The final University of Michigan Index of Consumer Sentiment for May increased to 52.2 (Briefing.com consensus 50.8) from the preliminary reading of 50.8. The final reading for April was also 52.2. In ...

The stock market is on track for a lower start after a night of some weakness in global equities alongside strength in sovereign debt, which invited additional profit taking after yesterday's dip on ...

Oracle (ORCL +13%) is trading sharply higher after wrapping up FY25 on a bullish note with its Q4 (May) earnings report last night. After missing on EPS in three of the prior four quarters, Oracle ...

The May Employment Situation Report easily surpassed the market's worst fears, as nonfarm payrolls came in slightly ahead of expectations, the unemployment rate held steady at 4.2%, and average hourly ...

[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 trades highest by 0.2%, extending this week's gain to 1.2%. Seven sectors are among the early advancers with communication services (+0.9%), health care (+0.7%), and energy ...

[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+0.2%) has returned to its early high after resisting light pressure that followed the release of some disappointing economic data. The disappointing data gave a small ...

[BRIEFING.COM] The major indices are little changed but continue to operate with an air of resilience to selling pressure. Lower interest rates and the thought of the Fed responding sooner rather than ...

[BRIEFING.COM] S&P futures vs fair value: +2.00. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: +4.00. The stock market is on course for a subdued start with futures on the S&P 500 trading two points above fair value.

Thor Industries (THO +3%) is trekking higher following its Q3 (Apr) earnings report this morning. Thor, the world's largest RV manufacturer, reported a huge EPS beat. Revenue rose 3.3% yr/yr to $2.89 ...

[BRIEFING.COM] S&P futures vs fair value: -1.00. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: -8.00. The S&P 500 futures trade just below fair value. Equity indices in the Asia-Pacific region ended the midweek ...

The stock market has looked pretty invincible for the better part of the past two months. Yesterday was no exception, as the S&P 500 climbed to its best levels since March in the wake of reduced ...

[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 is little changed in the early going while the Nasdaq (+0.4%) outperforms. Five sectors display early gains with technology (+0.8%) and consumer discretionary (+0.4%) in the ...