Investors should enjoy the final months of 2026 while they can as the AI-led stock market boom is due to go bust soon, according to analysts. For now, there are still gains to be had. James Reilly, senior markets economist at Capital Economics, reiterated an earlier forecast for the S&P 500 to end this year
Investors tend to dread rate hikes, but some Wall Street pros say not to fret too much if the Federal Reserve raises interest rates this year. Odds are high that the Fed will hike rates at least once in the remaining months of 2026. As of Thursday afternoon, markets were pricing in a 71.8% chance
The once-novel idea of putting stocks on the blockchain is gaining momentum fast. The latest example came on Thursday morning, when Nasdaq announced a $100 million investment in Payward, the parent company of the cryptocurrency exchange Kraken, that will see the two companies work on new ways to trade tokenized versions of stocks. Kraken’s valuation
Traders have made a bundle over the past year following President Donald Trump as the US government pursues an unprecedented strategy of taking ownership stakes in publicly traded companies. But with the deeply polarized midterm elections approaching and polls suggesting the Democratic Party is likely to win a majority in at least one house of
Michael Burry has fired another shot at AI kingmaker Nvidia. The investor, who rose to fame in “The Big Short,” took aim at the Jensen Huang-led chipmaker in a new Substack post on Tuesday. This time, he flagged what he sees as “serious competition” for the GPU firm, pointing to reports about Etched, an AI
Futures are mixed ahead of a big week for major retailers as new questions emerge about the state of the U.S. consumer, a major engine powering the American economy. The S&P 500 edged 0.1% higher, while Dow Jones Industrial Average futures slipped 0.2%. Nasdaq futures gained 0.5%. U.S. stocks hit an all-time high last week despite some