Barry Bannister Takes a Contrarian View on Stock Market Optimism. Barry Bannister, the chief equity strategist at Stifel, is offering a dissenting perspective amidst the prevailing bullish sentiment in the stock market. He believes that the S&P 500 index’s remarkable ascent is unlikely to culminate in a record high by...
U.S. Stock Futures Show Signs of Recovery After an Initial Decline In the early hours of Tuesday, U.S. stock index futures exhibited a partial rebound, though they remained in negative territory, as surging bond yields countered bleak economic reports from China and Europe. Here’s how stock-index futures were faring: Looking...
S&P 500 and Nasdaq Achieve Back-to-Back Weekly Gains U.S. stock markets closed the week with mostly positive outcomes, as the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 experienced slight increases. These gains were driven by a rise in Treasury yields following the release of a new report on August’s job...
The robust AI-driven stock market rally that characterized recent months experienced a setback in August. The S&P 500 index is currently on track for its weakest monthly performance in half a year, while the Nasdaq Composite faces the prospect of its most significant monthly decline of the year. With September...
S&P Dow Jones Indices has revealed significant changes to its indices, sparking notable shifts in the stock market. Blackstone Inc., the investment giant, and Airbnb Inc., the vacation-home rental platform, are set to become part of the S&P 500 index later this month. This announcement sent their stock prices soaring...
“Nasdaq’s Impressive 34.1% Gain in the 8 Months Leading Up to Labor Day, Its Best Performance Since 2003” As Labor Day approaches, it’s worth noting that the U.S. stock market, as well as the approximately $25 trillion Treasury market, will be closed on Monday, September 4th, in observance of the...
