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S&P 500, Nasdaq 100 Smash Records As AMD Jumps 16% On AI Hype: Stock Market Today

Piero Cingari — Wed, 06 May 2026 17:35:23 +0000

U.S. stocks hit records as Trump's Iran memo sinks oil 6%, AMD soars 17% on data-center beat.

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Stock Market Today: S&P 500, Dow, Nasdaq Futures Rise As Trump Pauses 'Project Freedom'— Super Micro Computer, AMD, Intel In Focus (UPDATED)

Rishabh Mishra — Wed, 06 May 2026 13:09:38 +0000

(Editor’s note: The future prices of benchmark tracking ETFs, and the headline, the lede and the economic were updated in the story.)

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30-Year Treasury Yields Hit 5%: Trump's Interest Bill Balloons To $1.2 Trillion

Piero Cingari — Tue, 05 May 2026 20:39:04 +0000

The 30-year Treasury yield closed at 5% as US interest expense reached $1.2 trillion. Bond market signals a warning equities can't ignore

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These 3 Telecom Stocks Rallied Over 1,000% In A Year: Nvidia Did 75%

Piero Cingari — Tue, 05 May 2026 15:34:47 +0000

Lumentum, Ondas and Applied Optoelectronics rallied over 1,000% in 12 months. Two report earnings this week. Wall Street is split.

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Wall Street's Inflation Fears Just Hit A 4-Year High, But Stocks Don't Care: Here's Why

Piero Cingari — Tue, 05 May 2026 13:56:06 +0000

5-year breakeven inflation rate jumps to 2.72%, the highest since 2022. Polymarket flips: hike odds now beat cut odds. Why stocks rally anyway.

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Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Futures Rise As Traders Monitor US-Iran Ceasefire— Duolingo, Pinterest, AMD In Focus (UPDATED)

Rishabh Mishra — Tue, 05 May 2026 12:34:09 +0000

(Editor’s note: The future prices of benchmark tracking ETFs, and the headline were updated in the story.)

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Stock Market Today: Oil Jumps 5%, S&P 500 Drops As Iran Strikes UAE Port

Piero Cingari — Mon, 04 May 2026 17:34:04 +0000

U.S. stocks sank Monday as an Iranian drone attack on a UAE petroleum site sent Brent above $114, gold tumbled 2%, and FedEx, UPS and GXO cratered after Amazon expanded ...

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Trump's $200 Billion Gift Is Working — And The S&P 500's Record Run Is Weird Proof

Piero Cingari — Mon, 04 May 2026 16:29:15 +0000

Gas at $4.46 and oil at $107 should hurt households. But $3,500 tax refunds and a 10% S&P 500 April rally tell a different story.

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Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500 Futures Trip Amid Trump's 'Project Freedom' To Escort Stranded Vessels At Hormuz— eBay, Nebius In Focus (UPDATED)

Rishabh Mishra — Mon, 04 May 2026 12:32:57 +0000

(Editor’s note: The future prices of benchmark tracking ETFs, and the headline were updated in the story.)

U.S. stock futures were mixed on Monday, following Friday’s divergence between the Dow Jones ...

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Federal Reserve's New Inflation Data is 'Useless,' Says Otavio Costa: Inside Fed's Pivot To Excuse Lower Rates

Rishabh Mishra — Mon, 04 May 2026 07:38:30 +0000

Investor Otavio Costa slams the Fed's Trimmed-Mean PCE as a "useless" metric designed to mask rising costs and justify premature rate cuts.

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Trump Tells Congress Iran Hostilities 'Have Been Terminated' — Hormuz Traffic Says Otherwise

Piero Cingari — Fri, 01 May 2026 20:39:06 +0000

Trump tells Congress Iran hostilities have terminated to bypass War Powers. But Hormuz traffic is at 7 ships a day and Kpler calls reopening an illusion.

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S&P 500 Hasn't Looked This Unbalanced Since The Dot-Com Bubble, Goldman Warns

Piero Cingari — Fri, 01 May 2026 12:54:52 +0000

Goldman's Ben Snider says S&P 500 market breadth has thinned to its most fragile level since the dot-com era as Momentum runs hot and hedge fund leverage stays elevated.

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Stock Market Today: Dow, S&P 500, Nasdaq Futures RiseAs Trump Administration Evades War Powers Deadline— Apple, Twilio, Roblox In Focus (UPDATED)

Rishabh Mishra — Fri, 01 May 2026 12:41:35 +0000

(Editor’s note: The future prices of benchmark tracking ETFs, the lede, and the headline were updated in the story.)

U.S. stock futures shed earlier losses to advance on Friday morning, following Thursday's ...

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Q1 GDP Rises Less Than Expected, Fed's Favorite Inflation Gauge Jumps 3.2% In March (UPDATED)

Piero Cingari — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:11:14 +0000

U.S. GDP grew at a 2% annualized pace in Q1, missing expectations, while PCE inflation jumped to 3.5% as Iran-linked gasoline prices pushed consumer costs higher.