China, India, East, Europe

☆ Instant View: US retail sales, produces prices rise; jobless claims lower than forecast
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

U.S. retail sales also climbed 0.6% last month, against estimates of a 0.2% rise, while initial jobless claims for the latest week fell to 220.000. "We've been waiting to see exactly which of these inflation data trends would kind of knock the market off its axis. "It's likely that while the Federal Reserve won't love the August inflation data, it also is soft enough that they likely won't react to it either. ROBERT PAVLIK, SENIOR PORTFOLIO MANAGER, DAKOTA WEALTH, CONNECTICUT"Most of the rise in prices is coming from energy. "I still believe we have seen the last of the rate hikes, but there is a possibility small that November still has the potential to bring another rate hike.

Persons: Robert Graham, King, King of Prussia, Mark Makela, SAMEER SAMANA, WELLS, We've, haven't, GREG BASSUK, PETER ANDERSEN, ANDERSEN, ROBERT PAVLIK, BRIAN JACOBSEN, MENOMONEE Organizations: REUTERS, Federal Reserve, Reuters, CHARLOTTE, Federal, Global Finance, Markets, Thomson Locations: Prussia, United States, King, King of Prussia , Pennsylvania, U.S, WELLS FARGO, NORTH CAROLINA, BOSTON, DAKOTA, CONNECTICUT, WISCONSIN

Smucker's $5.6 bln buyout dealIndexes: S&P 500 +0.67%, Nasdaq +1.14%, Dow +0.25%Sept 11 (Reuters) - The Nasdaq closed sharply higher on Monday as Tesla surged on optimism around artificial intelligence and investors awaited inflation data due later this week. The S&P 500 climbed 0.67% to end at 4,487.46 points. Hostess Brands (TWNK.O) surged 19.1% after J. M. Smucker (SJM.N) said it would buy the Twinkies-maker in a $5.6 billion deal. Advancing issues outnumbered falling ones within the S&P 500 (.AD.SPX) by a 1.5-to-one ratio. The S&P 500 posted 14 new highs and 11 new lows; the Nasdaq recorded 36 new highs and 199 new lows.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Morgan Stanley, Tesla, megacaps, Walt Disney, Greg Bassuk, chipmaker, Ankika Biswas, Shreyashi Sanyal, Shubham Batra, Noel Randewich, Arun Koyyur, Vinay Dwivedi, Richard Chang Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Qualcomm, Apple Hostess Brands, Nasdaq, Dow, Amazon, Microsoft, Sunday, Charter Communications, ESPN, NFL, Federal, New York Fed, PPI, AXS Investments, Traders, Dow Jones, Apple, Hostess Brands, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, New York, Bengaluru, Oakland, Calif

☆ Nasdaq just posted its worst month since December. How the smart money played it
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-06 | by ( Samantha Subin | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

The tech-dominated Nasdaq Composite and Nasdaq-100 indexes notched their worst month of the year in August, and their weakest performance since December 2022. Last month's pullback came as no shock to many veteran technology investors. Big August losers included popular AI-connected names Marvell Technology and Advanced Micro Devices , which shed more than 10% and 7%, respectively. Building small positions Amid the August pullback, Meeks built positions in some favored AI names. MRVL 1M mountain Marvell Technology shares pull back Munster used August's volatility to scoop up some shares of Etsy .

Persons: Paul Meeks, who's, we've, Meeks, Fortinet, Gene Munster, he's, Greg Bassuk, Bassuk Organizations: Nasdaq, Nvidia, Marvell Technology, Devices, Meta, Apple, Marvell, Broadcom, Taiwan Semiconductor, Cadence Design Systems, Munster, AXS Locations: Etsy

A partial counterweight to Apple for the S&P 500 and Nasdaq was Amazon.com. Amazon's rise were an 11-point positive for the S&P 500. Reuters GraphicsAverage hourly earnings rose 0.4% in July, unchanged from the previous month, exceeding expectations, taking the year-on-year increase in wages to 4.4%. DraftKings' (DKNG.O) shares rose 5.8% after the sports-betting firm raised its fiscal year 2023 revenue outlook. The S&P 500 posted 19 new 52-week highs and 11 new lows; the Nasdaq Composite recorded 54 new highs and 91 new lows.

Persons: dents, jitters, Said Greg Bassuk, Brendan McDermid, Carl Icahn, DraftKings, Echo Wang, Shubham Batra, Bansari, Savio D'Souza, Shounak Dasgupta, Shinjini Ganguli, Louise Heavens, David Gregorio Our Organizations: Companies, Apple, Dow, Nasdaq, AXS Investments, Treasury, Labor Department, Reuters, New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Microsoft, Dow Jones, Icahn Enterprises, Hindenburg, NYSE, Thomson Locations: New York, Ukraine, China, New York City, U.S, Bengaluru

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., July 26, 2023. Data for June additions was revised lower to 185,000 jobs, from 209,000 reported previously. Reuters GraphicsAverage hourly earnings rose 0.4% in July, unchanged from the previous month, exceeding expectations, taking the year-on-year increase in wages to 4.4%. The yield on the 10-year benchmark Treasury note dipped after the jobs data, partly boosting some megacap stocks. Buoying the S&P 500 index, Amazon.com shares (AMZN.O) rose after the company issued an upbeat third-quarter outlook.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Greg Bassuk, jitters, Said, Echo Wang, Shubham Batra, Bansari, Savio D'Souza, Shounak Dasgupta, Shinjini Ganguli, Louise Heavens, David Gregorio Our Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Apple, Nasdaq, Treasury, AXS Investments, Labor Department, Reuters, Microsoft, Dow Jones, Thomson Locations: New York City, U.S, Ukraine, China, New York, Bengaluru

☆ Inflation takes center stage in the week ahead as Wall Street looks for more clues on Fed rate hikes
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

New inflation data set for release in the week ahead could help Wall Street regain its footing. However, he does not expect that the inflation data releasing next week will be very threatening, even if they show a slight rise from the prior reading. A smattering of results will roll out in the week ahead including from major firms like the Walt Disney Company, which reports Wednesday. Other economic data Investors will digest other major economic data in the week ahead. Hourly earnings (July) Earnings: RL Friday, Aug. 11 8:30 a.m. PPI (July) 10 a.m. Michigan Sentiment preliminary (August)

Persons: it's, Jack Ablin, Ablin, McCormick, Archer, CFRA'S Sam Stovall, FactSet, Stovall, Greg Bassuk, Bassuk, Tyson, Eli Lilly, Fox Organizations: Federal, PPI, Cresset, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Fed, Daniels, Midland, Chevron, Investments, Walt Disney Company, Wynn Resorts, Dow, Consumer Credit, Tyson Foods, Paramount, Parcel Service, CPI Locations: U.S, Michigan

☆ Stock futures are little changed after Dow registers longest rally since 2017: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Stock futures were near flat Thursday night after the Dow Jones Industrial Average wrapped up a ninth day of wins. Futures tied to the Dow added 16 points, trading close to the flat line. S&P 500 futures were little changed, and Nasdaq 100 futures ticked down 0.1%. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite lost around 0.7% and 2%, respectively. "The mixed broader indices are really reflective of the mixed earnings and economic data that's come out," said Greg Bassuk, CEO at AXS Investments.

Persons: Swift, what's, Dow, Johnson, Greg Bassuk Organizations: Dow Jones, Dow, Nasdaq, Transportation, CSX, Knight, Street, Johnson, Netflix, Tesla, AXS Investments

☆ Tesla's price war is hurting its bottom line more than ever — and Elon Musk is prepared to keep going
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Grace Kay | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Elon Musk is showing no signs of slowing down Tesla's price war. The company has trimmed its prices several times over the year and its profit margins have slipped as a result. Tesla's price war is cutting deep into the electric-car maker's profit margins, but Elon Musk is showing no signs of stopping. "If market conditions are stable, I think prices will be stable," Musk said when asked if price cuts will continue. Despite concerns about price cuts, Tesla's profits climbed during the second quarter, beating Wall Street estimates.

Persons: Elon Musk, Tesla, Musk, he's, Greg Bassuk Organizations: Wall, AXS Investments Locations: New York

☆ Markets next week may keep thinking about what could go right
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Scott Schnipper | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

At least that's the thinking of a small but growing chorus of voices on Wall Street who outline the case for further stock market gains after both the S & P 500 and Nasdaq Composite touched nine-month highs this past week. The VIX was trading around 16-17 late this week, signaling no great fear among professional traders. Walmart and other retailers this week highlighted consumers are spending less freely, but they're still spending , and that drives two thirds of the economy. Even Mark Haefele, chief investment officer at UBS Global Wealth Management, wrote late this week that he has to entertain what could go right in markets, despite the fact his own view is fundamentally bearish. If that "upside scenario" happens, UBS sees global stocks moving 13% higher by the end of December, and the S & P 500 surging another 6% — to north of 4,400.

☆ US stocks climb as Wall Street hopes debt ceiling deal is in sight
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-19 | by ( Carla Mozée | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

US stocks advanced Friday as investors see the potential for a deal that raises the $31 trillion debt ceiling. Stocks were on course for a weekly win with the S&P 500 hitting a nine-month high. Gains on Friday would add to this week's advance that lifted the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite to nine-month highs. Elsewhere in Washington, negotiators representing President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy were set to continue talks this weekend over lifting the $31 trillion debt ceiling that's needed to avoid a debt default. Bank of America warned on mega-cap tech stocks, saying a "big asset bubble" in growth shares is building.

SummarySummary Companies Microsoft up as quarterly results top estimatesAlphabet gains on buyback plans, ad sales beatActivision Blizzard down as UK blocks Microsoft dealIndexes: Dow slips 0.01%, S&P up 0.30%, Nasdaq climbs 1.23%April 26 (Reuters) - The tech-heavy Nasdaq advanced on Wednesday as strong results from Microsoft and Alphabet offset concerns over rising interest rates and their effect on the U.S. economy. Earnings forecasts have improved, with analysts expecting a 3.2% contraction in first-quarter profit for S&P 500 companies compared with a 5.2% decline estimated at the start of the earnings season. Of the 163 S&P 500 companies that reported first-quarter profit through Wednesday, 79.8% topped analysts' expectations, as per Refinitiv IBES data. PacWest Bancorp (PACW.O) gained 14.2% as the regional lender beat estimates for first-quarter profit and managed to stabilize deposit outflows. The S&P index recorded five new 52-week highs and seven new lows, while the Nasdaq recorded 42 new highs and 300 new lows.

☆ Stock futures inch down as Wall Street awaits tech earnings: Live updates
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-23 | by ( Hakyung Kim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Stock futures fell slightly on Sunday night as investors await a slew of corporate earnings from big tech companies, as well as fresh economic data releases. First quarter earnings for S&P 500 companies are estimated to decline an overall 5.2%, according to Refinitiv data. Wall Street is looking ahead toward mega-cap tech earnings results this week in what will mark the halfway point of earnings season. "Part of the reason why we're so focused on the economic data is we think the investor narrative is still around the Fed and interest rates. I think, to some extent, the Fed rate hike slowed down the economy.

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