Wall Street will enter the July 6-10 week with less room for error after a choppy start to the second half. The S&P 500 is still sitting near record territory, but the market is carrying a tricky mix of stretched valuations, a cooling labour market, fragile oil prices and fresh pressure in semiconductor stocks. The
US stock funds saw their biggest weekly exit since March, raising fresh questions about the strength of Wall Street’s rally. Investors pulled $17.2 billion from US stock funds in the week through July 1, according to Bloomberg, citing Bank of America strategists led by Michael Hartnett and EPFR Global data. The move does not signal
The Hang Seng Index retreated by over 10% in the first half of the year as some of the biggest Chinese technology companies lagged behind their global peers like the Nikkei 225 and Kospi, which jumped by 34% and 85%, respectively. Top Hang Seng Index stocks have retreated this year Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index
Chipmaker Nvidia has introduced a new revenue-sharing programme designed to support fast-growing artificial intelligence startups by providing access to computing power in exchange for a share of future revenue. The company announced that the initiative will offer token credits to AI startups to help power their development. Under the programme, cloud-based AI companies, model developers
Cathie Wood’s ARK Innovation ETF has bought back into SoFi Technologies (NASDAQ: SOFI) just as the beaten-down fintech stock is trying to recover from a difficult first half of the year. ARKK bought 299,753 SoFi shares across June 29, June 30 and July 1, worth about $5.5 million based on SoFi’s July 1 close of $18.44,
Investor Michael Burry, best known for his successful bet against the US housing market portrayed in The Big Short, has reportedly opened a short position in Micron Technology (MU), arguing that the memory chip maker’s recent rally has been driven by speculative enthusiasm rather than fundamentals. According to a post published on his Substack, Burry
Nvidia enters the second half of 2026 facing growing pressure to defend both its market leadership and investor confidence. While the company remains the world’s largest by market capitalisation, its stock has lagged several semiconductor peers this year as investors broaden their focus across the artificial intelligence (AI) supply chain. The company continues to benefit
Shopify stock has rebounded in the past few weeks, moving from the year-to-date low of $94.47 to the current $121.63. This rebound may continue, helped by its modest revenue growth and encouraging technicals. Shopify stock jumps after crucial settlement Shopify, the operator of the biggest e-commerce software, soared after reaching a settlement with Shopline, a
Palantir Technologies PLTR shares extended their recent rally on Thursday after DA Davidson upgraded the software company to Buy, arguing that its role as an artificial intelligence orchestration platform is becoming increasingly valuable as enterprises seek flexibility in deploying AI models. The stock rose more than 4% in premarket trading, building on an 8% gain
AeroVironment Inc. (AVAV) shares rose 4% in premarket trading on Thursday after the US Department of War awarded the defense contractor a $500 million contract for counter-unmanned aerial systems. The Simi Valley, California-based company received a firm-fixed-price contract to procure commercial counter-unmanned aerial systems and counter small-unmanned aerial systems capabilities. According to the Department of