The stock market will have to get through a big week of economic data ahead, as it undergoes a major rotation that could drive the market toward a year-end rally. The week ahead is stacked with big reports — including jobs and inflation data — that have been delayed because of the government shutdown. November … Read more
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange on June 18, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The Dow Jones Industrial Average reached new heights on Thursday as a Federal Reserve interest rate cut followed by disappointing Oracle results prompted investors to move out of high-flying tech stocks and into names that can … Read more
Stocks @ Night is a daily newsletter delivered after hours, giving you a first look at tomorrow and last look at today. Sign up for free to receive it directly in your inbox. Here’s what CNBC TV’s producers were watching on Wednesday and what’s on the radar for Thursday’s session. Post-Fed movers and shakers Stocks … Read more
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., Dec. 8, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters The S&P 500 was relatively unchanged on Wednesday ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision. The broad market index traded around the flatline. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 115 … Read more
Futures-options traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange’s NYSE American (AMEX) in New York City, U.S., Dec. 8, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Stocks were little changed on Tuesday as Wall Street looks ahead to this week’s interest rate decision from the Federal Reserve. The S&P 500 hovered around the flatline, … Read more
Asia-Pacific markets were mostly lower on Tuesday after losses on Wall Street, with investors holding back ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision on Dec. 10 stateside. The central bank is widely expected to cut rates by another 25 basis points at its final meeting of the year, bringing the Federal Funds rate to 3.5%-3.75%. … Read more
Morgan Stanley exited the bull camp on Tesla , saying valuation concerns outweigh its optimistic outlook for the electric vehicle maker in a huge potentially market-moving call on Wall Street. Analyst Andrew Percoco downgraded Tesla’s stock to equal weight from overweight. Percoco raised his price target by $15 to $425, but that still reflects downside … Read more
We’re in the final stretch of 2025 and entering the second week of the historically strong market month of December. Barring a calamity, the S & P 500 should be able to turn in a third straight year of gains. The index has advanced nearly 17% year to date. Whether it goes higher from here … Read more
A range of retail, financial services and artificial intelligence stocks may soon slide, according to one of the popular yardsticks used in technical analysis. Stocks rose on Friday , advancing for a fourth straight day and approaching all-time highs as the year draws to a close. The S & P 500 added 0.3% this past … Read more
Stocks eked out gains Friday and closed the week higher after the Federal Reserve’s favorite inflation gauge added to the case for an interest rate cut next week. For the week, the S & P 500 rose 0.3%, while the Nasdaq added nearly 1%. Both indexes logged back-to-back weekly gains. The Dow gained roughly 0.5%. … Read more