Wall Street shrugged off credit concerns that battered bank stocks on Wednesday, with large-cap indices posting slight gains by midday trading in New York, setting up for a positive weekly close.
As October 2025 unfolds, financial markets worldwide are keenly focused on the U.S. Federal Reserve, which is widely anticipated to continue its easing cycle with another rate cut. Following a 25-basis-point reduction in September, market indicators, such as the CME Group's FedWatch tool, assign a near-certain probability to a
A surprise tariff announcement on Friday sent markets tumbling, reigniting fears of trade tensions and triggering sharp volatility across equities and crypto.
Consumer staples companies are typically more resilient to macroeconomic headwinds than their peers, but in the past six months, tariffs have trampled the sector.
U.S. stocks edged lower on Thursday, pausing after a record-setting run. The S&P 500 slipped 0.4% by midday in New York, retreating from an all-time high of 5,674 hit at the open.
The consumer discretionary sector is underperforming due to stock concentration in Tesla and Amazon, but smaller companies in the sector are quietly delivering steady gains.
The technology sector, a dominant force in recent market rallies, experienced a significant downturn today, October 3, 2025, as the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQ: COMP) retreated sharply, pulling down a broad array of tech stocks within the S&P 500 (NYSE: SPX). This underperformance signals a potential shift in investor sentiment,
