As the stock trading week came to a close on Friday, investors were doing more with Google parent Alphabet (GOOG +3.66%)(GOOGL +3.95%) than just searching for websites — they were snapping up its equity. Both share classes of the company enjoyed a roughly 4% rise on the day, comparing very favorably to the 0.7% increase

①Cautious sentiment in the market has led to downward pressure; what macro risks continue to escalate? ②The technology sector is undergoing a ‘new versus old transition’; what impact will this have on future market trends? Cailian Press, February 20th, by editor Feng Yi. The first trading day of the Year of the Horse for Hong

The market isn’t pleased with the amount the company is spending. Shares of Amazon (AMZN +2.65%) currently trade 22% below their peak from November 2025 (as of Feb. 17). More recently, the market became weary when the business announced plans for $200 billion in capital expenditures in 2026. This investment, up from $131 billion last

Key Takeaways Industrial, consumer defensive, and energy stocks are leading the stock market higher in 2026 as technology names falter and investors look beyond the AI trade for returns. Within those sectors, stocks like Caterpillar, Walmart, and Exxon are benefitting from tailwinds stemming from the AI data center buildout, cost-conscious consumer spending, and rising oil

Shares of Hycroft Mining (NASDAQ: HYMC) have shot up 18.6% this week, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The Nevada-based gold and silver miner is rising along with the prices of both metals. Their prices have begun to recover since a sharp dip in late January, and Hycroft’s stock price tends to follow

The stock market’s first high-profile forward split of the year isn’t a tech stock — but it is a company reliant on generative AI to grow its sales. Although artificial intelligence (AI) has been dominating headlines for the last three years, it’s not the only trend making waves on Wall Street. Investors have also been

This Dividend King has an appealing 4.7% dividend yield. In growth-driven stock markets, it’s easy to forget the benefits of tried-and-true dividend stocks. But those benefits are on full display this year. 2026 has been a noticeable step change from 2025, as investors gravitate toward value-oriented sectors like consumer staples, energy, materials, and industrials amid

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New products are already generating growth. Pfizer (PFE 1.86%) is the name behind one of the world’s top-selling products: the coronavirus vaccine. It brought in more than $37 billion at its peak in 2022 and helped the company achieve $100 billion in annual revenue. Since that time, demand for coronavirus vaccines has declined, and Pfizer

SK Hynix Inc., the second-largest company by market value on South Korea’s main exchange, surged Friday after BlackRock Inc., the world’s largest asset manager, disclosed a 5% stake in the chipmaker, helping lift the Kospi index above 5,800 for the first time. SK Hynix rose 6.2% to 949,000 won ($656.29), surpassing its previous intraday high

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Global investors are pouring record sums into European equities, as a desire to reduce exposure to the US meets growing optimism over the state of the region’s economy.  European stocks are headed for their highest

Some investors are in the market to achieve outsize returns. This might push them to earlier-stage and higher-risk companies. On the other end of the spectrum are investors who want the businesses that they own to write them a check every quarter. They might not necessarily care about outperforming the broader stock market over the

Wall Street’s bull market rally may be running on borrowed time. For much of the last seven years, the bulls have been in firm control on Wall Street. The iconic S&P 500 (^GSPC 0.28%) has gained at least 16% in all but one year since 2019. Meanwhile, the ageless Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI 0.54%)

One of these companies’ services appears to be losing relevance. The other seems to be gaining it. There’s no doubt that both Microsoft (MSFT 0.09%) and Alphabet (GOOG 0.18%) (GOOGL 0.20%) have turned plenty of investors into millionaires. But, for anyone that doesn’t own either one yet, which is the more likely stock to do

Artificial intelligence (AI) stocks have been big winners on the stock market in recent years, which isn’t surprising, as the fast-growing adoption of this technology has accelerated the growth of several companies. The good news is that AI adoption isn’t going to slow down anytime soon. According to one estimate, the global AI market could

Shares of Lemonade (NYSE: LMND) started Thursday’s trading on a sweet note, opening the day 13.9% above Wednesday’s closing price. But the buzz didn’t last long. 90 minutes later, Lemonade was down 6.8% instead. As of this writing at 12:35 p.m. ET, the stock had settled at a 5.5% price drop. The chief reason for

EPAM’s sell-off today looks like a buying opportunity. IT consultant EPAM Systems (EPAM 17.01%) stock tumbled 18.4% through 10 a.m. ET Thursday despite beating on both sales and earnings this morning. Heading into the company’s Q4 earnings report, analysts expected EPAM to earn $3.16 per share on sales just under $1.4 billion. EPAM actually earned

As the U.S. stock market kicks off February with a robust performance, highlighted by significant gains in major indices such as the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500, investors are closely watching the tech sector for potential high-growth opportunities. In this dynamic environment, identifying promising tech stocks involves considering factors like innovation, market demand,

This Friday could see some significant movement in U.S. financial markets. That’s because on Friday morning, Feb. 20, at 8:30 a.m. ET, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) will publish the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation, the Personal Consumption Expenditure Price Index. It’s a data point well worth monitoring, because the Federal Reserve will be