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Kazuhiro Nogi | AFP | Getty Images Japan and South Korea stocks hit record highs Thursday, trailing overnight gains on Wall Street after President Donald Trump‘s extended a ceasefire with Iran, boosting investor sentiment alongside strong corporate earnings. Trump extended a two-week U.S. ceasefire on Tuesday, saying it was warranted due to Tehran’s “seriously fractured” government.

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This Growth Stock Is Crushing the Market This Year, and Its Fresh Earnings Report Only Bolsters the Bull Case

Up about 21% in 2026 as of this writing, Interactive Brokers (IBKR 2.04%) has been crushing the market this year. But this strong performance raised the stakes going into the company’s earnings report this week. For the most part, however, the broker delivered. While revenue came in just shy of analysts’ expectations, it was arguably

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Is your HYSA really safer than the stock market right now?

One Wall Street strategist puts the probability of a market “meltdown” at 35% amid the current convergence of tariff pressures and the Iran conflict. Goldman Sachs has warned of a stagflation-like effect in the short term as oil-driven inflation rises even as growth slows, per Yahoo Finance’s April 2026 reporting. J.P. Morgan now expects the

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Jim Cramer’s strategy to avoid missing out on big winners

CNBC’s Jim Cramer on Wednesday offered investors a mental framework to make buying high-flying stocks easier to stomach. “In a hot market … you needed to have the discipline to pay up for great stocks to avoid missing out,’” the “Mad Money” host said. Cramer described a lesson from earlier in his career, when a

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After Costco’s Surge, Here Are the 3 Best S&P 500 Stocks to Buy Now

Costco Wholesale stock surged out of the gate in 2026, with the shares currently up about 17% year to date. It has benefited from investors’ desire for more defensive consumer goods stocks amid caution around heavy technology spending and the broader economy. But the downside to buying Costco stock right now is its high valuation,

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Earnings Flash (RLI) RLI Corp. Posts Q1 Adjusted EPS $0.83 per Share, vs. FactSet Est of $0.79

Market Closed – Nyse 04:00:02 2026-04-22 pm EDT 5-day change 1st Jan Change 57.11 USD -2.21% -1.25% -10.74% Published on 04/22/2026 at 04:24 pm EDT MT Newswires © MT Newswires – 2026 05:09pm RLI Q1 Operating Earnings Fall, Revenue Rises MT 04:25pm Earnings Flash (RLI) RLI Corp. Reports Q1 Revenue $423.9M, vs. FactSet Est of

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Trading Technologies to Provide Connectivity to NZX, the National Stock Exchange of New Zealand

Partnership will support NZX’s highly anticipated launch of S&P/NZX 20 Index Futures contract CHICAGO, April 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Trading Technologies International, Inc. (TT), a global capital markets technology platform services provider, announced that it has partnered with NZX, the company operating New Zealand’s equity, debt, funds, derivatives and energy markets, to deliver native connectivity

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The Sherwin-Williams Company Declares Quarterly Dividend on Common Share, Payable on June 5, 2026

Real-time Estimate Cboe BZX 03:27:30 2026-04-22 pm EDT 5-day change 1st Jan Change 334.52 USD -0.03% +1.71% +3.22% Published on 04/22/2026 at 03:05 pm EDT S&P Capital IQ The Sherwin-Williams Company announced a regular quarterly dividend of $0.80 per common share, payable on June 5, 2026, to shareholders of record on May 22, 2026. 03:05pm

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BitsStrategy Launches a Free AI Stock Trading Bot to Help

NEW YORK, April 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BitsStrategy has launched a new free AI stock trading bot designed to help users identify market opportunities with greater precision and participate in stock trading through a simpler, more structured workflow. Built for users who want smarter support in fast-moving equity markets, the new release reflects growing

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3 Stocks I’m Not Selling, No Matter What the Market Does for the Next 20 Years

At first glance, Enbridge (NYSE: ENB), Procter & Gamble (NYSE: PG), and International Business Machines (NYSE: IBM) have very little in common. That’s the point. Diversification is important when you build a dividend portfolio. But so is owning good companies. Here’s why I have no plans to sell these stocks for the next 20, or

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5 Things Every Investor Should Know About This Market Before Buying Anything

In the past decade, the S&P 500 index (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) registered a total return of 303% (as of April 17). On an annualized basis, the 15% gain is significantly higher than the market’s long-run historical average. With a stellar performance like this, it might encourage anyone to seriously consider putting money to work. But first,

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A temporary Ceasefire extension maintains a bullish action – North American Mid-Week Market Update

Elior Manier Market Analyst Elior brings over seven years of experience in financial markets to our analyst team. Since 2018, he has actively engaged in observing, charting, and trading, driven by his passion for mastering market dynamics. With a profound understanding of the geopolitical and macroeconomic forces that shape market movements, Elior focuses on analysing

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SoFi Stock Is Down 47% Right Now. Here’s What the Bears Are Missing.

After three years of high growth, the stock of SoFi Technologies (SOFI +2.26%) has dropped like a rock this year. It’s off 47% from its November high, and a recent short-seller’s report hasn’t helped the situation. A low price could create an opportunity, or it could also be a value trap. Here’s why I think

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Bullishness Remains Steady as Geopolitical and Energy Concerns Rise, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management Pulse Survey Finds

As uncertainty rises, investors keep a close watch on their portfolios NEW YORK, April 22, 2026–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Morgan Stanley Wealth Management today announced the results of its quarterly retail investor pulse survey: Bullish sentiment holds. More than half of investors (55%) remain bullish this quarter, only slightly below last quarter (56%). Inflation remains the top concern

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4 Market Trends to Watch, and How to Invest: BlackRock Strategist

In a whiplash-inducing market, it can be helpful to hear to what an experienced veteran has to say about where to look for opportunities. Loading audio narration… Gargi Pal Chaudhuri is one such market vet. She’s the head of investment strategy at BlackRock’s iShares, which oversees $4.3 trillion in assets in its Americas division. Pal

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5 Stats That Explain Apple Stock-Market Dominance During Tim Cook Era

Steve Jobs’ enduring legacy is that of a product innovator. From iMacs and iPods to iPhones and iPads, he was the driving force behind some of society’s most ubiquitous items. Loading audio narration… If Jobs was the creative visionary, his successor, Tim Cook — who just announced that he’ll step down as CEO later this

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