European markets set for lackluster open amid a difficult week for the region
European stocks are expected to hover around the flatline at the open on Wednesday as markets lack direction during a difficult week. Source link
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Jim Cramer says OpenAI might be developing an edge after new AMD deal
CNBC’s Jim Cramer opined on the accelerating artificial intelligence arms race, saying OpenAI’s latest deal with chipmaker AMD makes the ChatGPT owner more competitive. “The hyperscalers are all vulnerable if OpenAI gets this computing power,” he said. “And given the number of chips it’s buying, I think this company can go after everybody’s business.” The…
Japan’s Nikkei 225 hits record high for second straight day
Aerial view by drone of Tokyo Cityscape with Tokyo Sky Tree visible in Tokyo city, Japan on sunrise. pongnathee kluaythong | Moment | Getty Images Japan’s Nikkei 225 hit a record high Tuesday for the second straight session, lifted by a tech rally on Wall Street after a massive deal between OpenAI and AMD —…
When it seems nothing can take the market down, follow this rule
Government shutdowns should, theoretically, matter to the stock market. A shutdown could hurt spending power for up to 900,000 people, the highest estimate I have seen for those to be furloughed. That’s a lot of people who will spend a lot less money – especially because most Americans live paycheck to paycheck. Shutdowns still don’t…
3 big things we’re watching in the stock market in the week ahead
The federal government closed up shop last week. You might not have known that if the stock market’s performance was your guide: The S & P 500 finished the week at a record high on a six-day win streak . But the longer the shutdown in Washington drags on, the more attention Wall Street may…
Case for investing abroad despite record U.S. market gains
Investors may want to boost their exposure overseas. “Home bias is about as bad as it’s ever been in the United States. The average investor has far too much of their money sitting in the United States,” ETF.com’s Dave Nadig told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” this week. Nadig, the firm’s president and director of research, delivered…
Stocks jump despite shutdown; we bought more of our newest stocks
Day three of the federal government shutdown came and went Friday, with no end in sight. The stock market saw more all-time highs before the rally ran out of steam. The S & P 500 on Friday eked out a fractional gain for its 29th record-high close since the market’s tariff lows in early April….
S&P 500 record close Friday is down to the wire — plus, Amazon is more than just cloud
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Markets: Wall Street lost some steam in afternoon trading Friday, as AI trade bellwether Nvidia gave up earlier gains and turned negative. Tesla , another momentum…
S&P 500 set-it-and-forget-it strategy due for a rethink: experts
Trevor Williams | DigitalVision | Getty Images The S&P 500 index closed at a new all-time high on Wednesday amid a federal government shutdown. It rose to a new intraday high early Thursday. Prior to that, the index — which is focused on large-cap U.S. equities — had risen almost 90% since the equity bull…
Nvidia heads for 6-day win streak, and BlackRock gets ringing analyst endorsement
Every weekday, the CNBC Investing Club with Jim Cramer releases the Homestretch — an actionable afternoon update, just in time for the last hour of trading on Wall Street. Markets: The S & P 500 wasn’t doing much Thursday, the second day of the federal government shutdown. The broad market index started the day modestly…