It’s difficult to imagine a stock surging after a failed acquisition. But that is exactly what happened with Netflix (NFLX +14.03%) last Friday. Shares of the streaming specialist jumped nearly 14% after the company officially walked away from its $83 billion bid for Warner Bros. Discovery‘s (WBD 2.24%) studio and streaming assets. For months, investors

Thick plumes of smoke rise over the residential areas of the Iranian capital following airstrikes amid ongoing U.S.â”Israel attacks as multiple explosions are heard across the city in Tehran, Iran on March 01, 2026. Fatemeh Bahrami/ | Anadolu | Getty Images We hear it all the time on CNBC — markets hate uncertainty, and the

Investors are bracing for the weekend attacks on Iran to ripple through markets. Front and center is the oil market, and the looming threat to energy flows. The Strait of Hormuz is among the world’s most important global shipping lanes, with 13 million barrels of crude oil per day flowing through the waterway in 2025,

JERUSALEM – FEBRUARY 28: People take shelter as Iran launched missiles and drones towards Israel following the US-Israeli attacks, in Jerusalem on February 28, 2026. Mostafa Alkharouf | Anadolu | Getty Images The U.S. and Israel launched their most aggressive attack ever on Iranian targets over the weekend that killed the Islamic state’s longtime supreme

Business The S&P 500 fell 29.98 points to 6,878.88. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 521.28 to 48,977.92, and the Nasdaq composite sank 210.17 to 22,668.21. Currency traders watch monitors near a screen showing the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), top center, and the foreign exchange rate between U.S. dollar and South Korean won,

Although stock market volatility has been a common theme under President Donald Trump, Wall Street’s major indexes have thrived during his time in the Oval Office. In his first, non-consecutive term, the ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI), benchmark S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), and innovation-inspired Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) gained 57%, 70%, and 142%,

If you’re concerned about economic volatility, you’re in good company. In fact, 72% of Americans rate current economic conditions as “fair” or “poor,” according to a February 2026 survey from the Pew Research Center, while nearly 40% expect the economy to worsen over the next year. While the future of the economy may be largely

February was a wild month for the stock market as pressure built on software stocks over fears of AI disruption, and stocks fell in the last week of the month as President Trump said he would raise global tariffs to 15% after the Supreme Court struck down his earlier round of tariffs. Market pullbacks can

Over the last few years, just a handful of companies have come to dominate the market. Eleven stocks now trade on U.S. exchanges with market caps exceeding $1 trillion, as of this writing. Analysts expect the trend of the big getting bigger to continue in 2026, with price targets for most of the members of

This weekend, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRKA) (NYSE: BRKB) released its full-year financial report, and it contained a final warning from former CEO Warren Buffett, who retired in December. Berkshire was a net seller of stock in the fourth quarter, meaning it sold more stock than it purchased. The company has now been a net seller

Many investors aren’t quite sure how to feel about the market right now. According to a February 2026 survey from the American Association of Individual Investors, around 35% feel optimistic about the next six months, 37% feel pessimistic, and the remaining 28% feel neutral. So if you’re having mixed feelings about investing, you’re not alone.

As the world’s largest manufacturer of heavy construction and mining equipment, Caterpillar (CAT) has long been seen as a bellwether for the global economy. Happily for long-term shareholders, CAT’s returns have greatly outpaced the global economy – and U.S. stock market – for decades. Caterpillar’s outperformance in the 21st century was never a foregone conclusion.

Nasdaq logo Cloud, AI and blockchain push: Nasdaq says it is “fully scaled in cloud,” is migrating options markets to its Fusion platform (seven of eight live), building an intelligence layer and plans to deploy hundreds—scaling to thousands—of AI agents, while preparing 23/5 trading subject to regulatory approval. Financial targets, productivity and capital returns: Management

I’m not going to hold myself out as an expert on investing. But I believe I have some helpful advice for at least some investors, thanks to working at The Motley Fool for more than a decade, my prior related business experience (which involved meeting with top management, sometimes at publicly traded companies), and graduate

Patrick McMullan / Getty Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue through links in the content below. “Rich Dad Poor Dad” author Robert Kiyosaki has issued a chilling new warning. “BIGGEST CRASH IN HISTORY STARTING,” he wrote in a recent post on X (1). According to Kiyosaki, this is the very downturn

Energy stocks have been strong over the last six months because the sector is benefiting from a powerful mix of tightening global supply, disciplined capital spending, and surprisingly resilient demand. Crude prices have remained supported as major producers, including OPEC and OPEC+, continue to manage output. So that you know, OPEC+ has discussed a modest

Many investors think that dividend stocks are boring investments. While they might not deliver the thrills of some growth stocks, their returns are anything but boring. Over the last 50 years, dividend stocks have outperformed non-dividend payers by more than two-to-one. The Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (NYSEMKT: SCHD) has experienced the power of dividend

We recently published 10 Stocks Jim Cramer Talked About.  CoreWeave, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV) is one of the stocks Jim Cramer talked about. Data center infrastructure provider CoreWeave, Inc. (NASDAQ:CRWV)’s shares are up by a strong 142% since late March last year. Year-to-date the stock is up by 22%. Investment bank Morgan Stanley discussed the firm on February

CNBC anchor Sara Eisen surprised co-hosts of “The View” Thursday by saying President Donald Trump’s policies have actually been a boon for the stock market. Eisen, who was filling in for co-host Alyssa Farah Griffin, usually serves as the host of CNBC’s “Squawk on the Street.” On Thursday, however, co-host Whoopi Goldberg asked her, as an expert

Amazon‘s (AMZN +1.04%) fourth-quarter report, released earlier this month, was strong. But shares sold off anyway as the company’s expectation for about $200 billion in capital expenditures spooked investors. Shares of the e-commerce and cloud-computing giant have slid about 13% over the past month as investors have grown more cautious about the cost of building