Crude oil is back above $90 and energy stocks in the S&P 500 index are approaching fresh 52-week highs as the group’s year-to-date rally surpasses 40%. Despite energy stocks holding the title as the best-performing sector in the S&P 500 in 2026, options traders seem unconvinced the strength in conventional energy assets will continue. Instead,…
The great Jim Cramer is often found of saying, “It doesn’t matter where a stock has been, only where it’s going.” It’s fantastic advice, and worth remembering when looking at shares of Vertiv Holdings. Vertiv, headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, is an electrical power equipment manufacturer, and many of the DC power systems, heat rejection and…
A man holds a laptop computer as cyber code is projected on him in this illustration picture taken on May 13, 2017. Kacper Pempel | Reuters Security audits weren’t enough to keep many cryptocurrency platforms safe from money-losing hacks, crypto market data site CoinGecko said in a report dated Aug. 27. Between January 2025 and…
A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. NYSE Global markets have shrugged off a barrage of shocks in recent years, but HSBC sees several developments that could eventually end that streak. The key risks include higher corporate taxes, a renewed rise in private-sector debt and a shift in the relationship…
Goodbye, summer. With Labor Day marking the unofficial end of summer, traders and portfolio managers will return from vacations and be back at their desks in full force. Portfolios tend to see some house-cleaning adjustments. Trading volumes pick up. Midterm elections are also on the horizon this year, which can add volatility in the run-up…
An Air Canada Bombardier CRJ-900LR aircraft is seen at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) in Arlington Virginia, on Oct. 5, 2025. Daniel Slim | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Monday said Bombardier, a Canadian airplane manufacturer, must build its products in the U.S. in order to keep selling in the American…
Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, Aug. 31, 2026. Stringer | Reuters Oil prices rose to a six-week high on Monday as the U.S. and Iran traded strikes over the weekend, ratcheting up tensions in the Middle East. Brent crude oil futures, the international oil benchmark, rose 1.3% to $97.52…
Global stock markets have been volatile as investors assess high bond yields and continued tensions between the U.S. and Iran. There are concerns about the impact of uncertainty in the Middle East on oil prices and consequently on inflation. Investors who prefer to look beyond short-term noise and buy stocks with attractive long-term growth potential…
At a July protest against data centers in Lubbock, Texas, state Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller took the microphone to share his concerns about data center land grabs in his home state. But what he said could apply to what’s happening in dozens of states across the U.S. “When [data centers] first started popping up, nobody…
A person on a scooter leaves the entrance to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission headquarters building on May 26, 2026, in Washington, DC. J. David Ake | Getty Images The Securities and Exchange Commission sued Institutional Shareholder Services, seeking to force the influential proxy adviser to turn over information as the Trump administration steps…
