Stock Market Today: S&P 500 Futures Edge Up and Dollar Gains; Focus Turns to Earnings
U.S. and Chinese officials are due to convene in Stockholm for a second day of trade talks
Tech Earnings Create $11 Trillion Hurdle for S&P 500
Big tech earnings coming out this week could create a challenge for the rally in the S&P 500. Bloomberg's Carmen Reinicke explains what companies including Microsoft, Meta, and Apple will need to show to keep investor sentiment high.
S&P 500 Index Buybacks Hit Record
Late last month, S&P Dow Jones Indices reported the preliminary data on dividends and buybacks for the first quarter of 2025. In the report, buybacks of $293.5 billion set a record for buybacks in a quarter.
Dallas Fed Manufacturing Index Rises To 0.9; SP500 Pulls Back From Session Highs
The report indicated that Texas factory activity increased in July.
S&P 500 Could See Best Run of Gains Since the 1990s. This Analyst is Bullish Again.
A new price target from Oppenheimer points to a continued rally for the index.
S&P 500 starts the week on a high note after US-EU trade deal
8:15am: Markets weigh trade pact Wall Street is kicking off a loaded week with a bit of a spring in its step. US stock futures pointed higher early Monday, with contracts on the S&P 500 and Nasdaq up about 0.2% and 0.4%, respectively.
S&P 500 now more likely to reach 7,200 next year, according to Morgan Stanley's Wilson
Better earnings and a steadily high multiple should boost stocks, says Morgan Stanley.
‘I have no debts': Is this a good time to invest in the S&P 500? I'm 66, retired and have $700K.
“I own my home outright. I also get Social Security, but not much.
S&P 500 scores 5th straight record high ahead of Europe-U.S. trade meeting
Wall Street's so-called fear gauge dropped this week as U.S. stocks continued to set record highs, with investors appearing encouraged in part by the White House's progress on the global trade front.
S&P 500 Snapshot: A Week of Record Highs
The S&P 500 notched a new record high every day this week, ultimately finishing the week up 1.5%. The table below summarizes the number of record highs reached each year dating back to 2013.
S&P 500 Earnings: One Unusual Aspect To Q3 '25 Earnings Estimates
Both the “upside surprise” factor for Q2 '25 S&P 500 earnings and revenue estimates are very strong. As of this morning's data from LSEG, the S&P 500 EPS “upside surprise” is +6.8%, led by the energy and financial sectors. Boeing is up 30.66% YTD as of Thursday night's, July 24th close. It's still well shy of its $449 all-time high in March 2019.
Speculative trading is booming again. That could turn into a headwind for the S&P 500, says Goldman Sachs
Investors have been piling into highly risky shares.
