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TSX Futures Dip as Oil Rises Ahead of Bank of Canada Decision

Chilean Stock Market Rises in Closing Auction

The Chilean stock market rose in the closing auction amid bargain buying after a negative effect from Brazil.

Dollar Rises Ahead of Central Bank Meetings; Stocks Steady

The dollar rose ahead of central bank meetings, while stocks traded steady.

BUZZ — NiSource rises over long term energy agreement with Microsoft

* Shares of US utility NiSource gain 2.8% to $42.44 premarket * Co signs new long term energy agreement with Microsoft for its previously announced northwest Indiana campus * Deal increases total expected NIPSCO electric customer savings to approximately $1.75 billion * Under the deal, MSFT expected to begin taking ele

RPT — ROI — Wall Street’s AI bet is now too big to hit: McGeever

(Repeats Monday's column to additional subscribers without any changes. The opinions expressed here are those of the author, a columnist for Reuters.) By Jamie McGeever ORLANDO, Florida, Oct 12 (Reuters) — The hurdle for continued AI-driven equity gains is strikingly high. And with cracks starting to appear in the seem

BUZZ — US STOCKS ON THE MOVE — Microsoft, Salesforce, Bristol Myers

Workspace search string for individual stock moves: STXBZ The Day Ahead newsletter: The Morning News Call newsletter: (.) US stock indexes were mixed on Monday, with tech heavyweights facing heat as oil prices touched their highest in about two weeks ahead of big bank earnings and inflation data due later in the week t

China’s 4F² Memory Technology Poses Potential Challenge to Micron

China’s ChangXin Memory Technologies says it has made progress with 4F² memory technology and plans to introduce a product before year-end. The article says the technology could increase memory density and that competition may pressure prices and margins, while noting uncertainty over ChangXin’s ability to manufacture

BUZZ — Microsoft becomes $4 trillion company once again a year later

* Microsoft shares rise 1% to $540.50, market valuation exceeds $4 tln the first time in ~1 year * MSFT Monday announces next-gen Maia 300 custom AI chip, designed to handle AI data-crunching such as coding and carrying out complex business tasks on a user's behalf * Says new chips will get ~40% more useful computing d

Bill Gates Says Aviation Is One of the Hardest Sectors to Decarbonize Amid Skyrocketing Fuel Costs—Here's His Solution

Philanthropist and Microsoft Corp. (NASDAQ: MSFT ) co-founder Bill Gates says aviation remains one of the hardest sectors to decarbonize, but avoiding warming contrails could provide a relatively inexpensive way to reduce the industry’s climate impact. Bill Gates Says Contrails Make the Planet Hotter In a thread on the

Microsoft Stock Rises 1.9% on Analyst Target Increase

Microsoft (MSFT) shares climbed approximately 1.9% to $534.93 on October 6, as Melius Research raised its price target for the company to $665 from $465.

Nasdaq hits 23rd record high of 2024; S&P 500, Dow also rise

The Nasdaq Composite closed at its 23rd record high of the year, boosted by tech giants like Nvidia and Microsoft. The S&P 500 and Dow also finished higher, despite a rise in U.S. 10-year Treasury yields to their highest level since 2002.

Nasdaq Hits Record High, S&P 500 Rises on Megacap Tech Strength

The Nasdaq reached all-time highs and the S&P 500 rose on Monday, driven by gains in most megacap and growth stocks, including Nvidia. Treasury yields held near multi-year highs, tempering risk sentiment.

S&P 500 rises; Nasdaq hits record high on megacap tech

The benchmark S&P 500 rose and the Nasdaq reached all-time highs as most megacap and growth stocks advanced, with risk sentiment tempered as Treasury yields stayed near multi-year highs.

AI’s $1 Trillion Funding Problem Is Moving From Stocks to Bonds

The AI trade is acquiring a new kind of leverage: debt. UBP estimates Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ: MSFT ), Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ: AMZN ), Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ: GOOGL ) (NASDAQ: GOOG ), Meta Platforms Inc (NASDAQ: META ) and Oracle Corp (NYSE: ORCL ) could spend $1 trillion to $1.3 trillion on capital expenditure in 2027, p

Oil Rises; Meta’s Muse Trade Extends To CPU Stocks Like Intel, AMD, Arm, Qualcomm

Iran Hopium Dashed Please click here for an enlarged chart of the United States Oil ETF (NYSE: USO ). Note the following: The chart shows that this morning in the early trade oil ETF USO is rising. The chart shows that oil is now at the top band of zone 1 (resistance). The chart shows that oil is now at the same level

US equities gain as Magnificent Seven stocks lead charge

US equity index futures traded higher with the Nasdaq 100 up about 1%. The Magnificent Seven group of mega-cap tech stocks has regained market leadership this month, with an ETF tracking them up 2.5% compared to a 0.5% decline for the S&P 500.

LIVE MARKETS — Cash — return stocks win back investor favor, leaving megacaps behind

Main US indexes turn redDow is weakest off ~0.5%, Nasdaq strongest, off ~0.1% Energy leads S&P 500 sector gainers; Materials is biggest loser Euro STOXX 600 index down >1% Dollar, gold rise; US crude up ~0.9%; bitcoin rallies >5% US 10-year Treasury yield rises to ~4.99% Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of ma

Global bond yields rise, pressuring stocks and AI names

Global bond yields are rising, with Japan’s 10-year government bond yield at 3%, the highest since 1996. The note says the move is pressuring stocks early, especially AI-linked names.

Oil rises after U.S. strikes on Iran-linked targets

Oil is rising after the U.S. struck two rocket launchers on Larak Island, with traders also reacting to hawkish comments from Warsh and broad early selling in stocks.

Nvidia earnings loom as semis trade lower on Samsung selloff

Semiconductor stocks are under pressure in U.S. early trade after Samsung Electronics fell 8.7% in South Korea, while Nvidia earnings are due Wednesday after the close.

NVIDIA Stock Is Still Up, But $250 Billion AI Risk Has Spooked The Debt Market

Credit-default swaps, the derivatives synonymous with the 2008 financial crisis, are becoming Wall Street’s preferred system for dealing with the rampant artificial-intelligence spending boom. As hyperscalers tap out their cash flows and increasingly reach into the debt market, investors are paying for protection again

Bulls and Bears: IBM, Super Micro, Tesla

examined the prospects for many investors’ favorite stocks over the last week — here’s a look at some of our top stories. U.S. stocks endured a difficult week as a renewed surge in oil prices and disappointing reactions to Big Tech earnings weighed heavily on investor sentiment. The S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite and Dow Jo

US Stocks Mixed

US equities close mixed as Dow rises 0.14%, S&P 500 falls, and Nasdaq drops 0.46% with Apple down 6.1% and Micron up 15.7%.

MSFT Rises on AI Catalysts

Microsoft stock gains as AI growth prospects improve, potentially ending discount period. Investors eye AI-driven revenue boost.

MSFT Stock Rises

Microsoft stock is gaining attention from investors, potentially presenting a buying opportunity. The company's financials and growth prospects are being reevaluated.