Good MorningUnitedHealth shares slipped after the insurer reported second-quarter earnings that fell short of expectations and cautioned that rising medical costs will weigh on 2025 results. Boeing, meanwhile, delivered more commercial jets and topped revenue forecasts, narrowing its quarterly loss and nudging its stock higher ahead of the open. In telecom, T-Mobile led the pack with strong subscriber additions, AT&T outperformed on wireless metrics, and Verizon posted solid broadband growth, leaving all three big carriers with upbeat takeaways. Elsewhere, analysts raised price targets on mega-cap AI leaders following robust quarterly outlooks, fueling a fresh rally in chipmakers and cloud infrastructure stocks.
Trade tensions and economic data added to market unease. A new analysis warns that proposed tariff hikes undercutting Chinese imports could boost U.S. factory costs by 2%–4.5%, even as a U.S.-Japan agreement dialed back levies to 15% and sent Japanese automakers rallying. U.S. consumer confidence ticked up modestly in July but remains below year-ago levels, and June job openings eased to 7.4 million, signaling a labor market that’s cooling but far from collapsing. Featured: While Powell hesitates… (Ad) 
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Stocks | | | Investors occasionally scoop up shares of companies whose financial prospects appear dim. The consensus around such companies is that the shares should, if anything, fall further. But they suddenly get touted in online forums and take off for no fundamental reason. Wall Street has dubbed them “meme ... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | Tesla’s wild price swings may not be random after all.
Hedge fund veteran Larry Benedict has uncovered a strange pattern—what he calls the “Tesla Glitch”—that’s wiped out billions without warning… and then sent the stock surging hours later. He now says it ties directly back to the 2010 Flash Crash. | | Watch the exclusive Tesla Glitch interview and see how to trade it |
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Markets | | | The United States will impose a 25% tariff on goods from India, plus an additional import tax because of India’s purchasing of Russian oil, President Donald Trump said Wednesday.India “is our friend,” Trump said on his Truth Social platform, but its tariffs on U.S. products “are far too high.”The Re... Read the Full Story |
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Stocks | | | Most U.S. stocks slipped on Wednesday after doubts rose on Wall Street about whether the Federal Reserve will deliver economy-juicing cuts to interest rates by September.The S&P 500 edged down by 0.1%, coming off its first loss after setting all-time highs for six successive days. The Dow Jones... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | A mysterious force tied to the 2010 Flash Crash may be resurfacing inside Tesla—and one Wall Street veteran is finally going public.
Larry Benedict, who made $95M during the 2008 crash, just revealed the “Tesla Glitch”—a recurring anomaly that’s already moved billions. | | Watch the $100 billion Tesla Glitch exposé while it’s still live |
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Like many things, diversification isn’t a priority to many investors until it is. In 2025, a weak dollar has many investors looking for better returns from international stocks. The macroeconomic view is that a weaker U.S. dollar (USD) increases the value of foreign earnings when converted t... Read the Full Story |
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It seems that trading the S&P 500 index lately has become an afterthought for most investors on Wall Street, especially considering how little volatility there has been recently to compress the number of opportunities for a profitable run. However, that doesn’t mean money is just going t... Read the Full Story |
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From Our Partners | | Most investors won’t see it coming—but Weiss Ratings says a major market event is brewing.
Their system just flagged a list of popular stocks to avoid immediately—before a potential crash erases years of gains. | | See the stocks to exit before this hits |
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Buy-and-hold investors frequently buy blue-chip stocks. These are large-cap and mega-cap stocks that have mature business models. These are sometimes referred to as “sleep well stocks,” because these stocks will be less volatile than the broader market. The idea is that what they lack ... Read the Full Story |
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Whenever sentiment changes for a stock, investors can typically spot the shift before the big move happens and a window of opportunity quickly closes. A subtle sign can be found in a stock’s trading volume, as any significant increase above the typical or average volume is usually one of the... Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | The U.S. economy expanded at a surprising 3% annual pace from April through June, bouncing back at least temporarily from a first-quarter drop that reflected disruptions arising from President Donald Trump’s trade wars Read the Full Story |
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Markets | | | Europe's economy barely grew in the April-June quarter as frantic earlier efforts to ship goods ahead of new U.S. tariffs went into reverse and output fell for the continent's biggest economy, Germany. Gross domestic product grew an anemic 0.1% compared to the previous quarter in the 20 countries th... Read the Full Story |
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The technology sector is in a constant state of transformation. The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and the shift to multi-cloud environments have created immense opportunities, but they have also opened the door to a more complex and dangerous generation of cyber threats. Fo... Read the Full Story |
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Wednesday's Early Bird Stock Of The Day D-Wave Quantum Inc. develops and delivers quantum computing systems, software, and services worldwide. The company offers Advantage, a fifth-generation quantum computer; Ocean, a suite of open-source python tools; and Leap, a cloud-based service that provides real-time access to a live quantum computer, as well as access to Advantage, hybrid solvers, the Ocean software development kit, live code, demos, learning resources, and a vibrant developer community. It also provides D-Wave Launch, a quantum professional service that guides enterprises from problem discovery through production implementation. The company's quantum solutions are used in logistics, financial services, drug discovery, materials sciences, scheduling, fault detection, mobility, and supply chain management. It serves financial services, manufacturing/logistics, mobility, and life sciences/pharmaceuticals industries. D-Wave Quantum Inc. was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Burnaby, Canada. | | View Today's Stock Pick |
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