The Nasdaq MarketSite in New York, US, on Monday, June 15, 2026. Michael Nagle | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tech bulls may not have to wait much longer for fresh highs, if the single-biggest trade in the Invesco QQQ Trust ETF on Thursday is any indication. The trader spent $24 million on a three-part call…
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. Stocks rebounded Thursday as investors shrugged off concerns about a significant escalation in the military conflict between the U.S. and Iran. That sent bond yields and…
Buying dips and selling rips has been the name of the game in the S&P 500 all summer. Options action suggests that it can continue, with VIX at recent lows and a slowdown in the wild speculative call-buying in tech that was pulling the market quickly in both directions. To an extent, that’s just the…
Traders work at the New York Stock Exchange on June 26, 2026. NYSE The tech sector emerged as a clear winner in the first half of 2026. But while U.S. Big Tech stocks enjoyed strong gains — despite a sharp sell-off at the end of June — they were largely outperformed by their international counterparts….
I sure didn’t want what happened to occur, at least not during my vacation, of all things. But it did, and we have to deal with the fallout head-on because it came as such a surprise to many. Imagine for a moment there were five geese — Amazon , Alphabet , Microsoft , Meta Platforms ,…
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Wall Street spent the week debating who the biggest winners and losers of the artificial intelligence boom will ultimately be. Memory chipmaker Micron’s blockbuster earnings reinforced the fervent demand for computing resources, but it also led investors to question whether the AI buildout is becoming too expensive for the hyperscalers funding it. The tech-heavy Nasdaq…
Apple shares took a big hit Thursday after the company announced bigger-than-expected price hikes on its MacBooks and iPads. It’s a bump in the road — but one that the tech giant is well-equipped to handle. The stock had its worst single session in more than a year, falling more than 6%, as management made…
Brian Cornell, Executive Chairman of the Target Corporation. Anjali Sundaram | CNBC Target has promised investors that it’s pursuing an aggressive turnaround with a new CEO at the helm, but its longtime former top executive Brian Cornell still leads the retailer’s board of directors — and some major investors are signaling they’re hungry for change….
The Federal Reserve gave Wall Street a reality check this week, but the S & P 500 refused to let go of its back-to-back weekly wins. Positive war developments paved the way. The S & P 500 jumped 1.1% on Thursday as investors brushed off monetary policy concerns from the session before, which caused a…
