[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] U.S. stocks barely budged today, with the major indexes hovering near record territory as traders gear up for an eventful week of inflation reports. After the Nasdaq hit new highs and the S&P 500 flirted with another milestone last week, investors are in a holding pattern—breathing a little easier thanks to the bounce-back from the previous …
Markets Whipsaw: Big Tech Leads Early Gains, Gold And Bitcoin Rally Late
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The markets kicked off Thursday in rally mode, powered by tech stocks, after President Trump rolled out new chip tariffs that carve out big exemptions for companies building in the U.S. Trump’s late-Wednesday announcement called for a 100% tariff on imported chips, but major players like Nvidia and AMD got a boost, since domestic investment gets …
Stocks Rebound As Bitcoin Bounces And Dollar Drops Again
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The S&P 500 started the day on a high note, as traders sifted through a new round of earnings after Wall Street’s rough patch yesterday. Apple was the big story, jumping 3% after news broke that it’s boosting its investment in U.S. manufacturing by another $100 billion, bringing its total stateside spending to a whopping $600 …
Gold Gains, Bitcoin Stumbles: Inflation And Tariffs Hit Sentiment
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Stocks slipped across the board on Tuesday as traders reacted to some surprisingly weak economic data and fresh tariff talk from President Trump. Earnings painted a mixed picture—Palantir jumped 8% after hitting a billion dollars in revenue for the first time, but Caterpillar stumbled on an earnings miss. The big drag on the market came from …
Gold, Stocks Bounce As Bears Take A Breather After Volatile Week
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] The markets bounced back in style this morning, with all the major indexes recovering a big chunk of Friday’s losses that were sparked by worries about the economy and those new tariffs from the Trump administration. After a rough end to last week—when weak jobs data, hot PCE inflation, and the final round of mixed earnings …
S&P 500, Nasdaq Set New Records Before Bears Crash The Party
[Chart courtesy of MarketWatch.com] Stocks got off to a hot start on Thursday, with Microsoft and Meta’s blockbuster earnings pushing the S&P 500 and Nasdaq to fresh record highs early on. Microsoft jumped 6% and Meta rocketed up 11.5% after both tech giants smashed expectations—Microsoft’s cloud business hit over $75 billion in annual revenue, and Meta posted both strong results …