Benzinga and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below. U.S. chipmakers, such as Nvidia Corporation and Micron Technology, Inc., could see a significant uptick due to the increasing popularity of Chinese AI models like Moonshot AI’s Kimi K3, as per analysts. Two days after its launch on July 17,…
What happened: Bond yields continued to climb on Thursday as oil prices rose amid an escalating conflict in the Middle East. The 10-year yield (^TNX), used as a benchmark for mortgage and loan rates, rose to 4.7% on Thursday, the highest level since January 2025 The 30-year yield (^TYX) climbed to 5.19%. The long-dated bond…
What happened: Bond yields continued to climb on Thursday as oil prices rose amid an escalating conflict in the Middle East. The 10-year yield (^TNX), used as a benchmark for mortgage and loan rates, rose to 4.7% on Thursday, the highest level since January 2025 The 30-year yield (^TYX) climbed to 5.19%. The long-dated bond…
Victory Capital, overseeing the RS Large Cap Value Strategy, released its Q2 2026 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. The RS Large Cap Value Strategy underperformed the Russell 1000 Value Index in the second quarter of 2026 as unfavorable stock selection and sector allocation weighed on relative performance. U.S. equities remained…
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is down -0.09%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.10%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is down -0.29%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are down -0.07%, and September E-mini Nasdaq futures (NQU26) are down -0.22%. Stock indexes are under modest today amid weakness in software and cybersecurity…
Options can be confusing, complex, and risky. Still, they’re popular among investors who understand their mechanics. Why? Because options can produce gains and income. They’re also widely used to protect against losses in a portfolio. What are stock options? Stock options are legal contracts that grant the right to buy or sell a security, like…
Trading options has never been easier to access. Commission-free investment platforms put these contracts a few taps away, and trading volume keeps breaking records. More than 70 million options contracts changed hands on an average trading day in the first half of 2026, according to the Options Clearing Corporation (OCC). That easy access hides a…
Italy’s wine producers continue to struggle in export markets, with sales down again in the first four months of the year. Citing data from government agency ISTAT, trade association Unione Italiana Vini (UIV) said sales fell 6.8% year on year to €2.34bn ($2.66bn) up to the end of April. Volumes slid 3.7% to 641 million…
July 22 (Reuters) – Advanced Micro Devices has signed a deal with artificial intelligence startup Anthropic for tens of billions of dollars worth of AI servers and will invest up to $5 billion in the company, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. The agreement covers up to 2 gigawatts of AMD’s next-generation Instinct MI450…
By Gregor Stuart Hunter and Johann M Cherian July 22 (Reuters) – Oil prices surpassed $95 per barrel on Wednesday as tensions intensified in the Middle East, pressuring U.S. equity futures ahead of key Big Tech earnings, while the dollar dipped against other major currencies. Traders also kept a wary eye on the Japanese yen…
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