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Stocks Settle Higher as Chipmakers Rally and Crude Prices Fall
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Thursday closed up +0.81%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +0.27%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +1.62%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26)…
Stocks Supported by Lower Crude Prices as Geopolitical Risks Ease
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) today is up +0.19%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) is up +0.11%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) is up +0.03%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26) are up +0.19%, an…
Soybeans Showing Steady Friday AM Trade
Soybeans are holding steady on Friday morning. Futures were down 10 to 15 ¼ cents in the front months, with other contracts fractionally to 8 cents lower. Open interest suggested new selling, up 8,425 contracts. The cmd…
My doctor friend objected to his hospital’s fundraising tactics. Did management go too far?
What Investors Should Watch for in the Second Half of 2026 Plus, where to look for opportunities in fixed-income and more. Dominic Pappalardo and Ivanna Hampton
Alpha Compute returns $6M in Toncoin, exits treasury model
Alpha Compute (Nasdaq: ALP) has initiated the return of the final tranche of approximately $6 million in Toncoin/GRAM to Brisk Thrive and Hogarth Ventures, affiliates of Animoca Brands, removing liabilities tied to TON …
VONV, MS, QCOM, VZ: ETF Outflow Alert
Looking at the chart above, VONV's low point in its 52 week range is $84.125 per share, with $109.3399 as the 52 week high point — that compares with a last trade of $108.33. Comparing the most recent share price to the…
Implied Volatility Surging for AngloGold Ashanti Stock Options
Investors in AngloGold Ashanti plc AU need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately. That is because the July 17, 2026 $50.00 Call had some of the highest implied volatility of all…
Stocks Settle Higher as Chipmakers Rally and Crude Prices Fall
The S&P 500 Index ($SPX) (SPY) on Thursday closed up +0.81%, the Dow Jones Industrial Average ($DOWI) (DIA) closed up +0.27%, and the Nasdaq 100 Index ($IUXX) (QQQ) closed up +1.62%. September E-mini S&P futures (ESU26)…
1,500 Americans filed for bankruptcy each day last year. They should have done this instead.
The tech layoff wave is still kicking in 2025. Last year saw more than 150,000 job cuts across 549 companies, according to independent layoffs tracker Layoffs.fyi. So far this year, more than 22,000 workers have been th…
Stablecoin issuer Circle just got the greenlight to operate as a bank. The shares are up 12%
Stablecoin issuer Circle surged after the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, or OCC, granted it approval Friday to operate as a trust bank, the company said.
XLF, QBUL: Big ETF Inflows
Comparing units outstanding versus one week ago at the coverage universe of ETFs at ETF Channel, the biggest inflow was seen in the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund, which added 21,350,000 units, or a 2.2% increase wee…
RBLX Q1 Payers Jump 52% YoY: Can Monetization Momentum Hold?
Roblox Corporation RBLX sustained strong monetization momentum even as safety-related changes pressured new-user acquisition. In the first quarter of 2026, monthly unique payers increased 52% year over year to 31 millio…
‘She wants him gone’: My friend took in a homeless man as a caretaker. After 10 years, how can she evict him?
For two years, Janet Fraser and her partner Jerry — who’s deaf, chronically ill and battling Stage 4 cancer — have lived among their moving boxes. Despite a recent B.C. Supreme Court win, they remain on the brink of evi…
The Club's top 10 things to watch in the stock market Friday
Stocks futures are flat after Thursday's rally, while SK Hynix is set to debut on the Nasdaq.
Should JPMorgan Shares Be in Your Portfolio Pre-Q2 Earnings?
JPMorgan JPM is scheduled to report second-quarter 2026 earnings on July 14, before the opening bell. With operations spanning consumer and commercial banking, investment banking (IB), payments and asset and wealth mana…
Trump says he won't sign housing bill, which would become law automatically
President Donald Trump on Friday said he will not sign a bipartisan housing bill that Congress passed last month, in protest of Republicans' failure to pass a controversial election measure.
Can you pass this money quiz?
If you’d like to become an investment advisor representative (IAR), you’ll need to first pass the Series 65 exam. The Series 65 exam is a North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) exam that the Financ…
AI, data center fears could be key in closely watched Michigan Democratic Senate primary
Abdul El-Sayed, the progressive running for the Democratic nomination in the the Aug. 4 Michigan Senate primary, sees a foundational risk in the rise of artificial intelligence. And he's betting that fears related to th…
Delta expects higher airfare to last, bringing 2026 profit goal in reach, CEO says
Delta Air Lines' profit goal is in reach this year as the carrier passes along higher fuel costs to customers, pricing power CEO Ed Bastian expects to last even as oil prices drop from multiyear highs
Is the Options Market Predicting a Spike in Gulfport Energy Stock?
Investors in Gulfport Energy Corporation GPOR need to pay close attention to the stock based on moves in the options market lately. That is because the Jul 17, 2026 $150 Call had some of the highest implied volatility o…
‘I get $1,460 in Social Security’: My millionaire ex-husband, 74, refuses to pay alimony. What can I do?
The test was created by the TIAA Institute and the Global Financial Literacy Excellence Center (GFLEC). According to the researchers who conducted the test, just 5% of U.S. adults correctly answered all eight questions.…
The Tech Download: Teen social media bans miss a key part of the puzzle: AI chatbots
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Delta reports record revenue and a profit beat, even as fuel costs surge
Delta Air Lines reported Q2 adjusted EPS of $1.56 and revenue of $17.67 billion, exceeding market expectations despite record fuel costs. Resilience was driven by premium cabin demand, which outperformed economy class f…