US stocks rise to a record on expectations companies will make even fatter profits
- On Tuesday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 201 points, or 0.4%, while the Nasdaq composite added 0.5% to reach a new all-time high.
- Markets rallied as oil prices dropped 2% to $98.30 per barrel, easing inflation pressure, while the 10-year Treasury yield fell to 5.25% from 5.31% late Monday.
- Constellation Energy jumped 15% on Tuesday following a deal to supply Google with nuclear-scale electricity, while Lamb Weston shares rallied 11.1% after beating profit projections.
- Option Care Health shares soared 33.1% after private investment firm CD&R and healthcare company McKesson announced a roughly $5.8 billion acquisition deal.
- Analysts expect S&P 500 companies to deliver nearly 30% earnings growth, potentially marking a third straight quarter of growth exceeding 25%.
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The key US equity indices closed up Tuesday's dealings, backed by declining revenues from US Treasury bonds and stable oil prices. The Standard and Poors 500 index climbed by 46.52 points, or 0.60%, to 7820.47 points, and the NASDAC index rose by 127.43 points, or 0.46%, to 27604.74 points.
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The S&P 500 has reached an unprecedented level of concentration, with just three technology giants now accounting for more than a fifth of the entire index. Data from Creative Planning shows that Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), and Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) collectively represent over 21% of the S&P 500 (INDEXSP: .INX), a record high […]
The three major U.S. stock indices rose across the board on the 6th (local time). Driven by growing expectations ahead of third-quarter corporate earnings announcements set to begin in earnest next week, coupled with a decline in U.S. Treasury yields that had surged the previous day, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq indices both closed at all-time highs. On this day, the Dow Jones 30 Industrial Average finished trading at 51,521.28, up 253.38 points (0.49…
The New York Stock Exchange closed with gains. The S&P 500 index broke the 7,800-point barrier for the first time, while the Nasdaq index also set a record, against the backdrop of falling US government bond yields and stabilizing oil prices. The Dow Jones industrial average closed up 253.38 points (+0.49%), at 51,521.28 points. The Nasdaq index, dominated by technology stocks, closed up 122.48 points (+0.45%), at 27,599.79 points. The broader S…
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