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Dell Technologies (DELL) has become one of the standout performers in the S&P 500 this year, with shares surging approximately 235% in 2026. Only two other stocks in the broader S&P 500 index have managed to post larger gains than Dell so far this year. The company’s remarkable run accelerated sharply following its Q1 2027…
Despite President Trump signing a memo directing federal agencies to target at least 1,000 launches and re-entries annually by 2030, space stocks fell sharply in early Monday trading. SpaceX (NASDAQ: SPCX) dropped 3% to $133.48, extending a slide that has caught bulls off guard after counting on federal launch policy to lift the sector. Rocket…
Insider selling activity at three major pure-play quantum computing companies has raised serious concerns among market watchers and retail investors alike. IonQ (IONQ), Rigetti Computing (RGTI), and D-Wave Quantum (QBTS) have collectively recorded nearly $863 million in net insider sales over the trailing three-year period. That staggering figure has drawn attention on Wall Street, where…
RTX (NYSE: RTX) subsidiary Collins Aerospace has successfully completed altitude testing of its Enhanced Power and Cooling System, known as EPACS, a next-generation power and thermal management platform. The system is designed to deliver significantly increased cooling capacity to meet the evolving demands of advanced mission systems aboard the F-35 fighter jet and future aircraft….
Bond yields have surged to levels not seen in years, reigniting a long-running debate about whether fixed income finally represents genuine value for investors. At the heart of the discussion is how bond yields are actually determined, which comes down to the market’s collective estimate of where interest rates are headed over the long term….
The U.S. Treasury is considering tapping its massive General Account to help fund an expanded program of government bond purchases, according to two senior Treasury officials. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has built the TGA up to approximately $950 billion, far exceeding the $550 to $600 billion target maintained under the Biden administration. The TGA functions…
Investors are bracing for one of the most consequential weeks of 2026, with two major events threatening to reshape sentiment across financial markets. Nvidia (NVDA) is scheduled to report quarterly earnings midweek, and the results are expected to send ripples well beyond the semiconductor sector alone. Options markets are already pricing in a move of…
The Canadian dollar dropped sharply Monday after trade negotiations between Ottawa and Washington collapsed, triggering a full-scale tariff dispute between the two neighbors. The U.S. imposed 50% tariffs on roughly $20 billion worth of Canadian imports on Saturday, targeting dairy, wine, wood products, ceramics, and several other categories of goods. Canada is the second-largest trading…
Samsung Electronics (SSNLF) posted its worst single-day performance in three weeks, falling more than 13% in Seoul trading amid a broad unwinding of leveraged AI-related investments. The steep decline was part of a wider rout across Asian memory and semiconductor stocks, dragging down nearly every major name in the sector. SK Hynix (HXSCL), South Korea’s…
Singapore’s headline inflation climbed to 2.2% year on year in July, its highest level in nearly two years, though still missing economist expectations. A Reuters poll of economists had projected headline inflation to reach 2.3%, while June had recorded a more modest 1.9% rise in consumer prices. The consumer price index slipped 0.2% on a…