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☆ CNBC Daily Open: Did Apple’s shiny new things improve market sentiment?
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( Yeo Boon Ping | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Nic Coury | AFP | Getty ImagesThis report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. What you need to know todayThe bottom lineMaybe all it takes are shiny new things to lift our mood and take our minds off recession fears. Of course, Apple's event is not the sole reason markets rose yesterday. They'll also let us know if we can afford those shiny new things that Apple's dangling in front of us.

Persons: HSI, Nic Coury, I'm, Zers, CNBC's Kelly Evans, They'll, – CNBC's Pia Singh, Lisa Kailai Han Organizations: Apple, AFP, Getty, CNBC, Research, Bloomberg, Nvidia, Nasdaq, Dow Jones Industrial Locations: Cupertino , California, U.S, Cupertino

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Did Apple’s shiny new things uplift markets?
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-10 | 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 international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. What you need to know todayThe bottom lineMaybe all it takes are shiny new things to lift our mood and take our minds off recession fears. Of course, Apple's event is not the sole reason markets rose yesterday. They'll also let us know if we can afford those shiny new things that Apple's dangling in front of us.

Persons: Pro Max, Justin Sullivan, I'm, Zers, CNBC's Kelly Evans, They'll, – CNBC's Pia Singh, Lisa Kailai Han Organizations: Pro, Apple, Getty, CNBC, Research, Bloomberg, Nvidia, Nasdaq, Dow Jones Industrial Locations: Cupertino , California, U.S, Cupertino

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves after hours: Broadcom, DocuSign, UiPath and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-05 | by ( Pia Singh | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

DocuSign's adjusted earnings of 97 cents per share for the second quarter exceeded analysts' expectations of 80 cents per share, according to LSEG. Broadcom said it sees $14 billion of revenue for the fiscal fourth quarter , while analysts called for $14.04 billion, per LSEG. Bowlero's fiscal fourth-quarter revenue came in ahead of estimates at $283.9 million, while analysts called for $273.4 million, per FactSet. Analysts polled by LSEG anticipated 13 cents per share in earnings and revenue of $1.21 billion. Adjusted earnings for the fiscal second quarter came in at 44 cents per share, while revenue was $276.4 million.

Persons: LSEG, UiPath, FactSet, —, Darla Mercado Organizations: Broadcom, Reuters

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: JetBlue, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Tesla, G-III Apparel and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-05 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

G-III Apparel Group — Shares surged 22% after the apparel maker posted second-quarter results that topped estimates. Adjusted earnings of 52 cents per share beat the 27 cents a share that analysts expected, according to FactSet. Hewlett Packard Enterprise — Shares dropped 6% after Hewlett Packard Enterprise saw gross margins decline from a year ago. In its fiscal first quarter, C3.ai saw $73.5 million in revenue, lower than the $79.2 million forecast by analysts polled by FactSet. In its fiscal third quarter, Toro posted adjusted earnings of $1.18 per share on revenue of $1.16 billion.

Persons: FactSet, ChargePoint, LSEG, Verint, Steven Cahall, Tesla, Zimmer Biomet, McKesson, Toro, — CNBC's Sean Conlon, Michelle Fox, Lisa Han, Alex Harring, Yun Li, Pia Singh Organizations: JetBlue Airways, JetBlue, III, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Hewlett, Enterprise, Frontier Communications, Verizon Communications —, Verizon, Casey's, Verint Systems, Technology, —, Old Dominion, Old Dominion Freight, Toro Locations: New York, FactSet, Wells Fargo, Europe, China, Wells

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Cleanspark, Vaxcyte, Unity Software and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-03 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Cleanspark released its mining update for August, which showed that it mined 478 bitcoins last month. Vaxcyte – Shares were recently up more than 36% and earlier hit a record high after the vaccine company reported positive results from the Phase 1/2 study for its 31-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine candidate. Semiconductor stocks – Shares of some of the biggest chipmakers fell during the first trading session of the month. Last week, shares fell 19% on news of its filing delay and Hindenburg's disclosed short position. United States Steel – Shares fell around 6% after Vice President Kamala Harris opposed the planned sale of U.S. Steel to Japan's Nippon Steel at a Labor Day rally for union members in Pittsburgh.

Persons: Cleanspark, Vaxcyte, Leerink, Morgan Stanley, Redfin, Charles Liang, Hindenburg's, Hindenburg, Kamala Harris, Harris, Lisa Kailai Han, Pia Singh, Jesse Pound, Fred Imbert, Michelle Fox Organizations: Leerink Partners, Boeing, Riley Securities, Semiconductor, KLA, Nvidia, Micron Technology, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing, Broadcom, Hindenburg, Securities and Exchange, United States Steel, Steel, Japan's Nippon Steel, Labor, U.S Locations: Wells, U.S, Pittsburgh, American

☆ Trading Fed rate cuts: These banks are primed to outperform when rates fall, Evercore ISI says
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-24 | by ( Pia Singh | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A few well-known regional banks are poised to benefit from the Federal Reserve's upcoming interest rate cuts, according to Evercore ISI. Fed Chair Jerome Powell indicated on Friday that the central bank is ready for interest rate cuts ahead , although he declined to provide the exact timing or extent of the cuts. As investors await the Fed's moves, Evercore ISI used its updated asset/liability committee scenarios and several banks' net interest income commentary to find which names appear strongest in a lower interest rate environment. According to the note, Comerica, U.S. Bancorp and Fifth Third each forecast two interest rate cuts this year. Comerica shares dipped more than 10% on July 19 after the company posted its second-quarter results.

Persons: Jerome Powell, John Pancari, Pancari, Curtis Farmer, Truist Organizations: Federal, ISI, Comerica, Truist Financial, U.S . Bancorp, Fifth Third Bancorp, FactSet Locations: U.S

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Cava, Intuit, Ross Stores, Workday and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Pia Singh | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Cava Group — Shares of the fast-casual restaurant chain popped more than 21% on stronger-than-expected quarterly results . Cava posted earnings of 17 cents per share on $233 million in revenue in the fiscal second quarter. That topped LSEG estimates calling for earnings per share of 13 cents and revenue of $220 million. Ross Stores — The off-price retailer's stock price added 1.4% after the company beat earnings estimates by 9 cents a share in the second quarter. Ross matched revenue estimates of $5.25 billion, per LSEG.

Persons: Cava, Warby Parker, Nicholas Jones, Goldman Sachs, Bill.com, Ross, Tesla, Jerome Powell's, Piper Sandler, — CNBC's Hakyung Kim, Jesse Pound, Brian Evans, Samantha Subin, Lisa Kailai Han, Michelle Fox Organizations: Intuit —, Intuit, FactSet, JMP Securities, Warby's, UBS, Ross Stores, LSEG, Nvidia, Federal, Investors, VanEck Semiconductor Locations: Cava, Vegas, Macau

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Peloton, Workday, Chewy and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Hakyung Kim | In Hakyungkim | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Chewy — The pet retailer stock advanced more than 2% on an upgrade from Piper Sandler to outperform from neutral. The company also announced a $300 million stock buyback plan. The company topped earnings estimates by 9 cents a share and matched revenue estimates of $5.25 billion. Workday posted adjusted earnings per share of $1.75 on $2.09 billion in revenue. Analysts polled by LSEG had forecasted $1.65 earnings per share and revenue of $2.07 billion.

Persons: Piper Sandler, Warby Parker, Warby, Wells, Bill.com, LSEG, —, Samantha Subin, Jesse Pound, Pia Singh Organizations: —, JPMorgan, JMP Securities, UBS, BJ's Wholesale, Ross Locations: Vegas, Macau, Wells Fargo

☆ Here are Wolfe's favorite stocks as market approaches fresh record
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Pia Singh | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

According to Wolfe, Expedia has returned just 3% over the last twelve months and an estimated 2024 price-to-earnings ratio of 10. The online travel agency is rated overweight by analysts polled by FactSet, who have a consensus price target implying 11% potential upside. Walgreens is another long-term favorite that popped up on Wolfe's screens. The stock has 25.3 % potential upside, according to analysts' consensus price target of $12.57, according to FactSet. Other stocks that made Wolfe's "Greatest Hits List" included coffee chain Starbucks , automaker General Motors and medical device maker Medtronic .

Persons: Wolfe, Jerome Powell, Chris Senyek, Expedia, FactSet, Bernstein, Richard Clarke, Clarke, Edgar Bronfman Jr, Bronfman's Organizations: Wolfe Research, Federal, Dow, Nasdaq, Walgreens Boots, Walgreens, Amazon, Paramount Global, Skydance Media, National Amusements, Paramount, General Motors Locations: Deerfield , Illinois

☆ AI is unlocking new uses for military drones, boosting demand for these companies
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-18 | by ( Pia Singh | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

We're approaching a new era of defense, one that will use AI-enabled military drones that can run without a human operator. According to BTIG, the DoD requested $5.3 billion in fiscal year 2025 for unmanned systems, most of which is directed at procurement programs. The firm forecasts the DoD's entire unmanned funding requests to grow at a 9.5% compound annual growth rate through fiscal year 2029. General Dynamics is another of Madrid's buy-rated stock in the unmanned systems arena. Strong demand of its defense products, including ammo and ground vehicles, also indicate earnings growth potential, the analyst added.

Persons: Andre Madrid, BTIG, spender, They've, Stocks, Northrop, Lockheed Martin, Morgan Stanley, Kristine Liwag, Liwag, Northrop Grumman, Madrid, Northrop's, It's, Atomics, You've, they've, Kratos, Morgan Stanley's Liwag Organizations: U.S . Department of Defense, DoD, Aircraft, Air, U.S . Navy, U.S . Air Force, Pentagon, CCA, Department of Defense, Dynamics, Kratos Defense, Security Solutions, Northrop Grumman, Lockheed, Air Force, Raider, Defense, Northrop, Boeing, FactSet, General Dynamics, U.S . Army Locations: Nagorno, Karabakh, Ukraine, Madrid, France

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Kellanova, Alphabet, Flutter and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-14 | by ( Alex Harring | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Kellanova — Shares rose more than 6% in the premarket after the foodmaker agreed to be acquired by snackmaker Mars for $83.50 per share in cash. Flutter — The FanDuel parent popped 6.3% after posting better-than-expected revenue in the second quarter and raising its full-year guidance. Brinker International — Shares of the restaurant chain behind Chili's plunged 15% after Brinker International posted fiscal fourth-quarter earnings that disappointed and issued weaker-than-expected full-year earnings guidance. Adjusted earnings of $1.61 per share came in below the FactSet consensus estimate of $1.72 earnings per share. The Ohio-based company also raised its full-year guidance for earnings per share.

Persons: snackmaker Mars, Brinker, Chili's, Health —, Cardinal, StreetAccount, Brian Niccol, Wells Fargo, Cowen, —, Fred Imbert, Michelle Fox, Pia Singh, Sarah Min Organizations: Bloomberg News, Justice, Brinker International, Holdings —, Intel, Health, Deutsche Bank, Stifel Locations: British, Ohio, Wells

☆ Stocks making the biggest premarket moves: KeyCorp, Starbucks, JetBlue, Eli Lilly and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Check out the companies making the biggest moves in premarket trading: KeyCorp — Shares of the Cleveland-based regional bank jumped 18% after the announcement of a minority investment from The Bank of Nova Scotia. The deal gives Scotiabank 14.9% of KeyCorp's common stock for roughly $2.8 billion in cash. Eli Lilly — The pharma stock added 1.4% following an upgrade at Deutsche Bank to buy from hold. The bank cited Eli Lilly's recent earnings beat and called the stock a "low beta/high growth" unicorn. JetBlue Airways — Shares tumbled nearly 6% after the airline announced plans to offer $400 million of convertible senior notes due in 2029.

Persons: Eli Lilly, Eli Lilly's, Robinhood, Piper Sandler, Fred Imbert, Jesse Pound, Sarah Min, Pia Singh Organizations: The Bank of, Scotiabank, Starbucks, Street Journal, pharma, Deutsche Bank, JetBlue Airways, Hawaiian Electric Industries, Maui, Qualcomm, Wolfe Research, Apple Locations: Cleveland, The Bank of Nova Scotia

☆ CNBC Daily Open: Prequels, sequels and pixie dust
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Abid Ali | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

This report is from today's CNBC Daily Open, our international markets newsletter. CNBC Daily Open brings investors up to speed on everything they need to know, no matter where they are. The S&P 500 ended the week just 0.04% lower, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.6% and the Nasdaq Composite dipped 0.18%. At its lowest point on Monday, the S&P 500 was down nearly 10% from its recent high and the Nasdaq entered correction territory. [PRO] Low-volatility stocksDespite a wild week with steep sell-offs and concerns about Fed policy, markets rebounded showing resilience.

Persons: Disney, Indiana Jones, Carlos Tavares, Donald Trump, Sen, Elizabeth Warren, Elon Musk, Elon Musk's, Warren, Tesla, Robyn Denholm, Musk, CNBC's Pia Singh Organizations: CNBC, Wall, Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Magic, Hollywood, Inc, Animal Kingdom, Fiat Chrysler, France's PSA Groupe, Trump, Trump Media, SpaceX, Twitter Locations: U.S, Magic Kingdom, Disney's California, Michigan, Friday's

☆ Morgan Stanley says buying these quality defensive stocks is the best option for investors right now
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-12 | by ( Pia Singh | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Morgan Stanley's preference for defensive quality stocks has only increased since June, even as major U.S. indexes have continued to reach new highs. Wilson highlighted his stock screen of quality and defensive names, which are long ideas with overweight ratings from the firm's analysts that are also in the top 1,000 universe by market cap. Take a look at some of Morgan Stanley's favorite names below: AbbVie made the cut as one of the firm's top quality and defensive stocks. Analysts surveyed by FactSet have a price target on AbbVie shares that suggest just 3.2% upside from its latest close. Other Morgan Stanley defensive and quality favorites include consumer discretionary names Walmart and Lowe's .

Persons: Morgan, Michael Wilson, Wilson, Morgan Stanley's, AbbVie, Northrop Grumman, Morgan Stanley, Kristine Liwag, Brian Nowak, Meta Organizations: Public Service Enterprise Group, Northrop Grumman, Federal, Aerospace, U.S, Walmart

☆ These low-volatility stocks have a winning record and are attractively valued
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-11 | by ( Pia Singh | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

These stocks have low share price volatility over the past five years, and their total return — including share price gains and dividends — are greater than the S & P 500's over the past five years. Take a look at the names below: Health-care companies Amgen , UnitedHealth Group and AbbVie are among the names with low volatility and strong returns in recent years. Pharmaceutical company AbbVie's roughly 262% gain over the past five years is the highest of the stocks in the group. Amgen's share price has a 5-year total return of 104%, making it a steady grower, but still the slowest of the list. Other stocks with low volatility and attractive valuations include automotive replacement parts retailer AutoZone and insurance company Aflac .

Persons: Stocks, They're, Morgan Stanley, Wells, Mohit Bansal, TD Cowen, Kannan Venkateshwar, — CNBC's Christopher Hayes Organizations: CNBC, UnitedHealth, Pharmaceutical, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, Humira, Barclays, Mobile

The S&P 500 advanced 0.47% to finish at 5,344.16. This week marked the most volatile week of 2024 for the market. The Dow on Monday tumbled 1,000 points, while the S&P 500 lost 3% for its worst day since 2022. At the Monday lows, the S&P 500 was down nearly 10% from its recent all-time high. It is not just equity markets that have had a volatile week.

Persons: Stocks, Spencer Platt, Jay Hatfield, ” Hatfield Organizations: Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Dow, Federal Reserve, New York Stock Exchange, Wall, Treasury, Capital Locations: U.S, unwind, Hatfield, “

☆ Brazil targeting gold in a third Olympic final against the USWNT – but will Marta be a factor?
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Jack Lang | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +8 min

Right-back Antonia played the final stages of the Spain game on a broken leg. Brazil women’s 2024 Olympics has been a tale of two tournaments (Marcio Machado/Getty Images)Brazil had been passive in the group meeting, abdicating possession throughout. AdvertisementFor one thing, Brazil have an atrocious record against the USWNT, winning just four of the 42 meetings between the countries in women’s football. Famously, they are still searching for their first Olympic or World Cup title in women’s football. We have a really strong sense of unity here.”As for his hopes for the final, Elias is allowing himself to dream.

Persons: Rafaelle, Antonia, Marta, Olga Carmona, Juan Manuel Serrano Arce, “, Gabi Portilho, Arthur Elias, ”, Angelina, Marcio Machado, Elias, Cata Coll’s, Irene Paredes, Portilho, Adriana, Arthur, Kerolin, Elias ’ mettle, Elias ’, Pia Sundhage, ” Elias, Alex Livesey Organizations: Olympic, Nigeria, Japan, Spain’s, Getty, Spain, Globo Locations: Paris, Brazil, Spain, Australia, France, Parc, Marseille, United States, Eurasia

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves midday: Sweetgreen, Doximity, E.l.f. Beauty and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-09 | by ( Sean Conlon | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

Doximity — Shares jumped more than 38% after the digital health company reported first-quarter earnings that surpassed expectations. That is more than the 22 cents per share that analysts polled by FactSet were expecting. Expedia reported adjusted earnings of $3.51 per share, versus the $3.06 per share LSEG consensus estimate. Akamai Technologies — The stock rose nearly 11% after the cloud company reported better-than-expected second-quarter results. According to LSEG, analysts expected $1.53 per share on $977 million in revenue.

Persons: Sweetgreen, Doximity, FactSet, Unity, LSEG, Versace, Michael Kors, Expedia, Akamai, Insulet, Alex Harring, Samantha Subin, Yun Li, Jesse Pound, Pia Singh, Michelle Fox Organizations: Unity, Capri, Capri Holdings, Revenue, Technologies, Paramount Global, Bank of America

Stocks ticked up Friday as the stock market built on its incredible comeback from Monday's violent rout. The broad market index ended the week just shy of completely reversing its weekly losses. The S&P 500 advanced 0.47% to finish at 5,344.16. Week to date, the broad market index was just 0.04% lower. The Dow on Monday tumbled 1,000 points, while the S&P 500 lost 3% for its worst day since 2022.

Persons: Stocks Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, Nasdaq, Dow Jones, Dow, Federal Reserve

☆ Tuesday's analyst calls: Taiwan Semiconductor a buying opportunity, CrowdStrike upgraded
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Fred Imbert | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

He increased his price target by $25 to $575, which suggests shares can jump about 20.9% over the next year. Rollins upgraded the stock to neutral from sell and upped his price target from $1.25 to $3.15 per share, which implies roughly 21.6% potential upside. Analyst Rick Wise initiated coverage of GE Healthcare with a buy rating and $100 price target, which suggests 22.7% upside. Analyst Rob Owens upgraded the global cybersecurity company to overweight from neutral and lowered his price target by $20 to $290, which implies 30.6% upside. Its price target of 1,200 Taiwanese dollars implies upside of 36.4%.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, Piper Sandler, Rob Sanderson, Sanderson, — Pia Singh, Michael Rollins, Rollins, Lumen, Rick Wise, Wise, CrowdStrike, Rob Owens, Owens, pare, Price, Charlie Chan, Chan, Fred Imbert Organizations: CNBC, Taiwan Semiconductor, Meta, Citi, Lumen Technologies, GE Healthcare, Delta Air Lines, Microsoft Locations: U.S

☆ This tech stock is enabling the 'AI goldrush' and can surge nearly 25%, Bank of America says
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-06 | by ( Pia Singh | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

While several tech giants have taken a hit amid the crushed hype around artificial intelligence, Palantir Technologies is an AI beneficiary that is here to stay, according to Bank of America. "We liken the market, industry, and investor attitudes toward AI to that of the California gold rush," Mora wrote in a Tuesday note to clients, adding that the "AI rush" appears to have run dry given the recent tech sell-off. "As it was with the gold rush, the real benefactors were the entrepreneurs that supported the rush. "PLTR is well-positioned as enriched data, connectivity, and interoperability are what define the new era of defense," the analyst said. The firm kept its underweight rating and $20 price target on the stock.

Persons: Mariana Mora, Mora, —, Palantir, Morgan Stanley Organizations: Technologies, Bank of America, Chief, Artificial Intelligence, Department of Defense, Applications Government, U.S ., Deutsche Bank Locations: California

☆ Stifel strategist who called this summer pullback sees correction getting to at least double digits
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Pia Singh | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Stifel Financial's Barry Bannister thinks the S & P 500 will see a steep pullback over the next couple of months. Bannister said Stifel's year-end target of 5,000 for the S & P 500 "seems appropriate right now" given the July jobs data and delayed Federal Reserve interest rate cuts. In early June, Bannister said the S & P 500 could drop to approximately 4,750 before the end of the third quarter of this year. The S & P 500 ended last week at 5,346.56. .SPX YTD mountain S & P 500 this year.

Persons: Stifel Financial's Barry Bannister, Bannister, Stifel's, Stifel, we've Organizations: CNBC, Traders

☆ Stocks making the biggest moves premarket: Nvidia, Apple, Kellanova and more
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Pia Singh | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Chip stocks — Nvidia shares fell roughly 12.5% in premarket trading as the artificial intelligence trade continues to unwind, dragging down once-hot semiconductor plays. Apple — Apple shares sank more than 6% after Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway revealed it sold nearly half its stake in the iPhone maker. Tech stocks — Major tech stocks were among the biggest losers of Monday's global market sell-off. Analysts polled by FactSet forecast a loss of 27 cents per share for the second quarter on $190.3 million in revenue. Crypto — Stocks tied to the price of bitcoin were among the hardest hit in premarket trading as the flagship cryptocurrency dropped below $50,000 for the first time this year.

Persons: Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, Tesla, Crypto, Stocks, Coinbase, MicroStrategy, Palantir, Macheel, Samantha Subin, Jesse Pound, Brian Evans Organizations: Nvidia, Broadcom, Computer, Arm Holdings, Apple, Tech, Facebook, Microsoft, FactSet, Reuters, Street Journal, Marathon

☆ Perspective: There's typically one correction every year — and this could be it
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-02 | by ( John Melloy | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

The S & P 500 is down about 6% from its all-time high following Friday's losses, making this the second decline of greater than 5% this year. Bank of America also found that, in the last century, the stock market experienced on average one 10% correction a year. So, if the S & P 500 follows the Nasdaq Composite into correction territory, that too would be just normal market activity for any given year. .SPX YTD mountain S & P 500, YTD History shows that this market behavior doesn't change much in election years. To be sure, this has been a unique cycle in that the stock market rallied during Federal Reserve rate hikes.

Persons: Piper Sandler, Piper, Adam Turnquist, there's, we're, — CNBC's Pia Singh Organizations: Bank of America, Nasdaq, Corrections

Stocks sold off Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbling nearly 500 points, as investors’ fears over a recession surfaced. The 10-year Treasury yield broke below 4% for the first time since February in a sign that more investors were seeking safe-haven assets. That weak data comes a day after the Fed chose to keep rates at the highest levels in two decades. “The economic data keep rolling on in the direction of a downturn, if not recession, this morning,” said Chris Rupkey, chief economist at FWDBONDS, a financial market research company. The S&P 500 is still up about 14% for the year, coming off its eighth-positive month in the last nine in July.

Persons: Stocks, ’, Dow, Russell, Jerome Powell, ”, Chris Rupkey, JPMorgan Chase, Meta Organizations: Dow Jones, Nasdaq, Federal, Treasury, JPMorgan, Boeing, Meta, Nvidia Locations: U.S

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