Stock Market

US Stock Market Live: Futures on Wall Street are surging after the Trump Administration said that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and top trade official Jamieson Greer would meet their Chinese counterparts in Switzerland later this week. Futures on the Dow Jones are up 280 points, while those on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq are up 50 points and 200 points respectively. Watch this space for all the Live updates.US Stock Market Live: Futures on Wall Street are surging after the Trump Administration said that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and top...

Celanese (CE 10.00%) clearly happened upon the right formula to please shareholders on Tuesday. The chemical company's stock was soaring almost 10% higher in late-session trading that day, following the release of satisfying first-quarter results. That performance was in marked contrast to the benchmark S&P 500 index, which was in negative territory with a 0.4% slide. Declining yet beating Celanese published those quarterly figures after market hours Monday, and investors wasted little time the following day pushing into the stock. This, despite the fact that net sales slumped by nearly...

US Stock Market LIVE: US stocks are sinking on Tuesday (May 6) as AI mania on Wall Street loses more steam and as more companies scrub their forecasts for upcoming profits because of uncertainty created by President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The S&P 500 was down 1.1% in early trading and on track for a second drop after breaking a nine-day winning streak, its longest such run in more than 20 years.US Stock Market LIVE: US stocks are sinking on Tuesday (May 6) as AI mania on Wall Street loses more steam and...

Stocks moved lower in early trading Tuesday as investors reacted to a steady stream of earnings reports while awaiting news on tariffs and the results of the two-day Federal Reserve meeting that is set to start today. The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average were each down 0.7% about 15 minutes after the opening bell, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite declined 0.9%. Stocks fell Monday to snap a nine-session winning streak for the S&P 500, its longest in two decades. Over the past two weeks, stocks have recovered from the losses that...

The steep recovery in equity markets over the past two weeks is typical of bear market rallies, and the erratic swings mean almost every investor will experience pain whichever direction the market suddenly moves. Goldman Sachs Group (GS) strategist Peter Oppenheimer said “the asymmetry for equity investing is poor. Sharp rallies within bear markets are the norm, not the exception.” The biggest market driver is still uncertainty, with no real long-term bullish or bearish conviction seen from investors. Price action is mainly fueled by short-term headlines and guesswork on how...

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Tuesday on Capitol Hill that new trade deals with major partners could be announced as soon as this week. "Many of our trading partners have approached us with very good offers, and we are in the process of renegotiating those," Bessent said, noting that the US is currently in talks with 17 of its 18 key trading partners, with China as the exception. "I'd be surprised if we don't have more than 80% or 90% of those wrapped up by the end of the year,...

NuScale Power (SMR -2.00%) is trying to modernize the nuclear power industry. It has made significant progress on that front and is now working toward the commercialization of its product. Once it has its first customer, however, there could be a big change in the way Wall Street values the stock. If you buy before NuScale reports first quarter earnings on May 12, you'll make sure you are in the door before the final contracts get signed on the first deal that's in the works. What does NuScale Power do?...

Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: The Sensex opened the day at 80,907.24. While the Nifty 50 started the day at 24,500.75. The index started the day 1,776.6 points behind its all-time high.Sensex Today | Stock Market LIVE Updates: The Sensex opened the day at 80,907.24. While the Nifty 50 started the day at 24,500.75. The index started the day 1,776.6 points behind its all-time high.Nifty 50 ended the previous trade session 1,816.2 points away from its all-time high of 26,277.35.Overnight, Wall Street indices ended the trading session with losses....

Stock Market Today:  The benchmark Nifty-50 index started new week on a strong note as it gained 0.47% to end at 24,461.15. The Bank Nifty however at 54,919.50 ended 0.30% lower. Nevertheless most other indices led by auto, Oil & Gas and  FMCG emerged as the gainers, while the broader markets also gained over 1%.Trade Setup for TuesdayThe Nifty index continues to trade within a narrow range of 24,200 to 25,500, with firm support at the 24,200–24,250 zone and resistance around 24,500–24,550. The outlook stays bullish as long as Nifty...

Daniel Rollins and Tristan Benton of Lake Region High School, winners in the high school category for Maine’s yearlong Stock Market Game. Photo courtesy of John Mayo The SIFMA Foundation announced the winners of its spring 2025 and yearlong Stock Market Games. The winners include Daniel Rollins and Tristan Benton of Lake Region High School, who placed first and second, respectively, among high school students statewide. Rollins and Benton played the game as part of John Mayo’s personal finance class. They, along with their classmates, were given $100,000 in virtual...