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US software stocks climb as Anthropic announcement sparks relief rally

The S&P 500 software & services index also rose 1.4% and the iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF jumped 2.4%

S&P 500 rebounds as Anthropic’s update tempers AI concerns

The S&P 500 Index was up 0.6% at 11:04 a.m. in New York, with seven of 11 sectors in the green, led by consumer discretionary and information-technology stocks

Asian stocks fall, oil climbs with Iran in focus

Stocks opened lower in Japan and Australia, indicating a headwind to sentiment after two days of advances for a gauge of the region’s stocks

Asian stocks rise after tech boosts US equities

The MSCI Asia Pacific Index gained for a second day, as shares rallied in Australia and Japan, and South Korea’s benchmark rose to a record.

Wall Street banks are paying their CEOs like it’s 2006 again

Such outsize paychecks for bank CEOs haven’t been seen since before the financial crisis.

Why the AI attack on software has unnerved so many industries

The battle over the use of agents is starting to come into focus

Wall Street’s new trade is dumping any stock in AI’s crosshairs

The advances in AI have been at the forefront of Wall Street over the past few years, with tech stocks leading the charge

Booming Asian markets widen their lead over US and Europe

Most equity benchmarks in the region have risen in 2026, currencies have shown resilience against external pressures, and demand for credit has pushed spreads to near record lows

Goldman Sachs’ India push bears fruit in crowded Wall Street field

Goldman vaulted to fourth in Indian equity offerings last year — after never ranking in the top five over the past decade

Dow tops 50,000 for first time as growth, rate-cut hopes lift Wall Street

The Dow Jones Industrial Average crossed 50,000 for the first time, rising 2.5% as investors bet on US growth and interest-rate cuts despite renewed volatility around AI stocks.

Asia stock selloff extends as tech, silver rout worsens

Asian shares fell as much as 1.1% after Wall Street gauges declined, with the Nasdaq 100 suffering its worst three-day rout since April’s meltdown

Wall Street futures decline up to 1% ahead of Big Tech earnings; silver, bitcoin sell-off weigh

Investors also await Friday’s US monthly jobs report for cues on labour market conditions and the future course of Federal Reserve policy.

Sandisk’s 1,600% rally keeps going after ‘unprecedented’ quarter

Shares of Sandisk surged as much as 25% in early trading Friday before pairing some of those gains

How is Wall Street reacting to Trump's new Fed chair pick Kevin Warsh

Seen as a relatively hawkish choice, Warsh will need to navigate a president who in his second term pilloried Fed officials for not easing policy as aggressively as he would like

Wall Street futures decline ahead of Trump's announcement of new Fed chief; Nasdaq, Dow Jones down up to 1%

Fed frontrunner Kevin Warsh is viewed as one of the more hawkish candidates, raising concerns that interest rates could remain higher for longer.

US tech stocks fall as traders weigh billions in AI spending plans

The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 Index fell 1.97% at 10: 45 a.m. in New York as Microsoft plummeted 11.84%, the most since 2020

Nasdaq 100 gets hit as Microsoft sinks on results

More than 300 shares in the S&P 500 advanced, but the gauge lost steam as most megacaps retreated

Gold tops $5,300 for first time on dollar weakness ahead of Fed decision

Spot gold was up 1.4% at $5,259.78 an ounce by 09:13 a.m. ET (1413 GMT) after touching a record $5,311.31. Prices gained more than 3% in the previous session

S&P 500 rises above historic 7,000 with Fed, Big Tech earnings ahead

The S&P 500 Index rose 0.2% as of 9:48 a.m. in New York, with the benchmark surpassing the 7,000-point milestone for the first time

Wall Street futures rise up to 1% ahead of Big Tech earnings, S&P crosses 7,000 for first time

Meta Platforms, Microsoft and Tesla are scheduled to report earnings after market close.

S&P 500 on brink of 7,000 in tech-powered rally

The upbeat mood in equity markets comes ahead of the Federal Reserve’s latest policy decision, with investors expecting interest rates to remain on hold

S&P 500 closes in on record as dollar rout deepens

Not even a slide in consumer confidence prevented a fifth day of gains for the S&P 500, which approached 7,000

Intel suffers worst decline in 17 months after weak forecast

First-quarter projections for revenue and earnings both fell well short of Wall Street estimates

S&P 500 posts its first two-week losses since June

Nvidia Corp. climbed 1.5% as China told tech firms they can prepare orders for H200 AI chips. Intel Corp. sank 17% on a tepid outlook.

Wall Street slumps after Trump threatens 8 NATO members with punishing tariffs over Greenland

The Nasdaq composite slumped 1.5%. Trump said Saturday that he would charge a 10% import tax starting in February on goods from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and Finland. European markets also fell and Treasury yields moved higher in the bond market.