S&P 500 Index
Cramer’s week ahead: Record highs meet a pivotal week for tech earnings
Key Points CNBC’s Jim Cramer said the market has become a “beast”, driven by a powerful rally in data center and AI-related stocks. He then turned to the week ahead, where a packed slate of tech earnings will test whether the surge can continue or if expectations have gotten too high. CNBC’s Jim Cramer said […]
Read More
Wall Street’s ‘fear gauge’ is doing something unusual. What it means
A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 23, 2026. Jeenah Moon | Reuters Something interesting is happening in the options market. The S&P 500 touched record highs Thursday morning, but the Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) remained stuck near 20 and is up from […]
Read More
The aerospace and defense trade is taking investors deeper into space, and more ETFs are up for the mission
The aerospace and defense trade is taking investors deeper into space and exchange-traded funds want a part of it. VettaFi’s Cinthia Murphy told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” this week there are now more ETFs tackling the space theme more directly — listing the Procure Space ETF (UFO) and Global X Defense Tech ETF (SHLD) as examples. […]
Read More
Global stock markets are too inflated and will fall, top Bank of England official warns
A trader works on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 23, 2026. Jeenah Moon | Reuters International equity markets are priced too high and will fall, according to a senior leader at the Bank of England. Sarah Breeden, deputy governor for financial stability at the U.K.’s […]
Read More
South Korea’s ‘ant investors’ are marching to U.S. equities even as domestic market hits record highs
A currency trader monitors exchange rates in a dealing room at the Korea Exchange Bank in Seoul Jung Yeon-je | Afp | Getty Images South Korean stocks have been surging to record highs over the past year, but that hasn’t dimmed the allure of U.S. equities for its residents. In 2025, South Korea was the […]
Read More
Stock futures are little changed after Trump announces 3-week extension to Israel-Lebanon ceasefire: Live updates
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 23, 2026. Jeenah Moon | Reuters U.S. stock futures were little changed on Thursday night after President Donald Trump said that Israel and Lebanon had agreed to extend their ceasefire by three weeks. S&P 500 futures were […]
Read More
CNBC Daily Open: Truce on land, storm at sea — markets are counting the cost
Iranian Parliament Speaker, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, gestures while speaking with media in a media conference at a conference hall in the Iranian Parliament building in Tehran, Iran, on Dec. 2, 2025. Morteza Nikoubazl | Nurphoto | Getty Images Hello, this is Anniek Bao writing to you from Singapore. Welcome to another edition of CNBC’s Daily […]
Read More
Cramer says look to these 4 stocks to go with your high-flying tech names
CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Thursday investors should look beyond the market’s hottest trades and start hunting for opportunities in areas that have already been beaten down. “I want to praise the other parts of the market … that have been marked down already, which makes them less vulnerable,” the “Mad Money” host said. With the […]
Read More
Investors are hunting for value in a part of the market that was once a growth darling: Software
Investors are starting to find value in an area of the market that not too long ago was heavily associated with growth: software. The group has struggled to keep up with the broader market in recent years. The iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV) tumbled 35.7% in 2022 and virtually matched the S & P […]
Read More
Tesla earnings, the future of Spirit Airlines, WBD shareholder vote and more in Morning Squawk
This is CNBC’s Morning Squawk newsletter. Subscribe here to receive future editions in your inbox. Happy Thursday. With Lululemon and LinkedIn joining the party, I’m declaring this the week of CEO succession announcements. Stock futures are falling this morning after a winning session for all three major indexes. Here are five key things investors need to know […]
Read More