Stocks Sink on Trump Tariffs, Amazon Plunges
Global stocks extended their selloff Friday as President Donald Trump’s sweeping new import tariffs stoked fears about global growth. S&P 500 futures dropped more than 1%, pointing to a fourth straight day of declines. Amazon.com Inc. slid as much as 8% in premarket trading after lackluster earnings injected caution into an otherwise upbeat Big Tech […]
Nasdaq Leads Market Surge After Tech Earnings
S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures surged Thursday, aiming for fresh record highs after strong earnings from Meta (META) and Microsoft (MSFT) bolstered confidence in Big Tech’s massive AI bets. Futures on the Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) jumped about 1.3%, while S&P 500 contracts (ES=F) gained nearly 1%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures (YM=F) lagged behind, up […]
Market’s a Casino: Cash Up, Grab This AI Winner
Yves Lamoureux Steps Back From ‘Extreme Bullishness’ as Market Turns Casino-Like The stock market’s blistering rally has pushed Yves Lamoureux, president of Lamoureux & Co., to dial back his optimism. Once “extremely bullish,” the veteran forecaster is now neutral on equities, warning that investor behavior is looking more like gambling than disciplined investing. “It’s very […]
Bond Queen Warns: Investors’ Hopes Are Way Off Track
Franklin Templeton’s Sonal Desai: Investors Should Embrace “Boring Returns” After a volatile year, the S&P 500 has clawed back to an 8% gain, while bond markets are drawing renewed attention. BlackRock recently called fixed income the most attractive it’s been in two decades, with yields above 4%, and Wells Fargo argues bonds look cheap compared […]
S&P 500 Headed to 7,200? Morgan Stanley Thinks So
Stronger earnings and high valuations set stage for more stock gains Record highs show no sign of slowing. Futures Monday point to the S&P 500 logging its 15th record of 2025, as investors cheer tariff agreements that once seemed damaging but now signal stability. Morgan Stanley’s chief strategist Mike Wilson has shifted toward a S&P […]
Speculation Spike: S&P 500 at Risk
Investors Are Rushing Into Risky Stocks Again The S&P 500 notched its 15th record high of the year on Thursday, with the Nasdaq also hitting a new peak — good news for bullish investors. But there’s a catch: the rally has been fueled in part by another meme-stock frenzy, sparking concerns that markets could be […]
