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It was another gap-down day for the main equity indexes with earnings season winding down and no hard economic data incoming to move markets. However, there was no recovery late Tuesday.What looks like relatively normal price action still masks many questions about the impact of the Trump administration's policy on global trade and broad sentiment.As Morgan Stanley Director of Global Research Katy Huberty writes in a May 20 summary of her firm's recently published research, "Earnings season has turned out to be better than feared, in terms of both EPS...

The former chipmaking king faces an existential crisis. Intel (INTC -0.51%) was once a reliable blue chip stalwart for long-term investors. As the world's largest manufacturer of x86 CPUs for PCs and servers, it generated stable growth, consistently bought back its own shares, and paid a dependable dividend. Unfortunately, its net income has declined for the past six consecutive years, it hasn't bought back any shares over the past four years, and it suspended its dividend at the end of 2024. Its stock price plummeted more than 60% over the...

After a massive drawdown in the initial reaction to President Trump's April 2 tariffs, major stock indexes have roared back. But following six straight days of gains that have brought the S&P 500 within 3% of a new all-time high, some on Wall Street are cautioning that the next move in markets might not be definitively higher. "I do think there is some complacency ," Charles Schwab chief investment strategist Liz Ann Sonders told Yahoo Finance. Sonders pointed out that at the bottom of the drawdown, investor sentiment hit historically...

Investors are incredibly negative on Alphabet (GOOG 0.20%) (GOOGL 0.17%) stock. On the surface, they may have a good reason to be, as Alphabet's primary business is under attack from all directions. There are three primary threats to Alphabet's current operation: AI, economic headwinds, and government. All three of these could spell trouble for Alphabet, but I still think that these concerns aren't enough to warrant Alphabet's dirt cheap stock price. Alphabet's stock rarely gets this cheap, and right now could be a once-in-a-decade opportunity to scoop up shares at...

After a massive drawdown in the initial reaction to President Trump's April 2 tariffs, major stock indexes have roared back. But following six straight days of gains that have brought the S&P 500 within 3% of a new all-time high, some on Wall Street are cautioning that the next move in markets might not be definitively higher. "I do think there is some complacency ," Charles Schwab chief investment strategist Liz Ann Sonders told Yahoo Finance. Sonders pointed out that at the bottom of the drawdown, investor sentiment hit historically...

US stock futures slid on Tuesday, signaling a pause in the recent rally amid growing warnings that investor relief over the thaw in trade tensions and easing inflation may be misplaced. S&P 500 futures (ES=F) dropped 0.3% on the heels of a sixth straight day of gains for the broad benchmark. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) slipped roughly 0.2%, while contracts on the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) backed off 0.4%. Since the US and China struck a deal to temporarily roll back tariffs last week, markets have been shaking...

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US stock futures wavered after investor optimism largely persisted for another day despite growing warnings that relief over trade developments could be short-lived. Futures attached to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) rose 0.1%. Futures attached to the benchmark S&P 500 (ES=F) and the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) traded flat. On Monday, stocks ticked up despite the US losing its last AAA credit rating on Friday. Since the US and China struck a deal to temporarily roll back tariffs last week, Wall Street has been shaking off fears of a...

US stocks managed to eke out gains on Monday as bond yields eased off bigger gains and Wall Street largely shrugged off Moody's downgrade of the US credit rating. Meanwhile, investors digested developments in President Trump's tariff salvos. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) edged up 0.3%. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) managed to close above the flatline to extend its 5-day win streak. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) also rose slightly. Moody’s cut the US government’s long-term credit rating from AAA to AA1 late Friday, citing escalating deficits and the...

Stock futures were little changed Monday evening as Wall Street waits to see if last week's market rally can find new momentum. S&P 500 futures rose less than 0.1%. Nasdaq 100 futures were down less than 0.1%, while futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average added 44 points, or about 0.1%. The moves in futures follow a relatively calm trading session on Monday that saw the S&P 500 grind higher by 0.09% for its sixth straight positive session. The Dow gained about 137 points, or 0.32%, while the Nasdaq...