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U.S. stocks tumbled as hotter-than-expected August PPI and crude oil topping $100 per barrel pushed September Fed rate hike odds above 70%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 fell 1.1%, pressured by broad dec…
U.S. stocks tumbled as August PPI accelerated to 5.4%, pushing 10-year Treasury yields to 4.93% and 30-year yields to 2007 highs. Surging crude oil and rising odds of a Federal Reserve rate hike spar…
Rising Treasury yields pose risks to popular high-yield ETFs including HYG, PFF, and JEPQ. As risk-free yields climb, high-yield debt and preferred shares become less attractive, while covered-call e…
SpaceX could trigger roughly $15.5 billion in passive buying during the September Nasdaq-100 rebalance as its index weighting climbs. However, index reallocations mean passive funds will trim other c…
SanDisk shares surged over 530% year-to-date, propelled by explosive enterprise SSD and NAND demand from AI data-center infrastructure. Benefiting from hyperscaler capex and tight memory pricing, the…
Evercore ISI strategists report that the AI bull market has further upside, comparing recent sentiment to the mid-1990s rather than dot-com peaks. However, upcoming AI IPOs combined with seasonal mut…
An investor commentary advocates for long-term passive index investing via broad-market ETFs like VTI despite AI valuation concerns, highlighting historical 10% annualized returns across 98 years of …
Jason Zweig critiques academic research promoting leveraged ETFs like TQQQ for long-term portfolios. He highlights extreme drawdowns, compounding volatility drag, and investor psychology during major…
U.S. stock futures held steady as traders awaited the August nonfarm payrolls data and digested comments from Fed officials favoring rate stability. Meanwhile, Lululemon dropped 18% on slashed guidan…
US equities rose, led by Nvidia's strong AI-driven earnings and revenue forecast. This overshadowed broader market concerns regarding high bond yields, tariffs, and inflation.
US equity futures are higher, led by a Nasdaq rally, following Nvidia's blowout earnings report which doubled revenue year-over-year. Mixed economic data, including a wider trade deficit and lower jo…
Nvidia's blowout earnings report, with revenue more than doubling and strong guidance, has sparked a massive rally in AI and semiconductor stocks. Salesforce and Okta also surged on earnings beats, b…
An analysis evaluates investment strategies across tech ETFs, bonds, and small caps amidst uncertainty over whether massive artificial intelligence capital expenditures will yield sustainable corpora…
Major US indices finished mixed as the S&P 500 gained 0.2% while tech lagged. Semiconductor stocks dropped, led lower by Nvidia and Broadcom. Meanwhile, Nvidia is reportedly in discussions to back AI…
The equal-weighted S&P 500 is outperforming the traditional cap-weighted benchmark as Magnificent Seven tech leaders struggle. Market breadth is expanding, signaling a broader rotation away from top-…
Falling market volatility is compressing option premiums across covered-call ETFs like SPYI, JEPQ, and GPIQ. With premium pools shrinking, fund mechanics and payout structures—rather than headline yi…
Jim Cramer argued market pessimism offers attractive buying opportunities, highlighting resilient consumer spending and AI data center demand. He noted record short positions on the Nasdaq 100 and su…
US stock futures traded mixed as tech and S&P 500 advanced amid growing confidence in AI capex monetization. Wall Street strategists upgraded index targets, while Brent crude edged to $89 per barrel …
U.S. stock futures traded mixed Monday as Nasdaq 100 futures gained 0.5% on easing Fed rate hike expectations and tech upgrades, while Dow futures dipped 0.2%. Premarket movers included rallies in Mo…
Anthropic plans an October IPO with a targeted valuation over $2 trillion, potentially setting a new record despite lacking current profitability. This move raises competitive pressure on rival OpenA…