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Technology stocks led US equity markets higher overnight ahead of Nvidia Corp's much anticipated quarterly result after the closing bell - Dow rose +308-points or +0.63% International Business Machines (IBM) Corp (up +3.58%) and UnitedHealth Group Inc (+3.74%) rallied over >3.5%.The broader S&P500 gained +0.81%. Information Technology (up +1.79%) and Financials (+1.68%) gained over >1.5% to lead just five of the eleven primary sectors higher. Industrials (down -0.79%) and Real Estate (-0.69%) sat at the foot of the primary sector leaderboard. Axon Enterprise Inc jumped +17.55% after the technology company in global public safety posted a stronger-than-expected fourth quarter result after the closing bell of the previous session.

US equity markets rebounded as Technology stocks steadied after a sharp sell-off amid artificial intelligence (AI) disruption concern - Dow rose +370-points or +0.76% Salesforce Inc rose +4.07% to be the leading performer in the 30-stock index, more than recouping the previous session's -3.78% drop that came amid a broader decline on artificial intelligence (AI) disruption concerns from the likes of Anthropic. International Business Machines (IBM) Corp rose +2.67% a day after slumping -13.15%. Microsoft Corp rose +1.18%.

US equity markets opened the new week on the back foot as investors digested President Trump's move to raise global tariffs and amid fresh concerns around artificial intelligence (AI) disruptions to various industries - Dow fell -822-points or -1.66%, booking its worst one-day decline since 20 January. International Business Machines (IBM) Corp slumped -13.15% and was the worst performer in the 30-stock index on concerns advances in Anthropic's AI technology could affect its business. Anthropic is slated to host an event tonight AEST to discuss the capabilities of its next generation AI assistant, Claude, and potentially announce new features.  Microsoft Corp (down -3.21%) and Salesforce Inc (-3.78%) fell over >3%

U.S. equity markets advanced on Friday to cap a positive week after the Supreme Court struck down the sweeping tariffs implement implemented by the Trump administration last year.

US equity markets weaker after booking three straight sessions of gains, with oil prices climbing to six-month highs amid escalating tensions between the US and Iran  - Dow fell -268-points or -0.54% Boeing Co (down -2.18%) and Sherwin-Williams Co (-2.23%) both fell over >2%.The broader S&P500 eased -0.28%, with Financials (down -0.86%) leading eight of the eleven primary sectors lower. Investors moved out of private credit stocks after private market and alternative assets manager Blue Owl Capital Inc (down -5.93%) announced it's going to tighten investor liquidity following its sale of US$1.4B in loan assets, spurring worries among investors about losses in the murky private loans area. Blackstone Inc (-5.37%) and Apollo Global Management Inc (-5.21%) both fell over >5%.   Information Technology fell -0.53%, with reports ChatGPT maker OpenAI is set to close a US$100B funding round. Utilities returned to the top of the primary sector leaderboard with a +1.13% gain.  Bookings Holdings Inc -6.16% a day after the on-line travel agency posted higher sales and profit for the fourth quarter. However, Bank of America analysts noted strategic reinvestments will likely slow the company's pace of margin expansion. Carvana Co shed -7.95% after the online used-car retailer recorded some weakness in some key profitability metrics that outweighed solid sales numbers for the fourth quarter released after the close of the previous session.The Nasdaq lost -0.31%.The small capitalisation Russell 2000 added +0.24%.  

US equity markets advanced as technology stocks found their footing and investors digested the minutes from the Federal Reserve's January monetary policy meeting - Dow rose +129-points or +0.26%, with Nvidia Corp rising +1.63% and moving back into positive territory year-to-date after Meta Platforms Inc (+0.61%) announced a new deal to buy millions of its chips as part of its data centre buildout. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said in a statement that the expanded partnership continues his company's push “to deliver personal superintelligence to everyone in the world,” a vision he announced in July. Financial terms of the deal were not provided. Amazon.com Inc rose +1.81% despite Berkshire Hathaway reporting via a 13F filing that it had sold nearly all of its stake in the e-commerce giant. Analysts at Morgan Stanley regard Amazon as a “top pick” and both Amazon Web Services and the company's retail business are shaping up to be massive beneficiaries of the artificial intelligence (AI) wave Amgen Inc (+1.71%), Chevron Corp (+1.84%), Cisco Systems Inc (+1.73%), Salesforce Inc (+1.90%) and Walt Disney Co (+1.57%) all gained over >1.5%. 3M Co (down 2.06%) and Boeing Co (-2.09%) fell over >2%

For the first time, copper has passed iron ore as the main source of revenue for BHP. Vandita Pant, Chief Financial Officer at BHP, speaks to Andrew Geoghegan at Ausbiz about the company's bumper half-year results.Fear & Greed is proud to partner with Ausbiz, Australia's leading provider of live and on-demand video of the latest news in Australian business, markets, economy and startups. Sign up for free at ausbiz.com.auFind out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

US equity markets little changed after resuming trading following the President's Day long weekend and after booked their worst weekly declines of 206 to date last week - Dow rose +32-points or +0.07% Apple Inc (up +3.17%) was the leading performer in the 30 stock index and paced gains in the ‘Magnificent Seven' cohort of mega-capitalisation technology stocks a day after announced it will hold a product launch event on 4 March, with the newest iPhone, a low-cost MacBook, and a faster iPad expected to be among the products featured. American Express Co and Nike Inc rose over >2%. Walmart Inc (down -3.76%) was the worst performing Dow component overnight,  with the retail giant slated to release its fourth quarter result on Thursday night AEST (19 February).

US equity and bond markets were CLOSED overnight for Presidents Day.Apple Inc announced it will hold a product launch event on 4 March, with the newest iPhone, a low-cost MacBook, and a faster iPad expected to be among the products featured.

US equity markets settled little changed, losing steam in the final hour of Friday's (13 February)  - Dow eased -49-points or +0.10% Visa Inc (down -3.12%), while ‘Magnificent Seven' mega-capitalisation technology stocks Apple Inc (-2.24%) and Nvidia Corp (-2.21%) fell over >2%. Nike Inc (+3.32%) and UnitedHealth Group Inc (+3.1%) climbed over >3%, Cisco Systems Inc (+2.47%) and Salesforce Inc (+2.31%) gained over >2%.

Record growth in loans and deposits has pushed Commonwealth Bank’s half year profit to $5.4 billion, triggering a seven per cent jump in its share price.In a wide-ranging chat, CBA CEO Matt Comyn speaks with Juliette Saly from Ausbiz about competition from Macquarie, housing supply reform, AI investment, productivity, regional branches, workforce impacts, mortgage stress, and whether Australia’s largest bank can justify being the most expensive bank in the developed world.Fear & Greed is proud to partner with Ausbiz, Australia's leading provider of live and on-demand video of the latest news in Australian business, markets, economy and startups. Sign up for free at ausbiz.com.auFind out more: https://fearandgreed.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

US equity markets retreated as investors digested weaker-than-expected retails sales figures and turned their attention to the potential threat artificial intelligence (AI) poses to the financial sector  - Dow added +52-points or +0.10% to 50,188.14, booking its third consecutive record closing and intra-day high after climbing above the >50,000 level last Friday (6 February). Home Depot Inc (up +2.28%) and Walt Disney Co (+2.64%) both gained over >2%.

US equity markets retreated as investors digested weaker-than-expected retails sales figures and turned their attention to the potential threat artificial intelligence (AI) poses to the financial sector - Dow added +52-points or +0.10% to 50,188.14, booking its third consecutive record closing and intra-day high after climbing above the >50,000 level last Friday (6 February). Home Depot Inc (up +2.28%) and Walt Disney Co (+2.64%) both gained over >2%.

US equity markets advanced after posting a sharp rebound last Friday (6 February), with technology again leading the gains - Dow inched +20-points or +0.04% higher to a fresh record closing high of 50,135.87 a day after the 30-stock index has climbed above the 50,000 level for the first time. Microsoft Corp (up +3.05%) was the leading Dow component, while Caterpillar Inc (+2.19%), Cisco Systems Inc (2.31%) and Nvidia Corp (2.5%) all climbed over >2%. Merck & Co Inc fell -3.51%, while Travelers Companies Inc (down -2.88%), Nike Inc (-2.36%) and Amgen Inc (-2.21%) all fell over >2%.The broader S&P500 added +0.47%, with Information Technology (up +1.59%) sitting atop the primary sector leaderboard for a second consecutive session. Health Care and Consumer Staples both declined -0.86%. AppLovin Corp soared +13.26% and was the leading performer in the S&P500 after a financial publisher retracted some of its most explosive claims regarding AppLovin's alleged connections to transnational crime syndicates. Oracle Corp rallied +9.64%   Kroger Inc rose +3.85% after the after the grocery giant named former Walmart Inc (down -1.63%) executive Greg Foran its new CEO. Micron Technology Inc fell -2.84%, with some traders citing South Korean press reports indicating that Micron's HBM4 offerings aren't fast enough for Nvidia Corp and thus will get shut out of the upcoming Vera Rubin graphics processing units (GPUs).

US equity markets rebounded sharply as technology stocks rallied following a wave of selling in recent sessions - Dow jumped +1,207-points or +2.47% to a record closing high of 50,115.67, the first time the 30-stock index has climbed above the 50,000 mark. Nvidia Corp +7.87%, with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jensen Huang saying in a televised interview with CNBC that demand has been "going through the roof" as cloud heavyweights lead what he believes could become the “largest infrastructure buildout in human history.” Caterpillar Inc +7.07%. However, Amazon.com Inc fell -5.55%  after the company forecast a more than 50% jump in capital expenditures this year as part of its fourth quarter result released after the close of the previous session, intensifying the AI-driven spending spree already underway among its "Magnificent Seven" mega-capitalisation peers.

US equity indices declined as a "risk-off" selloff spared few corners of the market and with losses acerating in the closing hour of trading - Dow -593-points or -1.20% Microsoft Corp (down -4.97% and now down over >27% from its 28 October peak) and Salesforce Inc (-4.75%) both fell over >4.5%, while investment banks Goldman Sach Group Inc (-2.51%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co (-2.24%) fell over >2%.The broader S&P500 -1.23% and slipped into negative territory for the calendar year-to-date, with Materials (down -2.75%) and Consumer Discretionary (-2.59%) falling over >2.5% and leading nine of the eleven primary sectors lower. The Information Technology sector fell -1.22% after entering official correction territory a day earlier, down ~11.2% from its 29 October peak. Consumer Staples (up +0.25%) and Utilities (+0.11%) were the only primary sectors to settle in positive territory.

US equity markets retreated as the sell-off in technology stocks intensified - Dow rose +260-points or +0.53%, with Amgen Inc jumping +8.15% to be the leading performer in the 30-stock index after the biopharmaceutical company reported a better-than-expected fourth result after the close of the previous session. Nike Inc (up +5.4%) and 3M Co (+5.21%) both climbed over >5%. ‘Magnificent Seven' mega-capitalisation technology names Nvidia Corp (down -3.41%) and Amazon.com Inc (-2.36%) were under pressure, along with technology peers Cisco Systems Inc (-2.35%) and International Business Machines (IBM) Corp (-1.79%

Technology stocks came under renewed selling pressure, dragging US equity markets lower  - Dow fell -167-points or -0.34% to 49,240.99 after touching a record intra-day high of 49,653.13.  Nvidia Corp fell -2.87%, with Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jensen Huang saying in an interview with CNBC that the chipmaker's plan to invest in OpenAI remains “on track” after recent reports suggested brewing tension between the two sides. Mr Huang said that Nvidia would invest in OpenAI's next fundraising round, which he called the “largest private round ever raised in history.” OpenAI is engaging in fundraising discussions for a round that could raise as much as US$100B, according to a CNBC report last month. Retail giant Walmart Inc rose +2.94% and joined the club of stocks with a market capitalisation more than US$1 trillion. Only 11 other companies are larger, with Nvidia and Alphabet Inc (-1.22%) having market capitalisations greater than >US$4 trillion.

US equity markets opened February on a firmer footing despite fresh falls on metals markets and as investors continued to ponder President Trump's nomination for the next Chair of the Federal Reserve - Dow rose +515-points or +1.05%. Caterpillar Inc (+5.1%), Walmart Inc (+4.13%) and Apple Inc (4.06%) all rallied over >4%.  Nvidia Corp dropped -2.89% after The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), citing people familiar with the matter, that the chipmaking giant's plans to pour US$100B into OpenAI had stalled, with company executives expressing doubt about the deal.President Trump announced on his Truth Social network that the U.S. had reached a trade deal with India. The Asian nation agreed to stop buying Russian oil, and in exchange the U.S. "will charge a reduced Reciprocal Tariff, lowering it from 25% to 18%," President Trump wrote.The broader S&P500 added +0.54%, with Consumer Staples (up +1.28%), Industrials (+1.26%) and Financials (+1.02%) all rising over >1%. Energy (down -1.98%) and Utilities (-1.54%) fell over >1.5%. Sandisk Corp (up +15.44%) was the leading S&P500 performer overnight as investors continued to applaud the storage device maker's stronger-than-expected fiscal second quarter result last Friday (30 January).

US equity markets retreated on Friday (30 January) as technology stocks remained under pressure, while precious metals markets saw some vicious volatility - Dow fell -179-points or -0.36% as a host of components in the 30-stock index posted quarterly results.

US equity markets settled narrowly mixed as investors absorbed another busy corporate earnings calendar - Dow edged +56-points or +0.11% higher, with International Business Machines Corp (IBM) rising +5.13% to be the leading performer in the 30-stock index after posting stronger-than-expected fourth quarter EPS and revenue after the close of the previous session. Microsoft Corp tumbled -9.99% and recorded worst daily performance since March 2020 following the release of the company's fourth quarter result after the close of the previous session, with investors seemingly unnerved by record spending on artificial intelligence (AI) last quarter.

US equity markets settled narrowly mixed as investors eyed quarterly results from mega-capitalisation technology companies after the closing bell and the Federal Reserve's first interest rate decision of 2026 - Dow inched +12-points or +0.02% higher Nvidia Corp rose +1.59% and was the leading performer in the 30-stock index after The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported that China's government has given clearance to a few big technology companies in the country including ByteDance and Alibaba Group Holdings Ltd () to start placing orders for H200 AI chips. The initial approval would allow the companies to buy hundreds of thousands of chips worth ~US$10B, according to the WSJ. Nvidia did not respond to a request for comment in time for publication.

US equity markets advanced as investors digested a busy corporate earnings calendar and eyed tomorrow morning's AEST interest rate decision from the Federal Reserve - Dow lost -409-points or -0.83% despite ‘Magnificent Seven' mega-capitalisation technology names Amazon.com Inc (+2.63%) and Meta Platforms Inc (+2.19%) along with Cisco Systems Inc (+2.17%) rising over >2%.The broader S&P500 gained +0.41% to a fresh record closing high of 6,978.60 after touching a record intra-day peak of 6,988.22. Information Technology (up +1.42%) and Utilities (+1.25%) rose over >1% to lead nine of the eleven primary sectors higher. Healthcare (down -1.66%) sat at the foot of the primary sector leaderboard after the Centres for Medicare and Medicaid Services estimated payments to private Medicare Advantage plans will rise just 0.09% next year, a much smaller increase than expected. Next year's rate increase also pales in comparison to recent years; CMS estimated payments would rise by 5% this year and about 4% in 2025. Humana Inc slumped -21.13% and CVS Health Corp -14.15%. Corning Inc jumped +15.58% after the specialty glassmaker announced a deal with Meta Platforms Inc (+0.09%) to supply the Facebook and Instagram parent with fibre optic technology and cables for its AI data centres.

US equity markets advanced as investors eyed a busy week of fourth quarter results and the Federal Reserve's first-interest rate decision of 2026 – Dow rose +314-points or +0.64%. Cisco Systems Inc (up +3.24%) was the leading component in the 30-stock index.  Nvidia Corp eased -0.64% after investing US$2B in CoreWeave Inc (up +5.73%) stock, reflecting its "confidence in CoreWeave's business, team and growth strategy as a cloud platform built on NVIDIA infrastructure, “according to the world's most valuable public company. Nvidia climbed +1.53% last Friday (23 January) after CNBC reported that Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jensen Huang is planning to visit China in the coming days.Dow fell -285-points or -0.58% last Friday (23 January), with Goldman Sachs Group Inc down -3.75%Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Sunday (25 January) that his country has no intention of pursuing a free trade agreement with China, after President Trump threatened to impose 100% tariffs on Ottawa if it signed a trade deal with China. Meanwhile, President Trump said he was increasing tariffs on South Korean imports into the United States related to autos, lumber, and pharmaceuticals to 25%, while accusing the ally's legislature of “not living up” to its trade deal with Washington.

US equity markets resumed trading after the holiday long weekend with steep losses, with the benchmark indies booking their worst single session performance since October as investors were spooked by fresh tariff threats from President Trump against Europe amid a dispute over control ‌of Greenland  - Dow fell -871-points or +0.55% International Business Machines (IBM) Corp (down -4.68%) and Nvidia Corp (-4.38%) both dropped over >4%, while American Express Co (-3.45%), Apple Inc (-3.46%),  Amazon.com Inc (-3.4%),            JPMorgan Chase & Co (-3.11%), Salesforce Inc (-3.04%) and Sherwin-Williams Co (-3.04%) all fell over >3%.

US equity markets resumed trading after the holiday long weekend with steep losses, with the benchmark indies booking their worst single session performance since October as investors were spooked by fresh tariff threats from President Trump against Europe amid a dispute over control ‌of Greenland  - Dow fell -871-points or +0.55% International Business Machines (IBM) Corp (down -4.68%) and Nvidia Corp (-4.38%) both dropped over >4%, while American Express Co (-3.45%), Apple Inc (-3.46%),  Amazon.com Inc (-3.4%),            JPMorgan Chase & Co (-3.11%), Salesforce Inc (-3.04%) and Sherwin-Williams Co (-3.04%) all fell over >3%.The broader S&P500 dropped -2.06% to book its steepest one-day decline since 10 October, with Information Technology (down -2.94%) and Consumer Discretionary (-2.82%) falling over >2.5% and leading ten of the eleven primary sectors lower. Consumer Staples (up +0.12%) was the only primary sector to settle in positive territory overnight. NetApp Inc (down -9.37%), Dell Technologies Inc (-7.45%) and Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd (-7.45%) all fell over >7%.  Newmont Mining rallied +4.22%

US equity markets climbed after two sessions of declines, underpinned by a rebound for bank stocks following a tough start to the week and renewed momentum in the artificial intelligence (AI) trade following a strong fourth quarter result from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC) Ltd   - Dow rose +293-points or +0.60% Boeing Co (up +2.11%) and Nvidia Corp (+2.13%) both gained over >2%. However, International Business Machines (IBM) Corp dropped -3.59% and Salesforce Inc -2.52%.The broader S&P500 added +0.26%. Energy (down -0.91%) sat at the foot of the primary sector leaderboard. Health Care fell -0.58%, with Eli Lilly & Co down -3.76% after a Reuters report that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) extended its review on the firm's weight-loss pill orfoglipron. A decision on the drug's approval is now expected 10 April, whereas it was previously slated for 28 March, according to Reuters. Meanwhile, Strive Compounding Pharmacy, one of the nation's most celebrated providers of compounded medications, has filed a federal antitrust lawsuit against pharmaceutical giants Eli Lilly and Danish peer Novo Nordisk (-3.45%), alleging a coordinated effort to suppress competition and limit patient access to lawful compounded GLP-1 medications. Boston Scientific Corp fell -3.91% after the company agreed to buy medical-devices maker Penumbra for US$14.5B. Utilities (up +1.04%) and Industrials (+0.93%) both rose ~1% to sit atop the primary sector leaderboard. James Hardie Industries Plc (up +1.87%) reaffirmed its guidance for the third quarter after the closing bell and announced that it will close its manufacturing facilities in Fontana, California, and Summerville, South Carolina, within 60 days, as part of a plan to optimise its North American manufacturing footprint.

Financial stocks weighed on US equity markets following warnings about potential changes to lending policy, with the Dow and S&P 500 pulling back from record highs as the fourth quarter earnings season got underway and investors digested the latest inflation data - Dow fell -398-points or -0.80% Salesforce Inc shed -7.07% and was the worst performer in the 30-stock index following an update to its virtual assistant Slackbot feature in Slack. Visa Inc fell -4.46%The broader S&P500 eased -0.19%. Financials (down -1.84%) led just four of the eleven primary sectors lower. Energy (up +1.53%) was the leading primary sector performer overnight following fresh gains on crude markets, with Exxon Mobil Corp rising +2.02% to US$126.50 and booking its first record closing high since 7 October, 2024. Moderna Inc soared +17.02% to be the leading S&P500 component after CEO Stéphane Bancel revealed a raised 2025 sales forecast at the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. "We should land around the US$1.9 billion of sales for the year, which is $100 million better than the midpoint" of Moderna's prior guidance of $1.6B to $2.0B, Mr Bancel said

US equity markets advanced on Friday (9 February), with both the Dow and S&P500 booking fresh record closing highs - Dow rose +238-points or +0.48% to book a record closing high of 49,504.07, with Home Depot Inc (up +4.19%) the leading performer in the 30-stock index, while Boeing Co (+3.14%) and Sherwin-Williams Co (+3.59%) gained over >3%.The broader S&P500 gained +0.65% to a fresh record closing high of 6,966.28 after touching a record intra-day peak (6,978.36). Materials (up +1.80%) leading nine of the eleven primary sectors higher on Friday (9 January). Vistra Corp (up +10.47%) was the leading S&P500 performer, while Oklo Inc rose +7.90% after Facebook and Instagram parent Meta Platforms Inc (+1.08%) announced it had inked "landmark agreements" with the companies and privately held TerraPower to power its artificial intelligence (AI) projects.

US equity markets advanced for a third consecutive session to open the holiday-shortened week - Dow rose +228-points or +0.47%, with Merck & Co (up +3.59%) the leading performer in the 30-stock index. Honeywell International fell -1.58% after the aerospace and industrial-automation company lowered its full-year earnings outlook and updated investors on its expectations surrounding the Flexjet lawsuit. Nike Inc -2.54%.The broader S&P500 gained +0.64%, with Materials (up +1.35%), Financials (+1.25%), Industrials (+1.11%) and Energy (+1.08%) all rising over >1% to lead ten of the eleven primary sectors higher. Consumer Staples (down -0.41%) was the only primary sector to settle in the red.

US equity markets were stronger overnight – Dow rose 0.14% driven by tech names Amazon up 2.4%, Nvidia up 1.8%, Microsoft up 1.65%, and Cisco 1.52%.The broader S&P500 advanced 0.79% on the back of a lower-than-expected CPI report. Memory and storage names Sandisk Corporation, Western Digital and Seagate Technology were three of the top performers, up 6.1%, 5.26% and 5.17% respectively. The rally due to Micron Technology's strong result and their outlook for AI-driven memory demand.

US equity markets rallied late in the session as investors digested the latest monetary policy pronouncements from the Federal Reserve  - Dow rallied +497-points or +1.05%, with 26 of the 30 index components advancing. JPMorgan Chase & Co rebounded +3.19% after dropping -4.66% in the previous session after Marianne Lake, the investment bank's Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Consumer & Community Banking, disclosed higher-than-expected expense projections of US$105B for next year (versus current consensus forecasts of US$101B) at the Goldman Sachs Group Inc (up +1.44%) U.S. Financial Services Conference and said that she "would characterize the environment as being a little bit more fragile." American Express Co (+3.2%), Caterpillar Inc (+3.53%) and Nike Inc (+3.88%) also all rose over >3%. 

US equity markets opened the week on a softer footing ahead of the Federal Reserve's latest interest rate decision on Thursday morning AEST (11 December)   - Dow fell -216-points or -0.45%, with Nike Inc (down -3.52%) and Procter & Gamble Co (-3.56%) both falling ~3.5%.  Boeing Co (up +2.17%) and Walt Disney Co (+2.21%) both climbed ~2.2%.The Dow Jones Transportation Average (down -0.26%), an index that tracks the stocks of companies that move goods and people around the country, snapped a ten session winning streak.

US equity markets advanced after a delayed, tame inflation report reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates at its final meeting of the year this week - Dow added +104-points or +0.22%, with Salesforce Inc (up +5.3%) the clear outperformer in the 30-stock index on Friday (5 December). Goldman Sachs Group Inc +2% Amgen Inc fell -3.02%The Dow Jones Transportation Average (up +0.69%), an index that tracks the stocks of companies that move goods and people around the country, rose for a tenth consecutive day on Friday (6 December).

US equity markets advanced in an abbreviated trading session on Friday (28 November) to cap a strong, holiday-shortened trading week - Dow rose +289-points or +0.61% with Amazon.com Inc, International Business Machines (IBM) Corp and JPMorgan Chase & Co all rising +1.77%.The broader S&P500 gained +0.54%. Energy (up +1.32%) led ten of the eleven primary sectors higher. Health Care (down -0.49%) was the only primary sector to settle in the red. Intel Corp jumped +10.19% after an analyst suggested that the company could become a foundry supplier for Apple Inc (+0.47%) processors, adding fuel to rumours earlier in the year about a possible deal with the iPhone maker. Broadcom Inc (+1.36%), General Motors (+0.98%), Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc (-0.26%) and Walmart Inc (+1.29%)  were among 12 S&P500 components to hit fresh record intra-day highs on Friday (28 November).The Nasdaq rallied +0.65%, booking a fifth straight day of gains

US equity markets advanced after New York Federal Reserve President John Williams suggested the central bank could cut interest rates yet again this year  - Dow rallied +493-points or +1.08%. Home Depot Inc (up +3.29%) was the leading performer in the 30-stock index.  Nvidia Corp lost -0.97% after Bloomberg News reported, citing sources, that the Trump administration was mulling the sale of H200 AI chips to China. The report said President Trump held talks internally about possible shipments in recent days, though it added that a decision had not been made.

US equity markets retreated on Thursday as the Dow was on pace for its worst week in a month as strong Nvidia earnings weren't enough to cool investor fears. Dow fell -386.51 points or 0.84%. Notable stock moves included Cisco Systems Inc (-3.76%), Boeing Co (-3.4%) and Nvidia Corp (-3.15%) all falling >3%.The S&P500 and Nasdaq saw its largest intraday reversals since April's tariff woes. The broader S&P 500 declined -103.40 points or -1.56%.

US equity markets advanced, with the Dow and S&P500 snapping four session losing streaks ahead of the release of Dow component Nvidia Corp's (up +2.85% in the regular session) third quarter result after the closing bell and tonight's AEST delayed September jobs report - Dow edged +47-points or +0.10% higher. Boeing Co (down -2.07%) and Salesforce Inc (-2.41%) both fell over >2%.The broader S&P500 added +0.38%. Information Technology (+0.93%) and Communication Services (+0.72%) returned to the top of the primary sector leaderboard. Energy (down -1.30%) sat at the foot of the primary sector leaderboard.

US equity markets retreated as concerns about valuations for artificial intelligence (AI) stocks continued to weigh on sentiment and with investors eyeing Nvidia Corp's (-2.81%) third quarter result after the closing bell of tonight' AEST session   - Dow rose -499-points or -1.07%, having been down almost -700-points at its worst levels of the session. E-commerce and cloud giant Amazon.com Inc lost -4.43%, while International Business Machines (IBM) Corp (-2.43%), Honeywell International (-2.36%) and UnitedHealth Group Inc (-2.17%) were among seven Dow components that fell over >2%.The broader S&P500 extended declines into a fourth consecutive session, falling -0.83% and paring an earlier drop of as much as -1.5%. Consumer Discretionary (down -2.50%) and Information Technology (-1.68%) led five of the eleven primary sectors lower. Energy (up +0.61%) and Health Care (+0.54%) sat atop the primary sector leaderboard. The index now sits over >3% from its October peak.  James Hardie Industries Plc +6.83% after the building materials supplier released its fiscal second quarter result after the close of the previous session and said the performance of the recently acquired AZEK business has exceeded its expectations and it has topped a target for cost savings from the deal in the current fiscal year. Eli Lilly and Co rose +0.82% and hit a record intra-day high (US$1,040.72) dating back to 1952 when the pharmaceutical company offered its first public shares of stock.

US equity markets mixed as investors continued to monitor progress on resolving the US government shutdown - Dow rose +327-points or +0.68% to 48,254.82, the 30-stock index's first close above >48,000 after setting a fresh record intra-day peak (48,431.57). Goldman Sachs Group Inc (+3.54%) and United Health Group Inc (+3.55%) both rallied ~3.5%. International Business Machines (IBM) Corp +0.40% after the company the company announced several quantum-computing "breakthroughs."The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives is set to vote on a bill that would end the federal government shutdown at about 11am AEDT. If approved, it will go before President Trump for his signature.

US equity markets rallied amid signs that a historic U.S. government shutdown could be nearing its end - Dow rose +382-points or +0.81% Nvidia Corp (up +5.79%) was the clear outperformer in the 30-stock index.Late Sunday (9 November), the Senate advanced a procedural measure to allow other votes today on an agreement to end the US government shutdown, now at 41-days. Eight Democrats joined Republicans to reach the 60-vote threshold to advance the measure.The broader S&P500 gained +104-points or +1.54%, logged its largest single-day point gain since 27 May, and its largest single-day percentage gain since 3 October.

US equity markets settled narrowly mixed on Friday (7 November), recovering from steeper declines earlier in the session to cap a volatile week  - Dow added +75-points or +0.16%, recovering from an earlier slide of ~400-points or -0.9%. Coca-Cola Co (up +2.16%) and Sherwin-Williams Co (+1.95%) were the leading performers in the stock index.

Technology stocks led a rebound for US equity markets - Dow rose +226-points or +0.48% Amgen Inc (up +7.81%) was the leading performer in the 30-stock index after the pharmaceutical company posted a better-than-expected third quarter result and raised its full-year sales outlook after the close of the previous session Economic bellwether Caterpillar Inc gained +3.94%. Home Depot (down -2.41%) was the worst performing Dow component overnight.The US government shutdown reached 36-days, surpassing the previous record of 35-days that ran from 22 December 2018 to 25 January, 2019. Investors are also eying the US Supreme Court as it determines whether President Trump has the authority to impose tariffs without Congress's approval under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

A mixed start to November for US equity markets ahead of another busy week of quarterly earnings releases - Dow fell -226-points or -0.48%, with Merck & Co Inc (down -4.06%) the worst performer in the 30-stock index. 3M Co (down -2.59%), UnitedHealth Group Inc (-2.27%) and Chevron Corp (-2.33%) all declined over >2%.  Microsoft Corp (down -0.15%) announced it has secured export licenses to ship Nvidia Corp (+2.23%) chips to the United Arab Emirates amid Gulf's ambitions to become an AI leader. Amazon.com Inc rallied +4.03% to be the leading Dow component overnight, hitting a fresh record high (US$258.60) after signing a multi-year US$38B deal to supply cloud computing services to OpenAI, affording the ChatGPT maker access to Nvidia's graphics processors. Amazon soared +9.58% in the previous session after releasing stronger-than-expected third-quarter earnings after the close last Thursday's (30 October), underpinned by a sharp acceleration in cloud revenue.

US equity markets advanced on Friday (31 October) after a choppy session to cap a solid week and month for the benchmark indices  - Dow edged +41-points or +0.09% higher Apple Inc settled -0.38% lower at US$270.37, unwinding an gain that saw the mega-capitalisation technology stock touch a fresh record intraday high of US$277.32 after reporting better-than-expected third quarter earnings after the close of last Thursday's (30 October) session and forecast holiday-quarter iPhone sales and overall revenue that surpassed Wall Street expectations thanks to strong demand for its iPhone 17 models. Nvidia Corp slipped -0.20% following news it is partnering with Samsung and other South Korean firms to deploy 250,000 of its chips across the Asian country.

US equity markets rebounded, with the S&P500 and Nasdaq booking fresh record intra-day and closing highs  - Dow flat at 46,601.78. Caterpillar Inc (up +3.17%) was the leading performer in the 30-stock index. Nvidia Corp rose +2.20% after Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Jensen Huang said that demand has risen in recent months, telling CNBC that “this year, particularly the last six months, demand of computing has gone up substantially.” Mr Huang also confirmed the company's involvement in funding Elon Musk's artificial intelligence (AI) startup, xAI, and said that he's “super excited about the financing opportunity they're doing.” Investment banks Goldman Sachs Group Inc (-1.66%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co (-1.19%) fell over >1%.

US equity markets advanced, with the S&P500 and Nasdaq booking fresh record closing highs despite the U.S. government shutdown entering its sixth day, with the White House threatening mass federal worker layoffs. - Dow eased -63-points or -0.14% Verizon Communications Inc -5.11% after Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Hans Vestberg stepped down, replaced by independent lead director and former PayPal Inc CEO Dan Schulman. Sherwin-Williams Co (-2.80%). Microsoft Corp (up +2.17%) and Salesforce Inc (+2.25%) rose over >2%, while Boeing Co gained +1.59% after Bloomberg reported that the airplane maker plans to accelerate its production of jets in its 737 Max line. The company could reach a 42-jet output per month for its 737 Maxs as soon as October, the report said.

US equity indices advanced for a fifth consecutive session, with the three (3) leading indices booking a fresh round of record closing highs amid a global rally for semiconductor stocks after OpenAI announced South Korean firms SK Hynix (+9.86%) and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (+3.49%) would partner with the ChatGPT maker on its Stargate AI infrastructure project  - Dow added +79-points or +0.17% to 46,519.72, tallying its first five-day winning streak since 2 May and marking the 30-stock index's second consecutive record closing high and 10th of the calendar year-to-date. Caterpillar Inc rose +2.003% to be the leading Dow component overnight. Nvidia Corp rose +0.88% to a fresh record closing high of US$188.89, hitting a record intra-day high (US$191.05) after the chipmaker's market capitalisation hit US$4.5 trillion.

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