The Club's top 10 things to watch in the stock market Friday
Intel shares gained after a blockbuster quarter, while Amkor was upgraded by UBS after an Nvidia partnership.
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Soybeans Extend to Fresh Highs on Thursday
Soybeans saw some late pressure to pull off the intraday highs, as contracts were up 1 ¼ to 5 vents across most nearby contracts, with some deferreds down fractionally to 4 cents. The cmdtyView national average Cash Bea…
A panicking Fed is just what the bond market needs, says Bank of America’s chief strategist
Last week we started to see the first signs of “panic” in the back end of US rates. The 5.15% I offered readers on Sunday became 5.20% by Wednesday:
ALKS Crosses Above Average Analyst Target
In recent trading, shares of Alkermes plc (Symbol: ALKS) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $52.83, changing hands for $52.97/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has set, the a…
Cotton Bulls Push Higher Heading into the Thursday Close
Cotton futures posted strength across most months on Thursday, with contracts 10 to 74 points higher, as October slipped 3 points. Crude oil was up another $5.88 per barrel, with the US dollar index up 0.311.
American Express rides a boom in Platinum cards to its strongest spending growth in years
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Charter sees further ‘erosion’ of its internet business, sending the stock sharply lower
Charter Communications, Inc. is a U.S.-based telecommunications and mass media company that provides broadband communications and video services to residential and business customers. Operating primarily under the Spect…
Treasury yields retreat, 10-year hovers around January 2025 highs
U.S. Treasury yields retreated on Friday after briefly hitting the highest level since January 2025 the day before, when Brent crude oil's climb above $100 per barrel reignited inflationary fears.
Strength Seen in Labcorp (LH): Can Its 3.4% Jump Turn into More Strength?
Labcorp Holdings LH shares soared 3.4% in the last trading session to close at $291.02. The move was backed by solid volume with far more shares changing hands than in a normal session. This compares to the stock's 6.1%…
Russian attack cuts power to around 150,000 in Ukraine’s north as Kyiv hits missile, oil facilities
A Russian attack on an energy facility in Ukraine's northern city of Chernihiv and surrounding district on Friday cut power to around 150,000 residents, according to the regional electricity distribution company.
Stocks Fall Sharply as Crude Oil Prices Soar and Alphabet Sparks AI Spending Concerns
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Thursday fell -1.49%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) fell -1.11%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) fell -2.26%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) fell -1.50%, a…
Boom in tech wealth is fueling record prices for dinosaur bones, art and watches, auction houses say
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Central Pacific Financial earnings beat by $0.02, revenue topped estimates
Independent Financial Group LLC purchased a new stake in Blackstone Inc. (NYSE:BX - Free Report) in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The fund purchased 21,116 shares …
Ultrapar Participacoes Reaches Analyst Target Price
In recent trading, shares of Ultrapar Participacoes SA (Symbol: UGP) have crossed above the average analyst 12-month target price of $3.83, changing hands for $3.86/share. When a stock reaches the target an analyst has …
Can AI replace your financial adviser? Why bots still can’t match human judgment.
Ask AI researchers when machines will match human-level intelligence, and you’ll get answers ranging from five years to never. Some experts predict AGI by 2030; others argue it may be computationally impossible. Meanwhi…
Asian stocks slide as Trump hits more than 80 countries with new tariffs – business live
Trump’s fresh round of trade tariffs will add more uncertainty to the world economy, the Bank of France governor Emmanuel Moulin has said this morning.
Trump considering a ‘massive attack’ on Iran as Tehran labels UK ‘accomplice’ to America
U.S. President Donald Trump said he will soon make a decision on whether to launch a "massive attack" on Iran after the conflict in the Middle East extended to a new battleground in the Red Sea.
South Korea's president invokes dramatic Japan realty crash to push domestic property agenda
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung invoked Japan's epochal property crash in the early 1990s, stoking concerns about Seoul's real estate market as he prepares to revise taxes aimed at stabilizing the housing sector.
Central Pacific Financial (CPF) Q2 Earnings and Revenues Beat Estimates
Central Pacific Financial (CPF) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.8 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.78 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.67 per share a year ago. These figures are adj…
Flagstar Bank earnings missed by $0.02, revenue fell short of estimates
Regional banking company Flagstar Financial (NYSE:FLG) fell short of the marketâs revenue expectations in Q2 CY2026 as sales rose 4% year on year to $516 million. Its non-GAAP profit of $0.05 per share was $0.02 below…
Pentagon lowers official Iran war death toll, omitting four killed this month
The Pentagon lowered its official death toll for the Iran war to 14 from 18 in the space of a day, after the Trump administration removed four service members killed this month from the count, according to the defense c…
US stocks face tests from Fed decision, tech-led earnings deluge
NEW YORK, July 24 (Reuters) - A wobbly U.S. stock market will take its cues in the coming week from a Federal Reserve meeting set to shed light on the path for interest rates, and from a packed slate of corporate earnin…
China is winning the war in the Middle East, and gold and the dollar will start to feel it, strategist says
Editor’s Notes: In this episode of The Diary Of A CEO, Steven Bartlett sits down with geopolitical analyst Professor Jiang to discuss the escalating tensions and potential for global conflict in 2026. The conversation e…
Volkswagen profits slump as it flags full-year revenue squeeze ahead of restructuring
Volkswagen reported weaker-than-expected second-quarter profits on Friday and scrapped hope for sales revenue growth in 2026, as the German auto giant lays the groundwork for a radical overhaul of the business.