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LIVE MARKETS-A tale of two halves
Nasdaq down ~0.65%, S&P 500 ~flat, Dow gains ~1%Materials lead S&P sector gainers; Comm Svcs weakest groupDollar edges up; crude gains; gold up ~1%; bitcoin off >1%US 10-Year Treasury yield rises to ~4.26% Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters rep...Reuters
Tue, Jul 1
Vertex gets EU approval for next-generation cystic fibrosis drug; shares up
** Shares of drugmaker Vertex Pharmaceuticals VRTX.O rise 1.6% to $452.55** VRTX says its cystic fibrosis treatment, Alyftrek, receives European Commission approval in patients 6 years and older in EU ** Cystic fibrosis is an inherited disorder resulting from the absence of a specific protein, which...Reuters
Tue, Jul 1
Should You Buy Enterprise Products Partners While It's Below $41?
Enterprise Products Partners (NYSE: EPD) is a high-yield midstream master limited partnership (MLP). It is one of the largest midstream players in North America and has been a conservatively run and reliable income investment for decades. But the MLP's unit price is marching steadily back toward the...The Motley Fool
Tue, Jul 1
3 High-Yielding Dividend Stocks That Are Trading Near Their 52-Week Lows
When a stock is trading near its 52-week low, that can potentially be an attractive time to buy. A cheaper share price means that investors aren't feeling great about the stock for one reason or another. In some cases, it may be an overreaction, but in other cases, there is significant risk and the ...The Motley Fool
Tue, Jul 1
Texas Just Delivered Incredible News to Bitcoin Investors Everywhere
File this under "More proof that Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) is going mainstream." At the end of June, Texas signed into law a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve that will invest in Bitcoin. Texas becomes the third state to do so, joining New Hampshire and Arizona.This is fantastic news for Bitcoin investors every...The Motley Fool
Tue, Jul 1
Is Palantir Technologies a Buy?
Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ: PLTR) stock cannot be stopped. At least, that's the way things look at the halfway mark of 2025. As of this writing, Palantir shares have advanced 73% year to date. That's on top of a 341% rally last year. The only question is: Can this incredible run continue? To get ...The Motley Fool
Tue, Jul 1
Should You Forget Apple and Buy These 2 Millionaire-Maker Stocks Instead?
Is the shine coming off of Apple stock? It's a question I've been asking for years, and, so far this year, Apple is leaving investors disappointed. Its shares have fallen by nearly 20%. That makes it one of the two worst-performing stocks -- along with Tesla -- among the "Magnificent Seven" (Apple, ...The Motley Fool
Tue, Jul 1
Is Nvidia the Top Artificial Intelligence Stock to Buy in July?
As we reach the halfway mark in 2025, it's clear that artificial intelligence (AI) remains a dominant theme in the market. This hasn't changed since the start of 2023, so some investors may be becoming a bit fatigued from all the AI-related hype. However, the reality is that there has never been a l...The Motley Fool
Tue, Jul 1
Why Dogecoin Is Sinking Today
The price of Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) is sinking on Tuesday. The meme coin saw its value decline 4.6% from Monday at 4 p.m. ET to 12:43 p.m. ET Tuesday. The drop comes as the S&P 500 lost 0.2% and the Nasdaq Composite lost 0.8%.Dogecoin's most prominent backer, Elon Musk, is once again involved in a ...The Motley Fool
Tue, Jul 1
Apple extend gains after report co is mulling external AI models for Siri
** Apple's AAPL.O shares extend gains after Bloomberg News reported Monday that the company is considering using AI models from Anthropic or OpenAI to power Siri** AAPL shares rise 1.5% to $208.30, hitting a six-week high ** "There is a very low bar for Apple on AI and investors want to see ...Reuters
Tue, Jul 1
Energy stocks gain on signs of strong demand, investors await OPEC+ output decision
** S&P 500 energy index .SPNY up 0.6%, tracking higher crude prices O/R** Brent Crude futures LCOc1 up 0.7% at $67.22/barrel; U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude CLc1 rise 0.9% to $65.70/barrel** Crude prices rise as investors take stock of positive demand indicators, while also treading cautious...Reuters
Tue, Jul 1
Packaging Corp to buy Greif's containerboard business for $1.8 billion
By Aatreyee DasguptaJuly 1 (Reuters) - Packaging Corp of America PKG.N said on Tuesday it would buy the containerboard business of peer Greif GEF.N for $1.8 billion, aimed at increasing its capacity for the material used to ship consumer goods and industrial products.Shares of Greif rose 6%, while P...Reuters
Tue, Jul 1
BREAKINGVIEWS-Market euphoria belies brewing inflation dangers
By Sebastian Pellejero NEW YORK, July 1 (Reuters Breakingviews) - Investors have, by and large, shrugged off the predicted shocks and disruptions of the Trump administration’s trade war. Official inflation figures show price rises continuing to subside. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq indexes have ro...Reuters
Tue, Jul 1
Why Tesla Stock Is Plummeting Today
Shares of Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) are falling on Tuesday, down 4.3% as of 12:23 p.m. ET. The drop comes as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite lost 0.1% and 0.8%, respectively.Tesla CEO Elon Musk and President Donald Trump reignited their dormant social media conflict yesterday with Trump directly calling...The Motley Fool
Tue, Jul 1
US STOCKS-S&P 500, Nasdaq edge down as Tesla slides, data backs Fed patience
S&P 500 down 0.3%, Nasdaq off 1%, Dow up 0.9%Trump's tax and spending bill passes US SenateYields rise on stronger-than-expected jobs data Tesla slides to 3-week low as Trump-Musk feud reignitesBy Sruthi Shankar and Nikhil Sharma July 1 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq dropped f...Reuters
Tue, Jul 1
UK shares gain with focus on corporate updates
FTSE 100 up 0.28%, FTSE 250 gains 0.54%AstraZeneca rises after report says CEO eyeing U.S. listingSainsbury's shares slide despite a rise in quarterly salesStanChart falls after facing $2.7 billion lawsuit July 1 (Reuters) - UK's main stock indexes ended higher on Tuesday as investors ass...Reuters
Tue, Jul 1
Why Did Centrus Energy Stock Drop Today?
Centrus Energy (NYSEMKT: LEU) stock tumbled 8.1% through 11:45 a.m. ET Tuesday after The Wall Street Journal warned investors that President Trump's plan to kick-start a nuclear power renaissance in America "won't be easy." Image source: Getty Images.Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst tea...The Motley Fool
Tue, Jul 1
LIVE MARKETS-Gold may be losing its luster
Nasdaq down ~0.8%, S&P 500 slips, Dow gains >1%US Senate passed President Donald Trump's tax and spending billEuro STOXX 600 index off ~0.2%Dollar edges up; crude gains; gold up >1%; bitcoin off >1%US 10-Year Treasury yield rises to ~4.27% Welcome to the home for real-time coverage ...Reuters
Tue, Jul 1
GitLab CFO on Remote Culture Success, AI Integration
Brian Robbins is the CFO of GitLab, a DevSecOps (development, security, and operations) platform that supports software innovation. In this podcast, he joins Motley Fool CEO Tom Gardner and Chief Investment Officer Andy Cross, as well as Fool AI engineer Karl Thiel, for a conversation about:How GitL...The Motley Fool
Tue, Jul 1
AstraZeneca rises as Times report says CEO mulls moving listing to US
** Shares in AstraZeneca AZN.L rise 2.9% to 10,404p; second-biggest gainer on FTSE bluechip index .FTSE ** U.S.-listed shares of AstraZeneca AZN.O up 2.3% at $71.49** British drugmaker's CEO Pascal Soriot is considering moving market listing to U.S., the Times reports, citing sources** Report ad...Reuters
Tue, Jul 1
