Interest rate outlook comes under scrutiny next week with jobs, inflation data on deck. Here’s what’s ahead

Jobs and inflation data, following the brief delay in government data, will be released together next week, bringing the interest rate outlook to the fore for investors. January’s nonfarm payrolls report and consumer price index, set to hit screens days after their original release dates , could re-instill confidence in the market following a recent … Read more

These are the most overbought and oversold stocks in the S&P 500 as 2026 begins

The year just began, but there may be opportunities for investors to catch potential bounces on some stocks — or avoid pullbacks near-term. The major averages were listless on Friday, the first trading day of 2026, as they alternated between gains and losses. For the week, they finished down more than 1% across the board. … Read more

Amazon launches cloud AI tool to help engineers recover from outages faster

Mateusz Slodkowski | SOPA Images | Lightrocket | Getty Images Amazon’s cloud unit on Tuesday announced AI-enabled software designed to help clients better understand and recover from outages. DevOps Agent, as the artificial intelligence tool from Amazon Web Services is called, predicts the cause of technical hiccups using input from third-party tools such as Datadog … Read more

Sandisk joins S&P 500 following Western Digital spinoff, replacing Interpublic

Atmosphere at the Variety 2025 Power of Young Hollywood Party, Presented by SANDISK held at the Four Seasons Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on August 07, 2025 in Beverly Hills, California. Michael Buckner | Variety | Getty Images Shares of flash storage vendor Sandisk popped 7% in extended trading on Monday after the company was … Read more