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Options and ETF frenzy have helped make largest US stocks more volatile, raising stakes ahead of Big Tech earnings
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The pre-tax profits of securities firms in New York City rose nearly 31% in the first half of this year compared with the same period in 2024. The increase was fueled primarily by trading activity, state Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli reported Thursday.
Investors largely cheered on Friday, sending major U.S. equity indexes back into record territory, after the latest CPI report boosted expectations for multiple Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts during the months ahead.
Five of the Magnificent 7 stocks report earnings. A Fed cut is considered a dead certainty. Trade tensions ease with Asia, ramp up with Canada.
Vertical Research Partners analyst Rob Stallard raised his rating on General Dynamics stock to Buy from Hold. His price target went to $400 from $330 a share.
The Cboe Volatility Index, otherwise known as the VIX or Wall Street's "fear gauge," touched its lowest level since Oct. 2 on Friday, erasing a bump that had been largely inspired by escalating trade tensions with China and concerns about banks' credit losses.
Saudi Arabia’s annual investment showpiece kicks off this week against a steady drumbeat of headlines on the kingdom’s strained finances: The deficit has grown as oil prices persist below levels needed to balance the budget,
Asian shares rallied and U.S. futures jumped Monday, with Japan’s benchmark Nikkei 225 topping 50,000 for the first time as U.S. President Donald Trump said he expected to reach a trade agreement with China.
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