S&P Futures 6,079.75 +0.27% Dow Futures 45,017.00 +0.47% Nasdaq Futures 21,415.25 +0.63% Russell 2000 Futures 2,423.60 +0.00% Crude Oil 70.10 +0.23% Gold 2,667.70 -0.01% Silver 31.38 -0.37% EUR/USD 1.0506 -0.05% 10-Yr Bond 4.2230 +0.64% VIX 13.07 -1.73% GBP/USD 1.2676 +0.03% USD/JPY 150.9270 +0.90% Bitcoin USD 96,279.38 +1.51% XRP USD 2.63 -4.40% FTSE 100 8,334.94 -0.29% Nikkei 225 39,276.39 +0.07% Latest News View More Stock market today: Nasdaq futures lead S&P 500, Dow higher with Fed's Powell on deck Fed Chair Jerome Powell's speech looms large as investors calculate the odds on a December rate cut. Yahoo Finance • 2 minutes ago ES=F ^GSPC +0.05% BlackRock bets on AI-driven stocks rally but US debt clouds 2025 outlook National Bank of Canada profit rises on strong wealth management business Losses in China lead to $5 billion charge for General Motors as it cuts the value of its assets GM to take more than $5 billion in charges on China operations Dollar Tree beats sales and profit estimates, CFO to step down Tech Stocks Lead Gains in US Futures Before Powell: Markets Wrap Stock Market News View More Recent US election results have me concerned for the economy — should I park my cash in a money market fund? A record $7 trillion is sitting in money market funds right now. Moneywise • 13 minutes ago Ashford Hospitality Trust Raises $180M Through Preferred Stock ArcBest Faces Revenue Decline Amid Market Challenges Private Equity Stocks Are Hot Among Family Offices — Here Are 2 Names That Wall Street Likes Stock Market Today: Stocks higher with jobs data, Powell remarks in focus Money market account rates today, December 4, 2024 (up to 5.01% APY) Wall Street is betting on a strong US economy in 2025: Morning Brief Earnings View More Torrid (NYSE:CURV) Reports Sales Below Analyst Estimates In Q3 Earnings, Stock Drops 20.1% Women’s plus-size apparel retailer Torrid Holdings (NYSE:CURV) missed Wall Street’s revenue expectations in Q3 CY2024, with sales falling 4.2% year on year to $263.8 million. Next quarter’s revenue guidance of $262.5 million underwhelmed, coming in 9.3% below analysts’ estimates. Its GAAP loss of $0.01 per share was significantly below analysts’ consensus estimates. StockStory • 14 hours ago CURV Scotiabank Shares Fall on Earnings Miss, Charge on Chinese Bank Firing on All Cylinders: Zeta (NYSE:ZETA) Q3 Earnings Lead the Way Q3 Earnings Highlights: AZZ (NYSE:AZZ) Vs The Rest Of The Commercial Building Products Stocks Q3 Earnings Roundup: Carrier Global (NYSE:CARR) And The Rest Of The HVAC and Water Systems Segment Q3 Earnings Highs And Lows: Federal Signal (NYSE:FSS) Vs The Rest Of The Heavy Transportation Equipment Stocks Q3 Sit-Down Dining Earnings: Brinker International (NYSE:EAT) Earns Top Marks How DHL is handling this year's holiday delivery demand DHL (DHL.DE) Express US CEO Greg Hewitt joins Catalysts to discuss the shipping and logistics company's prep for the upcoming holiday demand. Hewitt emphasizes that the "peak season is upon us," driven by Cyber Week sales, with average daily volume surging 60%. This significant increase has heightened the need for staffing across multiple areas in DHL's supply chain, including customer service agents, aviation capacity, couriers, and station staff to manage the influx of packages and merchandise. "It's all about planning and getting started early," he tells Yahoo Finance. However, Hewitt is confident in DHL's capabilities, stating, "We'll make sure every package is delivered before Christmas and then also before the busy Chinese New Year" which will fall on January 29, 2025. Addressing the potential impact of proposed tariffs by President-elect Donald Trump, Hewitt outlines two key focus areas for the company: ensuring appropriate staffing and working closely with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to maintain strict compliance. To watch more expert insights and analysis on the latest market action, check out more Catalysts here. This post was written by Angel Smith 04:52 JOLTS data and strategists lift S&P 500 target: Top takeaways 05:48 'Last-minute tax impacts' you can implement today: Expert 11:57 Amazon unveils new AI models, Trainium chips. AWS CEO discusses. 04:52 Salesforce's AI strategy will 'improve' the 2025 story: Analyst From the Yahoo Finance Newsroom View More Campbell's CEO saved the iconic soup maker — now he's headed to NFL's Washington Commanders Stock market today: S&P 500, Nasdaq eke out records after jobs data surprises, Fed officials signal more cuts Wells Fargo issues Wall Street's most bullish forecast yet for the stock market in 2025 Oil headed to $65 per barrel in 2025 amid ample supply, BofA says Elon Musk pay defeat sets up a 2025 legal battle that could reach the Supreme Court Not so pretty in pink? Jaguar's polarizing Type 00 concept has lost 'all connection' to brand's past. Tesla stock slides after Elon Musk's multibillion dollar pay package gets blocked Investors face 'a uniquely high amount of uncertainty' in 2025: Liz Ann Sonders Premium News View More Marvell Issues Upbeat Earnings Outlook at Midpoint Following Fiscal Third-Quarter Beat When Databricks Will Be As Big as Snowflake; A Sleeper Fintech IPO Candidate S&P 500, Nasdaq Extend Record Closing Runs; Dow Falls Salesforce Tops Third-Quarter Revenue Views, Updates Full-Year Outlook GM's Decision to Sell Ultium Cells Plant Stake Indicates Potential Slowdown in EV Sales, UBS Says Tesla Board Likely to Get CEO Musk His Pay Package 'One Way or Another,' Wedbush Says AT&T Plans More Than $40 Billion in Shareholder Returns Over Next 3 Years; Shares Rise Equity Markets Mixed Intraday After Job Openings Report Housing View More Lloyds Plans SRT Tied to £1 Billion of UK Restructured Mortgages Thanks to peace, two unexpected words are echoing across Afghanistan's capital: Luxury housing How migration is dividing the housing market in two Canadian banks to show mixed Q4 earnings as mortgage renewals, rate cuts loom New Zealand home prices to rise modestly in coming two years: Reuters poll Australian Home Prices Rise at Weakest Pace in Almost Two Years China's home prices set to stabilise by 2026 after slower falls - Reuters poll Tight supply and lower interest rates to lift Australia home prices: Reuters poll Personal Finance Mortgage and refinance rates today, December 4, 2024: Rates keep ticking down Yahoo Personal Finance • 55 minutes ago Savings interest rates today, December 4, 2024 (top rate at 4.75% APY) How to earn elite airline status with a credit card Tech Morning Bid: Powell tees up after S.Korea jars, France waits Reuters • 47 minutes ago ^FCHI VW CEO clashes with workers as conflict over closures, pay deepens NXP, TSMC Affilate Plan to Expand $8 Billion Singapore Plant Crypto Where Will Dogecoin Be in 1 Year? 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Billionaires Are Piling Into This Nasdaq Stock-Split Company Down 52% and Yielding a Healthy 4% Dividend In case you missed it, institutional funds recently disclosed their latest equity holdings for the third quarter of the year in their 13F forms filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). 13Fs can be useful for retail investors because institutional fund managers are professionals who often have decades of experience, more resources, and a strong understanding of what makes a stock work. While investors should certainly keep up with fund managers, they should not follow them reflexively into investments. Super Micro whistleblower doubles down on claim he was fired for complaining about accounting practices at the $20 billion tech giant The company has denied allegations of improprieties and has given its accounting a clean bill of health. Super Micro Stock Drops. These Questions Still Need Answers. Super Micro Computer stock is still volatile. The AI server maker’s shares were at one point among the biggest gainers in the on Tuesday, jumping 5.6% shortly after the open. The stock surged 29% Monday after a board-appointed independent committee found no evidence of fraud or misconduct following an investigation into the company’s accounts. Bitcoin Could Keep Surging in Trump 2.0. Here’s the Smart Way to Play It. When Donald Trump returns to the White House in January after a four-year interregnum, is expected to be a key beneficiary. The grand pooh-bah of cryptocurrencies is expected to gain the legitimacy that supporters have craved since Bitcoin was created in 2007 as the greatest financial crisis since 1929 was forming. Since then, Bitcoin has divided and electrified the world as prices have advanced with the predictability of a drunken hummingbird on steroids. Analyst Report: Salesforce, Inc. Salesforce provides enterprise cloud computing solutions. The company offers customer relationship management technology that brings companies and customers together. Its Customer 360 platform helps the group to deliver a single source of truth, connecting customer data across systems, apps, and devices to help companies sell, service, market, and conduct commerce. It also offers Service Cloud for customer support, Marketing Cloud for digital marketing campaigns, Commerce Cloud as an e-commerce engine, the Salesforce Platform, which allows enterprises to build applications, and other solutions, such as MuleSoft for data integration. Joby, Archer Stocks Got Crushed. This Is Why. Shares of several small capitalization aerospace and defense companies were down significantly in midday trading on Monday. Palantir Gains Higher Government Secure Cloud Rating, Lifting Shares The federal government on Tuesday gave Palantir a higher rating for secure cloud computing services. Palantir stock climbed on the news. Cathie Wood buys $22.1 million of battered tech stock The Nasdaq Composite is up 29.3% this year, while the ARK Innovation ETF has returned 13.56%. Warren Buffett Sends a $150 Billion Warning to Stock Investors as the S&P 500 Races Past Record Highs The stock market is headed into the final month of a banner year. The benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) has advanced 27% in 2024, putting the index on pace for one of its best performances of the 21st century. Indeed, the S&P 500 has raced past more than four dozen record highs year to date amid excitement about artificial intelligence and interest rate cuts, and it closed at a fresh high on Dec. 2.
