BABA, LAC, FCX, QURE, and Beyond
BABA, LAC, FCX, QURE and more Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading: Freeport-McMoRan — The mining company’s stock tumbled nearly 12% after it declared force majeure at its Grasberg mine in Indonesia. Freeport halted activity at the mine earlier this month after a mud rush led to a fatal accident. In addition, […]
What is the S&P 500’s Business Model and How Does It Generate Wealth? | Planet Money | NPR
What even is the business of the S&P 500, and how does it make so much money? : Planet Money : NPR A board above the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange shows the closing number for the S&P 500, Friday, June 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew) Richard Drew/AP/AP hide caption toggle caption […]
Examining Our Energy Stocks, Featuring an A+ Performer
A look at our energy stocks, including an A+ name (This is The Best Stocks in the Market , brought to you by Josh Brown and Sean Russo of Ritholtz Wealth Management.) Josh — “There are three kinds of lies,” Mark Twain once apocryphally said. “Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics.” Lying with statistics, or, at […]
How GE Spinoff Vernova Leveraged AI to Soar in the Stock Market
How GE spinoff Vernova rode the AI trade to the top of the stock market General Electric could not have chosen a better moment to launch its energy businesses as an independent company, CEO Scott Strazik said one month before GE Vernova debuted on the New York Stock Exchange. “Now that’s a big statement,” Strazik […]
Stock Market Milestones, Fed Interest Rate Cuts, Trading Insights, and New iPhone Releases
Stock market records, Fed rate cut, trades, and new iPhones The stock market reached records again this week, propelled by the Federal Reserve’s decision to cut interest rates for the first time since last December. The S & P 500 and Nasdaq hit a number of all-time closing highs this week, one as recently as […]
Wall Street Cruises to the Close of Another Record-Breaking Week
Wall Street coasts toward the finish of another record-setting week Wall Street is coasting toward the finish of its latest record-setting week on Friday. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% and was on track to close out its ninth winning week in the last 10. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 98 points, or 0.2%, […]
Why FactSet (FDS) Stock Is Down Today
Why FactSet (FDS) Shares Are Trading Lower Today Shares of financial data provider FactSet (NYSE:FDS) fell 4.1% in the morning session after the company reported third-quarter earnings that missed analyst estimates and provided a disappointing profit forecast for the next fiscal year. The financial data firm disclosed adjusted earnings of $4.05 per share, which fell […]
What Caused Redwire’s Stock to Plummet Today?
Why Did Redwire Stock Crash Today? Redwire probably isn’t a buy right now. But that doesn’t necessarily make it a sell. Shares of Redwire Corporation (RDW -11.33%), a builder of orbital space infrastructure, took a tremendous hit on Wednesday morning, falling 11.9% through 9:55 a.m. ET — all apparently on no news. Or at least […]
Investors Approach Fed Decision with Highest Optimism Since February
Investors head into the Fed decision at their most bullish since February Sentiment is high heading into the Federal Reserve decision. Investors are at their most bullish since February, according to the latest global fund manager survey released Tuesday from Bank of America Securities. The Wall Street firm said the survey’s broadest sentiment measure — […]
Elon Musk Invests $1 Billion in Tesla Stock, Moving Closer to 25% Ownership
Elon Musk Spends $1B on Tesla Shares, Small Step Toward 25% Control Elon Musk just spent $1 billion on Tesla shares. It’s only a small step toward tightening his grip on the EV maker. Tesla’s CEO bought around 2.6 million shares of the EV maker on Friday, a regulatory filing revealed on Monday. The purchases […]