1 Incredible Reason to Buy Walmart (WMT) Stock Before It Reports Earnings on Aug. 20 -- and 1 Reason Not To

Walmart tends to perform well in both good economies and bad -- and its e-commerce business is growing briskly.

US Stock Market Today: S&P 500 Futures Climb On Softer Jobs Data And Yields

The Morning Bull - US Market Morning Update Monday, Aug, 10 2026 US stock futures are pointing higher this morning, with the S&P 500 contracts up around 0.6%, as investors weigh softer US jobs data against falling bond yields and cooler inflation expectations. July nonfarm payrolls showed a small job loss of 23,000 and weaker wage growth, which signals a slowing job market and less pressure from pay rises. At the same time, the 10 year Treasury yield has dropped to about 4.60% and one year...

Stock Market: Will S&P 500 Open Up or Down Today?

U.S. stock futures are showing modest gains heading into Monday morning as Wall Street digests a strong weekly performance while tracking high-stakes diplomatic maneuvering in the Middle East. The Polygon-based (CRYPTO: POL) Polymarket crowd is leaning bullish for the Aug....

J.P. Morgan lifts 2026-end target for S&P 500 to 8,000 on AI, earnings strength

J.P. Morgan raised its year-end target for the S&P 500 index to 8,000 from 7,800 on Monday, citing ‌prospects of solid corporate earnings and rising confidence that AI ‌investments by large hyperscalers would drive faster revenue growth. The new target implies about 3.1% upside ​from the index's last close of 7,757.64 and adds to a growing wave of bullish calls, with at least seven brokerages now expecting the benchmark to reach the 8,000 level by 2026-end. "As elevated backlogs convert into recognized revenue, ‌cloud growth should remain ⁠well supported, helping validate rising AI capex, strengthen order coverage, and further ease ROIC (return on invested capital) concerns," J.P. ⁠Morgan analysts said.

Ross Gerber Cites Data to Make a Point: Take Out Alphabet and Amazon, S&P 500 Earnings Growth Looks Far Less Impressive

Alphabet Inc. (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) are responsible for a large share of the S&P 500’s second-quarter earnings growth, a concentration highlighted by investor Ross Gerber using FactSet (NYSE:FDS) data. Alphabet, Amazon Drive 71% of Earnings Increase Gerber highlighted FactSet data cited by the Wall Street Journal showing that Alphabet and Amazon account for about 71% of the dollar increase in S&P 500 blended earnings since July. ‘Alphabet and Amazon alon

Despite everything, the UK stock market keeps going up

The FTSE 100 is trying to surpass its all-time closing peak of 10,910, achieved on Feb 27 of this year, just before the war in the Middle East began, while the FTSE 250 is setting new lifetime highs.

Dow Jones Futures Fall After Market Ramps Up; Cisco, Lumentum Earnings Ahead

With bulls back in charge, here's what investors should do. Warren Buffett's Berkshire beat views Saturday. Lumentum, Cisco. Applied Materials earnings are on tap..

Asia Stocks Climb and Rate Bets Ease. Now Comes Wednesday’s CPI Test

Asia stocks climbed Monday as September Fed hike odds fell to 44%. Wednesday's CPI report is the week's biggest risk.

Indian shares set to gain as soft US jobs data offsets oil worries

Aug 10 (Reuters) - Indian shares are on track to open higher on Monday, tracking Asian peers after a weaker-than-expected U.S. jobs report eased fears of a near-term Federal Reserve rate hike, while a

Why Nasdaq, S&P 500, Dow Futures Are Edging Lower Overnight After Markets Closed Up Last Week

All three benchmark indexes closed last week higher, notching best weekly gains since April.

Nikkei Rises 1.2%, Led by Electronics, Metals Stocks

Japanese stocks were higher in early trade after weak U.S. jobs data diminished prospects for the Fed’s potential rate increases.

If a Stock Market Crash Is Coming, History Says This Investing Strategy Has Never Once Failed

Multiple market indicators are issuing warning signals right now, but history still has good news.

Why Usana Health Sciences Stock Plummeted This Week

Usana's second-quarter report arrived with some worrying news for investors.

Why Gartner Stock Skyrocketed This Week

Gartner's latest quarterly report has investors reassessing the stock.

Uh-Oh! The Inflationary Effects of the Donald Trump-Led Iran War Now Extend Well Beyond the Energy Sector.

The evolution of Trumpflation points to a longer-lasting adverse impact on consumer prices.

Jim Cramer reveals where he'd put money for the rest of 2026

Picking individual stocks is hard, and it gets even harder when the market keeps setting records. The S&P 500 closed at an all-time high of 7,737 on August 4, and the Dow topped 54,000 points for the first time ever. That kind of run makes it tough to know what still has room to move ...

'Very little to like': Wall Street assesses surprise July jobs report as stocks jump

The latest monthly jobs report could take the pressure off the Fed to hike rates.

The Stock Market Is Doing Something Observed Only 4 Times Since 1997 -- and the Previous 3 Instances Ended in Disaster for Wall Street

History has a surprising ability to accurately foreshadow the future.

2 key checks on AI infrastructure and inflation: What to watch this week

The stock market's first week after the Big Tech earnings extravaganza went about as well as any investor could have hoped.

Stock Market Investors Just Got Bad News From the Federal Reserve

Three Fed officials recently voted to raise interest rates.