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The Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite have all been violently whipsawed in recent months. Volatility-inducing variables, such as President Donald Trump's ever-changing tariff and trade policy, are unlikely to go away anytime soon. Outsize gains in May for the S&P 500 have historically correlated with big green arrows over the next year for investors. 10 stocks we like better than S&P 500 Index › For more than a century, Wall Street has been a wealth-creating machine for patient investors. Though other asset classes have enjoyed solid...

A high-profile feud between President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk reached a fever pitch on Thursday, triggering a $150 billion-plus wipeout in Tesla (TSLA) shares. The selloff came after Musk slammed Trump’s GOP-backed spending bill, prompting fiery responses from the president and raising concerns over the political risk now tied to one of the world’s most valuable companies. "This is a disaster of epic proportion for Tesla and SpaceX," Ross Gerber, CEO of Gerber Kawasaki Wealth & Investment Management CEO, told Yahoo Finance in reaction to the developments. "And...

Wall Street tech bull Dan Ives is putting his AI conviction to the test. On Wednesday, Wedbush Fund Advisers launched the Dan IVES Wedbush AI Revolution ETF, which will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol IVES. The new exchange-traded fund is built on Ives's proprietary research and aims to provide investors with targeted exposure to the booming artificial intelligence sector. "The AI revolution is the biggest tech theme we've ever seen," Ives told Yahoo Finance in a phone interview following the announcement. "I've started ETF...

The bond market is caught in a tug-of-war between pro-growth stimulus and inflationary pressures, leaving investors with few clear signals and rising long-term yields. "We have policies that on the one hand will boost growth like expansive fiscal stimulus," Kathy Jones, chief fixed income strategist at Charles Schwab, told Yahoo Finance. "Then we have some that will slow growth, like tariffs. ... So the bond market is just caught in the middle." Long-term Treasury yields have climbed in recent weeks, driven by concerns over the US fiscal trajectory as President...

US stock futures fell on Monday, as investors turned the page on a bullish May and eyed the month ahead with trade uncertainty lingering. S&P 500 futures (ES=F) were down 0.4%, with futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) dropped 0.5%. Contracts tied to the Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) slipped 0.6%. The tepid start to June follows a standout May: The S&P 500 (^GSPC) rallied more than 6% in its best month since November 2023 and best May since 1990. The Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC) soared 9%, and the Dow...

Long-term Treasury yields have climbed in recent weeks, driven by growing concerns over the trajectory of US debt as President Trump's proposed tax legislation advances to the Senate after clearing the House. New concerns emerged late Wednesday after a Manhattan-based trade court struck down a wide swath of Trump's tariffs, adding to uncertainty around how the administration will manage the deficit. "The tariffs the court struck down were likely to raise nearly $200 billion on an annual basis," Goldman Sachs said in a note to clients late Wednesday. That's "roughly...

Here's a look at some top movers trending ahead of the opening bell: Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) stock rocketed 27% higher in premarket trading after the retailer reported better-than-expected first quarter results and forecast strong annual sales. Adjusted earnings came in at $1.59 per share, beating expectations for $1.39 per share, as the company's Hollister brand has been resonating more with younger consumers, Reuters reported. Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT) shares rose 2% after unveiling plans Tuesday to raise $2.5 billion to create a bitcoin (BTC-USD) treasury. The move...

Here's a look at some top movers trending ahead of the opening bell: Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) stock rocketed 27% higher in premarket trading after the retailer reported better-than-expected first quarter results and forecast strong annual sales. Adjusted earnings came in at $1.59 per share, beating expectations for $1.39 per share, as the company's Hollister brand has been resonating more with younger consumers, Reuters reported. Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT) shares rose 2% after unveiling plans Tuesday to raise $2.5 billion to create a bitcoin (BTC-USD) treasury. The move...

Wall Street is keeping a close eye on the bond market after long-term Treasury yields spiked last week as investors reassessed the US fiscal outlook in light of President Trump's proposed tax legislation. The 30-year Treasury yield (^TYX) surged as high as 5.15% last week, hovering near its highest level since 2007. Yields pulled back slightly in early Tuesday trading, with the 30-year yield dipping back below 5% following reports that Japan's central bank may scale back its own bond issuance. Still, investor anxiety remains elevated. While ballooning deficits have...

Though stocks are a bona fide long-term wealth creator, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500, and Nasdaq Composite don't move from Point A to Point B in a straight line. Numerous catalysts -- including President Donald Trump's ever-changing tariff and trade policy -- whipsawed Wall Street in April. An exceptionally rare period of outsize gains for the benchmark S&P 500 bodes extremely well for future stock returns, based on what history has to say. 10 stocks we like better than S&P 500 Index › For well over a century,...