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The recently dubbed "Lag Seven" players are once again... lagging. After a brief comeback on Wednesday, fueled by the Federal Reserve, most of the major tech giants lost steam by late Thursday trading. The exceptions: Nvidia (NVDA) and Meta (META), which each rose a modest 0.8% and 0.7%, respectively, with less than twenty minutes left until the closing bell. Still, nearly all of the "Magnificent Seven" stocks are off by about 20% from their 52-week highs as risk-off sentiment pervades markets on the heels of greater policy and Fed uncertainties....

The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) briefly fell into correction territory in March. The index has since bounced back to a small degree but remains more than 8% below the record high it reached in February. However, an economic warning bell seen during just two periods in the last 20 years may signal more trouble on the horizon. As of March 18, data from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta shows that U.S. gross domestic product is on pace to decline an annualized 1.8% in the first quarter of 2025. That...

Analysts anticipate further market recovery, supported by positive FII sentiment and sustained domestic investments. (AI image) Stock market today: BSE Sensex and Nifty50, the Indian equity benchmark indices, rose in opening trade on Thursday. While BSE Sensex rallied over 400 points, Nifty50 crossed the 23,000 mark. At 9:18 AM, BSE Sensex was trading at 75,829.02, up 380 points or 0.50%. Nifty50 was at 23,020.30, up 113 points or 0.49%.Stock markets continued their upward trend for the third consecutive session on Wednesday. The weakening US dollar index contributed to market gains....

Sensex Nifty Today | Stock Market Live updates: Indian domestic indices Sensex and Nifty are likely to open on a positive note, with Gift Nifty indicating a positive start. The upbeat mood follows Wall Street’s overnight rally after the US Federal Reserve held interest rates steady. Asian markets, too, are reflecting optimism, with key indices in Australia and South Korea starting the day on a higher note. Key events market participants watched out today: Fed holds rates steady amid policy shifts: In its second policy meeting of 2025, the US...

US stock futures rose as investors digested reassuring signals from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell after the central bank held interest rates steady on Wednesday. Futures attached to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) ticked up 0.2%. Futures attached to the benchmark S&P 500 (ES=F) and tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (NQ=F) rose 0.3%. CBOT - Delayed Quote • USD As of 9:05:27 PM EDT. Market Open. YM=F ES=F NQ=F The Fed's decision to keep interest rates unchanged on Wednesday was expected on Wall Street, but markets rallied, driven by a sense...

Oil futures rise in a choppy session marked by mixed U.S. inventory data and geopolitical news.The EIA reported a 1.7 million barrel increase in U.S. crude oil stocks, which was above the 500,000 barrel estimate in a Wall Street Journal survey of analysts.Gasoline stocks fell less than expected as demand eased from the week before, while distillate inventories saw an unexpected 2.8 million barrel decline.On the geopolitical front, a Russian pledge not to attack Ukrainian energy infrastructure was tempered by the idea that a ceasefire is still some time off.The...

The Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged in a range of 4.25%-4.5% at its March meeting on Wednesday and signaled it maintain its previously expected pace of cuts. Fed officials see the fed funds rate falling to 3.9% this year, on par with its previous December projection. The central bank also raised its respective projections for year-end PCE inflation and the unemployment rate. At the same time, it lowered its economic growth forecast, noting in the policy statement, "Uncertainty around the economic outlook has increased." 15 officials predict a rate...

Record household equity allocations are a warning sign for the stock market, Ned Davis Research said.Optimism indicators, like low mutual fund cash and high CEO confidence, also suggest a potential market peak."With this much optimism, one must ask how much liquidity is left around to buy," Ned Davis Research said.American households have been loading up on stocks, but record-high investment levels might not be a good sign for the market. Analysts at Ned Davis Research highlighted in a Wednesday note that several signals suggest optimism toward the stock market is...

U.S. stocks are drifting higher Wednesday as Wall Street waits to hear what the Federal Reserve will say in the afternoon about where interest rates may be heading. The S&P 500 was up 0.3% in early trading. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 129 points, or 0.3%, as of 9:35 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.5% higher. The modest moves are a respite following weeks of sharp and scary swings for the U.S. stock market. Uncertainty is high about how much pain President Donald Trump will allow the economy to endure in order to remake the system as...

The stock market has fallen fast over the past month. Business and consumer sentiment is souring, and investors are afraid that economic data will soon start to show deeper cracks.The question on Wednesday: Will the Federal Reserve also express concern about the path ahead?So far, Fed officials have largely avoided commenting on an uncertain outlook while current economic data remain solid. A healthy labor market has allowed the central bank to continue to point to economic resilience as it holds interest rates high in response to stubborn inflation.But in addition...