U.S. and Chinese officials are due to convene in Stockholm for a second day of trade talks
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.
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.
The report indicated that Texas factory activity increased in July.
A new price target from Oppenheimer points to a continued rally for the index.
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.
Better earnings and a steadily high multiple should boost stocks, says Morgan Stanley.
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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.
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.
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.
Investors have been piling into highly risky shares.