While it’s not a high-profile stock, Graphic Packaging Holdings (GPK +12.24%) was very much a popular one on the second trading day of the week. Encouraged by a double beat the company scored with its first-quarter results, market players snapped up its shares to propel them to a more than 12% gain on Tuesday. A

(Image credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Stocks bounced back Tuesday as market participants brushed off geopolitical worries and cheered falling oil prices. A round of well-received earnings reports and a rally in tech stocks also lifted sentiment, with two of the three main equity indexes ending the day with new record highs. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite

The premise makes enough sense. There was a time, in fact, when defensive sectors such as consumer staples and healthcare reliably outperformed cyclical growth industries — like technology — in challenging economic environments. Assuming we’re nearer the end of an expansion cycle than the beginning of one right now, you may be tempted to own

The highs in the stock market have sparked both elation and concern. Although investors love to see their investments growing in value, indicators like the Shiller P/E ratio are flirting with all-time highs. This sparks concerns that the market is gearing up for a bear market or possibly even a crash. Ultimately, we do not

New York, NY, May 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zurich，As financial markets continue to move at breakneck speed, a growing number of investors are embracing AI quant trading trading to sharpen execution speed and decision-making precision. Today, DdbuShen announces the expansion of its fully automated investing platform, introducing a strategy-led AI trading system built to

The bond market is sending a new warning to investors: don’t expect any rate cuts soon. Loading audio narration… That was evident in the move in Treasury yields this week, which crept higher as markets weighed upside risks to inflation from the Iran war and raised their expectations that the Federal Reserve will keep interest

A big date many investors have likely circled is May 15, which is when current Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s term is set to end. While Kevin Warsh will take over and there appears to be little doubt about that, the bigger question is what will happen with interest rates, which may have a significant impact

No final decisions have been made, and the offering’s terms remain subject to change. Credit: JHVEPhoto / Shutterstock.com US auto parts maker Tenneco has enlisted banks to arrange a potential stock market listing, as it charts a course back to public markets after its 2022 privatisation. According to unnamed sources cited by Bloomberg, Apollo Global

This article was written by Follow Commodity Trading Adviser (CTA), member of National Futures Association. Professor of Finance, research on Global-macro issues. Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Corporate Accounting and Finance. Analyst’s Disclosure: I/we have no stock, option or similar derivative position in any of the companies mentioned, and no plans to initiate any such positions within

It’s been a history-filled year on Wall Street — and we still have eight months to go! In addition to the S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.41%) and Nasdaq Composite (^IXIC 0.19%) recently catapulting to fresh all-time highs, we’ll likely witness some of the largest initial public offerings (IPOs) ever on Wall Street. Artificial intelligence (AI) large

Uncle Sam’s longest-term debt is back above the stock market’s pain line. The US 30-year Treasury yield (^TYX) jumped 6 basis points Monday to 5.03%, its biggest one-day move since March 20 and its highest level since July 2025. That 5% zone has rattled stocks before. In last week’s Chart of the Day, the setup

There is no shortage of ways to make money on Wall Street, but few have proven more successful than buying and holding high-quality dividend stocks. In “The Power of Dividends: Past, Present, and Future,” the analysts at Hartford Funds, in collaboration with Ned Davis Research, found that dividend payers more than doubled the average annual

The Middle East stock markets have been experiencing volatility, with Gulf shares slipping due to geopolitical tensions affecting key energy routes. Despite these challenges, the region continues to offer intriguing investment opportunities, particularly in the realm of penny stocks. Although considered a somewhat outdated term, penny stocks represent smaller or newer companies that can provide

John Laing Group, an international investor and active manager of infrastructure projects, has announced the completion of financing for a greenfield investment in rolling stock in Germany, through an 89% stake alongside Rock Rail. The project will finance and own a fleet of 61 Siemens Mireo battery-electric multiple units (BEMUs) for regional passenger transport on

Shares of Interactive Brokers (IBKR +1.57%) popped 18.5% in April, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The global stock brokerage and trading platform posted earnings in the month and is benefiting from a strong rebound in stock trading after the late March and early April panic among equity traders. The company is gaining

​Blue Owl Technology Finance Corp. (NYSE:OTF) is trading close to its all-time low of $10.87. However, the Street is bullish as the 12-month average price target suggests more than 30% upside from the current level. Blue Owl Technology also ranks among our Best All-Time Low Stocks to Buy in 2026. ​Recently, on April 22, Citizens

Shares of Upstart (UPST 2.02%), the AI-based loan origination platform, were moving higher last month as the company benefited from the broader risk-on positioning as tensions cooled in Iran, and stocks soared again. There was not much company-specific news out on Upstart, but the company did launch a new line of credit product called “Cash