US stock index futures were muted on Wednesday after a sharp rotation out of technology stocks dragged major benchmarks to a losing session, while investors assessed earnings updates and prepared for key labor-market data later in the day. Futures tied to the S&P 500 rose 0.26% on Wednesday morning, while Dow Jones Industrial Average futures
Polygon’s POL is one of the best performers among the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market cap. The coin takes a breather above $0.11 after adding 11% to its value in the last 24 hours. The rally comes as Polygon recorded its largest monthly burn of more than 25 million POL tokens in January. This latest
Brazilian telecoms operator TIM SA is negotiating to repurchase a 51% interest in a fibre-network company it once controlled in a deal that could be worth about $170 million, two people familiar with the matter said. If institutional investors win out, the move would represent a strategic about-face for the company, which sold the stake four
The Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) is doing well this year and is constantly beating the broader market, including the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq 100 indices. SCHD has jumped by 8.50% this year and is now hovering at its all-time high, while the S&P 500 has risen by just 1%. This article explores
China is turning to services and experiences as a new lever to revive domestic demand, as weak household confidence, a prolonged property slump, and slowing exports weigh on the world’s second-largest economy. On Thursday, the State Council released a work plan aimed at boosting services consumption over the coming years, spanning cruise and yacht tourism,
Exxon Mobil Corp achieved fourth-quarter 2025 earnings that narrowly surpassed Wall Street expectations, largely fueled by robust results in its refining segment and all-time high output from significant growth assets. Despite this strong quarter, the energy behemoth’s overall profit for the full year decreased compared to 2024, primarily due to the adverse effects of depressed
Teladoc stock price crashed to a record low as demand for its services waned after the pandemic. It plunged to a low of $5.74, down sharply from the all-time high of $308, with its market capitalization falling from a high of $46 billion to the current $1 billion. This crash may continue as the stock
ASML stock surged 6% on Wednesday, after the Dutch semiconductor equipment maker posted record results and announced a €12 billion three-year buyback program alongside a 17% dividend hike. While the investors focused on the capital returns, the company’s earnings revealed a much deeper story. A backlog loaded with high-margin products and multi-year customer commitments that
Winter Storm Fern hammered the US this weekend, and Rystad Energy has warned that the deep freeze will continue to wreak havoc on US onshore oil and gas production. “Natural gas supply outages have emerged across the US in the wake of Winter Storm Fern, with an initial loss of 2 billion cubic feet per
Shares of cloud infrastructure provider CoreWeave jumped in early trading on Monday after Nvidia said it would buy $2 billion worth of the company’s stock and deepen a partnership aimed at building large-scale artificial intelligence infrastructure over the next decade. Nvidia said it had acquired the stake at $87.20 a share, underscoring what it described