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U.S. stocks advanced on Monday as market participants looked ahead to this week's slew of megacap earnings, economic data and the Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting.

Tech stocks rose late Monday afternoon with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) adding 0.9% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) up 1.5%.

Looking at options trading activity among components of the Russell 3000 index, there is noteworthy activity today in Papa John's International, Inc. (Symbol: PZZA), where a total volume of 10,324 contracts has been traded thus far today, a contract volume which is representati

U.S. stocks rose modestly on Monday, with few catalysts to spark much conviction before this week's slew of megacap earnings, economic data and the Federal Reserve's monetary policy meeting.

According to at least one Wall Street analyst, the Russell 2000 Index may gain up to 50% if the Fed goes through with multiple interest rate cuts in 2024. So, how can you invest in this small-cap index right now?

Despite the buzz over generative artificial intelligence last year, the technology's impact on the advertising business of Alphabet and Meta Platforms is likely to be muted when the companies report fourth-quarter results this week, though investors are mapping out its future potential.

Tech stocks were higher Monday afternoon, with the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK) adding 0.3% and the SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD) up 0.4%.

U.S. main stock indexes were sluggish on Monday as investors awaited major events this week including the Federal Reserve's interest rate decision and big-ticket tech earnings that could test Wall Street's record breaking rally.

European shares surged to their highest since January 2022 and bond yields on both sides of the Atlantic eased on Monday even as markets scaled back what investors deemed had been overly ambitious bets on policy rate reductions at the end of 2023.

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Advanced Micro Devices AMD is expected to report growth in the Client segment, both on a year-over-year and sequential basis, in fourth-quarter 2023 earnings, set to be released on Jan 30.AMD’s fourth-quarter top-line growth is ex

Who says January’s a long month? This week starts slow, but we’ll end it with a full-fledged Jobs Week for February. Tuesday ushers in new JOLTS data for December, Wednesday brings us private-sector ADP (ADP) payroll totals for th

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U.S. main stock indexes had a sluggish start on Monday, ahead of major events this week including the Federal Reserve's rate decision and big-ticket tech earnings that could set the tone for Wall Street.

Who says January’s a long month? This week starts slow, but we’ll end it with a full-fledged Jobs Week for February. Tuesday ushers in new JOLTS data for December, Wednesday brings us private-sector ADP ADP payroll totals for this

March S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESH24) are down -0.04%, and March Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQH24) are up +0.11% this morning as market participants braced for the Federal Reserve’s first monetary policy committee meeting of the year, a flurry of earnings reports from some of the biggest tech heavyweights, and the latest U.S. jobs report due later this week.

U.S. main indexes were set for a lackluster start on Monday, ahead of major events this week including the Federal Reserve's rate decision and big-ticket tech earnings that could set the tone for Wall Street.

For Immediate ReleaseChicago, IL – January 29, 2024 – Zacks.com releases the list of companies likely to issue earnings surprises. This week’s list includes Nvidia NVDA, Microsoft MSFT, Alphabet GOOGL, Meta Platforms META and Amaz

2023 kicked off an arms race in artificial intelligence (AI). Big tech companies spent heavily on software development and specific chips from companies like Nvidia to train their AI models. As a result, investors saw a few select chipmakers emerge as big winners as demand from d

U.S. main index futures were muted on Monday, ahead of major events this week including the Federal Reserve's rate decision and big-ticket tech earnings that could set the tone for Wall Street that has been on a record-breaking rally.