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US STOCKS-Wall St climbs on economic optimism, awaits Trump policies
Barclays lifts PTs on Nvidia, BroadcomQorvo surges on Starboard stakeIndexes up: Dow 0.92%, S&P 500 1.15%, Nasdaq 1.65%Updates to afternoon U.S. tradingBy Chuck Mikolajczak Jan 17 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks rallied on Friday on optimism over the health of the economy and path of interest rates a...Reuters
Jan 17, 2025
EMERGING MARKETS-Latam FX, stocks poised for best week in months amid tariff speculation
Latam FX set to gain 1%, stocks set to gain 2.6% this weekMexican economy expected to stay sluggish, poll showsLatam FX down 0.3%; stocks up 0.3%Updates to mid-session tradingBy Lisa Pauline Mattackal, Purvi Agarwal and Pranav Kashyap Jan 17 (Reuters) - An index tracking Latin American stocks sli...Reuters
Jan 17, 2025
Why NuScale Power Is Skyrocketing Today
Shares of NuScale Power (NYSE: SMR) are flying today. The stock is up 12.7% as of 1:45 p.m. ET., but gained as much as 14.5% earlier in the day. The upward movement comes as the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq Composite were up 1% and 4%, respectively.NuScale was mentioned in a research report released Thurs...The Motley Fool
Jan 17, 2025
Why Qorvo Rallied Double Digits Today
Shares of chipmaker Qorvo (NASDAQ: QRVO) rallied 13.4% on Friday, as of 1:55 p.m. ET.Qorvo soared on the news that an activist investor had taken a sizable stake in the company. Given that the stock is down about 29% in the last year and activist involvement could lead to shareholder-friendly moves,...The Motley Fool
Jan 17, 2025
BUZZ-Webster Financial rises after Q4 profit beats expectation
** Shares of regional lender Webster Financial WBS.N rise as much as 4.2%; last up 2.9% at $59.62** WBS posts Q4 adjusted profit of $1.43/shr, topping Wall Street expectations of $1.35/shr - data compiled by LSEG ** Q4 net interest income of $608.5 mln was ahead of estimates of $599.5 mln, thanks to...Reuters
Jan 17, 2025
Regions Financial (RF) Q4 2024 Earnings Call Transcript
Image source: The Motley Fool.Regions Financial (NYSE: RF)Q4 2024 Earnings CallJan 17, 2025, 10:00 a.m. ETContents: Prepared Remarks Questions and Answers Call Participants Prepared Remarks: OperatorGood morning, and welcome to the Regions Financial Corporation's quarterly earnings call. My name ...The Motley Fool
Jan 17, 2025
BUZZ-U.S. STOCKS ON THE MOVE-Bank OZK, Western Digital, Bumble
Eikon search string for individual stock moves: STXBZThe Day Ahead newsletter: https://refini.tv/3LI4BU7The Morning News Call newsletter: https://refini.tv/3dKUyB8Wall Street's main indexes rose on Friday, with the S&P 500 and the Dow on track to log their biggest weekly gains since November, as inv...Reuters
Jan 17, 2025
LIVE MARKETS-Q4 US earnings growth forecast improves, thanks to banks
Main U.S. indexes all up >1%: Nasdaq out front, up ~1.8%Cons disc leads S&P sector gainers; healthcare sole declinerDollar gains; bitcoin rallies >4%; gold, crude declineU.S. 10-Year Treasury yield edges down to ~4.60%Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets brought to you by Reuters re...Reuters
Jan 17, 2025
Big Tech, Airlines, Beauty, and More
In this podcast, Motley Fool host Dylan Lewis and analysts Ron Gross and Jason Moser discuss:What the December Fed minutes, latest jobs numbers, and final holiday shopping figures tell us about the big picture.The first look at Disney's ad-supported streaming numbers.Amazon's plans to come after Goo...The Motley Fool
Jan 17, 2025
BUZZ-J.B. Hunt slips after missing Q4 profit expectations
Updates** U.S. trucking co J.B. Hunt Transport Services' JBHT.O shares down 6.4% at $174.32** JBHT misses Q4 profit estimates, hurt by high expenses and lower truck count ** Post results, at least six brokerages cut PTs on JBHT stock** J.P. Morgan cuts PT to $200 from $205 ** "We expect JBHT will u...Reuters
Jan 17, 2025
Why Cloudflare Stock Is Soaring Today
Shares of cybersecurity firm Cloudflare (NYSE: NET) were up Friday, gaining 3.9% as of 12:30 p.m. ET. The stock was up as much as 5.4% earlier in the day. The leg up comes as the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) and the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) were up 1% and 1.7%, respectively.An analyst at C...The Motley Fool
Jan 17, 2025
Why Broadcom Stock Is Jumping Today
Shares of semiconductor giant Broadcom (NASDAQ: AVGO) were up Friday, gaining 2.7% as of noon ET, but were up as much as 3.6% earlier in the day. The rise comes as the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) and Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) were up 1% and 1.5%, respectively.New year, new targetBroadcom r...The Motley Fool
Jan 17, 2025
Why Intel Stock Popped Today
Shares of Intel (NASDAQ: INTC) were moving higher today on reports that the legacy chip giant could be acquired.While the buzz is just a rumor at this point, it was enough to send the stock up 8.2% as of 11:41 a.m. ET.Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe...The Motley Fool
Jan 17, 2025
BUZZ-Snap slides, Meta turns positive; US Supreme Court rules against TikTok
Updates** Shares of Instagram-owner Meta Platforms META.O up 0.3% and Snapchat-parent Snap SNAP.N down 5.2% in afternoon trading** Supreme Court upheld law banning TikTok in U.S. on national security grounds if Chinese parent co ByteDance does not sell the short-video app by Sunday** Judges unanimou...Reuters
Jan 17, 2025
BUZZ-GSI Technology rises on potential US Army contract
** Memory chip maker GSI Technology's GSIT.O shares rise ~48% to $3.94** GSIT says it has been selected for potential $250,000 contract from U.S. Army under DoD Small Business Innovation Research program** GSIT says contract, if awarded, would support development of Army-specific edge computing AI s...Reuters
Jan 17, 2025
GLOBAL MARKETS-Global shares rise along with dollar, bond yields turn higher
Global shares rise, U.S. bond yields turn positiveTrump inauguration prompts some uncertainty S&P, Dow eye biggest weekly gains since election weekDollar regains ground, still set for weekly lossUpdates prices to early afternoon tradingBy Sinéad Carew and Samuel Indyk NEW YORK LONDON, Jan 17 (Reu...Reuters
Jan 17, 2025
UPDATE 4-SLB boosts dividend and buybacks, but warns of oil oversupply
Q4 adjusted profit, revenue beats estimatesRevenue in Q1, full year to largely be steady Shares up 6% in morning tradeBoost quarterly dividend, share buy backsAdds outlook and comments from conference call throughout, updates shares, adds analysts comment in paragraph 16, 17By Arathy Somasekhar and ...Reuters
Jan 17, 2025
Motley Fool Co-Founder David Gardner Helps Set Investors Up for Long-Term Success
David Gardner is The Motley Fool's co-founder and chief rule breaker. In this Motley Fool Money episode, Motley Fool host Ricky Mulvey caught up with David for a conversation about:Why buying and holding stocks works.Rational optimism.The future of space travel.Check out David's weekly show, Rule Br...The Motley Fool
Jan 17, 2025
US STOCKS-Wall St set for weekly advances in countdown to Trump presidency
For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window.Truist Financial gains after a rise in Q4 profitSLB rises on upbeat fourth-quarter profitBarclays lifts PTs on Nvidia, BroadcomDow at one-month high; S&P, Nasdaq at over one-week highIndexes up...Reuters
Jan 17, 2025
LIVE MARKETS-Crypto markets set to pop inauguration champagne
Main U.S. indexes all up >1%: Nasdaq out front, up ~1.6%Cons disc leads S&P sector gainers; healthcare ~flatEuro STOXX 600 index up ~0.7%Dollar gains; bitcoin rallies >4%; gold ~flat; crude declinesU.S. 10-Year Treasury yield edges up to ~4.62%Welcome to the home for real-time coverage of markets br...Reuters
Jan 17, 2025
