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The silver lining to any stock market correction is that many excellent businesses trading at lofty valuations quickly become more palatable price-wise. The S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.08%) had briefly dipped into correction territory last week, and while it has recovered a bit, the broad market indicator is still down 8% from the all-time high it had reached last month. The index is also down 4% for this year so far. Meanwhile, the technology heavy Nasdaq Composite is still down nearly 12% from its recent highs.  Not surprisingly, many stocks have...

DMP/Getty, Tyler Le/BI Aging baby boomers could hold the key to a $1 trillion opportunity in the stock market, Mizuho says. Americans over the age of 75 are expected to make up 10% of the population by 2030, analysts said. Spending by the cohort, meanwhile, is expected to grow by over $1 trillion in the next five years. There's a $1 trillion opportunity brewing in the stock market. It's not artificial intelligence, but another kind of AI. The trend of "aging intelligence" was flagged this week by Mizuho's US team....

White House downplays recession fears amid stock market concernsA new poll found that 70% of Americans, including a majority of Republicans, think President Trump's trade policies will push prices higher.Scripps NewsThe stock market has experienced turbulence, with the Nasdaq entering a correction in early March.The S&P 500 is predicted to see a weekly gain after four weeks of losses, while the Dow is on track for its largest weekly gain since January.After the November 2024 election, the stock market hit an all time high, with conservative media pundits claiming that...

Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for freeYour guide to what the 2024 US election means for Washington and the worldEuropean investors in US equities have been dealt a double blow as a slide in the dollar compounds losses on stocks, ending a “virtuous cycle” of share price and currency gains during Wall Street’s recent record run.The slump in US stocks this year has confounded a widespread bet that Wall Street would continue to outperform. But an accompanying slide in the dollar has magnified the pain for foreign investors, ending...

Stock futures are lower on Thursday as investors digest the Federal Reserve's latest assessment of the economy and await a handful of noteworthy earnings reports. Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average were down 0.5% shortly before the opening bell, while those linked to the S&P 500 and tech-heavy Nasdaq slipped 0.6% and 0.7%, respectively. The major indexes have gained ground in three of the past four sessions, as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq look to snap four-week losing streaks that have been fueled by investor concerns about tariffs and the outlook...

Jabil Stock Jumps on Strong Earnings, Outlook 9 minutes ago Jabil shares surged to join the S&P 500's top-performing stocks Thursday after the circuit board maker reported better-than-expected earnings and issued an upbeat outlook. The St. Petersburg, Fla.-based firm posted adjusted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.94 on revenue of $6.73 billion for the fiscal second quarter. Analysts polled by Visible Alpha expected $1.81 and $6.40 billion, respectively. "In Q2, we exceeded our expectations due to continued strength in our capital equipment, cloud and data center infrastructure, and digital commerce end-markets," CEO...

Nintendo (NTDOY 3.36%) stock has gone on quite a run in the last few months. Even with a recent drop in price due to tariff concerns, the stock is up 30% in the last six months in anticipation of the upcoming release of the Nintendo Switch 2. This hardware upgrade -- which has been in the works for years now -- should lead to massive earnings growth for the video game giant over the next few years. I still believe the market is underrating the potential earnings bump from the...

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...