Author: Admin

Check out the companies making headlines after hours. Cadence Design Systems — Shares of the chip design company popped more than 4% after Cadence Design posted second quarter earnings of $2.11 per share, excluding items, topping the LSEG consensus estimate of $2.05 per share. Revenue of $1.58 billion came in line with expectations. Rambus — The maker of memory interface chips rose slightly after posting second quarter earnings of 77 cents per share, on an adjusted basis, on revenues of $207 million, exceeding estimates. Analysts surveyed by LSEG had expected earnings of 72 cents per share on revenues of $198…

Sopa Images | Lightrocket | Getty ImagesInvestors looking to wager on stocks such as SpaceX and Micron Technology now have a new tool: single-stock futures that trade for nearly 24 hours a day.CME Group on Monday launched cash-settled single-stock futures on 55 U.S. equities, along with micro-sized contracts on 22 names, marking the exchange’s push into a market designed to let investors take leveraged long or short positions around the clock.The contracts trade on CME’s Globex platform from Sunday evening through Friday afternoon, with a one-hour daily maintenance break, enabling investors to respond to earnings and other market-moving events outside…

Investors are fretting over a report that Nvidia could backstop an OpenAI data-center lease, in what would be the largest such arrangement yet.

The S&P 500 hasn’t made a new all-time high since early June, and volatility appears ready to dominate market narratives once again. A dispersion trade, i.e., financial stocks rising when tech stocks fall, has buoyed indices from a sharper decline, but the market is starting to look disjointed as the AI trade emits hiccups. Who benefits from outsized volatility? Fee-based asset managers and market makers, and three important companies in this industry just reported earnings. If you’re considering a wager on continued volatility, be sure to digest the Q2 reports from these three firms. Which Market Tollbooth Is Best Suited…

Key PointsChipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG) has been a top-performing stock throughout its history, but more recently, the company has disappointed investors. The stock is down more than 50% from its peak a few years ago, as it lost star CEO Brian Niccol, same-store sales growth slowed, and its premium valuation compressed as investors dialed back estimates for its long-term growth.Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now, when you join Stock Advisor. See the stocks »Chipotle is down 10% year-to-date, as its results have…

The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Monday closed up +0.02%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +0.51%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed down -0.32%.  September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) rose +0.02%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU26) fell -0.33%.Stock indexes settled mixed on Monday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average posting a 1-week high and the Nasdaq 100 falling to a 2.5-month low. The weakness in chipmakers and AI-infrastructure stocks on Monday weighed on the Nasdaq 100 and limited gains in the broader market.  Investors rotated out of semiconductor and AI-infrastructure stocks on Monday and into beaten-down sectors,…

A FedEx worker walks past his truck in the North Beach neighborhood on June 23, 2026 in San Francisco, California.Heather Diehl | Getty ImagesAs demand rises for specialized medications like GLP-1s, logistics companies including UPS and FedEx are adapting their strategies to be able to better ship and store those pharmaceuticals. Most injectable GLP-1 medications, including Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and Wegovy and Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro and Zepbound, require refrigerated storage for shipment. The Covid pandemic put healthcare logistics at center stage in 2020, as the shipping of temperature-controlled vaccines quickly became a crucial part of keeping the virus at bay.…

Implications of the 2026 Middle East war – Central Banking Skip to main content End of drawer navigation content Gavin Bingham, Paul Fisher and Andrew Large detail the monetary policy, financial stability and international co-operation challenges for central banks The US and Israeli military actions against Iran that began on February 28, 2026 led to serious disruptions in the global oil market and significant shocks to trade flows. They have potentially far-reaching consequences for expenditure and investment decisions and central bank policy. The Strait of Hormuz is the supply route for around 20% of global oil supply, of which an…

The Federal Reserve’s decision on Wednesday to hold interest rates steady or hike them is one of the most unclear in years. Renewed tensions in the Middle East have pushed oil prices higher again, feeding the hawks’ worries that energy prices could translate into sticky, broad-based inflation and necessitate a rate hike. At the same time, the latest inflation report showed prices cooled, giving the central bank some breathing room and bolstering the case to hold rates steady. Former Kansas City Fed president Esther George said there’s a 50-50 chance the Fed will either hold rates steady or raise them.…

Key PointsIn just one week, the probability of higher interest rates by mid-September has surged from 52.4% to 82.4%. Escalating military action between the U.S. and Iran has reignited energy price inflation — but this is only part of the story.Trumpflation has entered a new phase, and Wall Street’s leading catalyst is also fanning the flames of inflation. 10 stocks we like better than S&P 500 Index ›It’s been another stellar year for the timeless Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), broad-based S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and growth-driven Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC), which have hit all-time highs since early June.…