BlackRock stock (BLK) in focus after insider sale filing, with Fed week and mega-cap earnings ahead
BlackRock shares dipped on Friday, finishing down 0.9% at $1,129.91 as U.S. markets wrapped up ahead of the weekend.
PepsiCo stock price holds near $145 — what investors are watching before the Fed and earnings
PepsiCo shares edged up 0.12% Friday, finishing at $144.58 after a volatile week for U.S. stocks.
Goldman Sachs stock slides into Fed week after CEO pay disclosure
Goldman Sachs shares dropped 3.75%, closing Friday at $918.88, putting the Wall Street giant under pressure as markets reopen Monday.
Morgan Stanley stock slides into weekend as Fed decision, SpaceX IPO talk loom
Morgan Stanley shares dropped 2.2% on Friday, closing at $179 and underperforming the broader market ahead of the weekend.
Caterpillar stock price slips 3% into earnings week as Wall Street braces for the Fed
Caterpillar Inc shares dropped 3.36% on Friday, ending the day at $626.62. The industrial heavyweight now faces a busy week with earnings reports and a U.S. Federal Reserve decision looming.
Utilities stocks brace for Fed week as XLU slides and yields stay high
U.S. utilities stocks ended the week under pressure, with the Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF slipping to $42.56 on Friday, down 0.35% for the day and roughly 2% lower on the week. XLU, which follows a group of S&P 500 utilities, often serves as a go-to gauge for the sector’s daily moves.
Communication services stocks head into Fed week with Meta under UK probe — what moved XLC
The Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund closed Friday at $116.96, gaining roughly 0.6% after a choppy week that kept investors on edge over media, telecom, and internet stocks. With U.S. markets closed for the weekend, focus now turns to the upcoming Federal Reserve meeting and fresh regulatory developments weighing on sector leader Meta Platforms.
Industrial stocks ETF XLI slips after tariff whiplash; GE Aerospace and Fed decision set up week ahead
U.S. industrial stocks wrapped up the week on a down note, with the Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF slipping 0.77% to close at $164.22 on Friday. As trading resumes Monday, the sector confronts a familiar cocktail of tariffs, interest rates, and earnings reports.
Consumer cyclical stocks close higher into the weekend as XLY price steadies ahead of Fed, Tesla earnings
The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund, a key gauge for consumer cyclical stocks, ticked up 0.4% on Friday to finish at $123.13. That puts the fund roughly 0.7% higher for the week.
First Citizens stock slide puts regional bank shares in the spotlight ahead of Fed decision
First Citizens BancShares shares will be back on traders’ radars when U.S. financial services stocks reopen Monday after the regional lender dropped 8.5% Friday, closing at $2,016.56.
Intel’s 17% slide puts tech stocks on notice ahead of Fed, Microsoft and Apple earnings
Tech stocks kicked off the week on mixed footing. The Nasdaq rose 0.28% to 23,501.24 on Friday, buoyed by gains in Microsoft, Meta, and Amazon, which all climbed between 1.7% and 3.3%. Nvidia added 1.5%. But Intel took a heavy hit, plunging 17% after forecasting quarterly revenue and profit below Wall Street’s expectations. The S&P 500 barely moved, while the Dow dropped 0.58%. Janus Henderson’s Julian McManus described the mood as a “show-me” phase, with investors demanding companies “put up the revenue growth.”
Bitcoin price stuck near $90,000 as ETF outflows stack up ahead of Fed week
Bitcoin dipped on Saturday, lingering just under $90,000 amid light weekend trading and investors holding back ahead of next week’s U.S. rate decision. It last fell roughly 0.9% to $89,140, after fluctuating between $89,044 and $91,002.
Silver price breaks $100 as safe-haven rush meets Fed week
Silver prices climbed above $100 an ounce on Friday for the first time ever, ending a tough week for risk assets as investors flocked to safe havens amid renewed speculation of U.S. rate cuts. Spot silver jumped about 5%, hitting $100.94 a troy ounce by 1848 GMT. Gold also soared, hitting a record $4,988.17, while platinum set another fresh high. “Silver should continue to benefit from many of the same forces supporting gold investment demand,” said Philip Newman, director at Metals Focus.
Gold price ends near $5,000 after record run as Fed looms next week
Gold prices settled just under $5,000 an ounce going into the weekend, following yet another record-setting day on Friday. Traders are now looking for fresh triggers when markets resume.
Nvidia’s China chip call, Fed decision and Microsoft earnings: what moves AI stocks next week
Nvidia’s upcoming major event isn’t a new product release. Instead, it hinges on whether China approves the company’s H200 AI chip. CEO Jensen Huang made an appearance in Shanghai on what insiders called a routine trip.
Bank of America stock price slips into weekend as Fed meeting and credit-card cap talk loom
Shares of Bank of America Corp slipped 1.4% on Friday, ending the day at $51.72. The stock, caught in the wider U.S. banking selloff, moved between $51.38 and $52.52. Roughly 34.6 million shares changed hands during the session.
Home Depot stock price ends higher into the weekend as Fed decision looms
Shares of Home Depot closed Friday around $383.77, up roughly 0.7%, swinging between $379.40 and $384.35 during the session. About 3.1 million shares changed hands.
Mastercard stock price slips before earnings week as Fed decision looms
Mastercard shares ended Friday down 1.5% at $524.74, with volume picking up beyond recent norms as investors brace for a busy week ahead.
Visa stock price barely budges near $326 as earnings and Fed week loom
Visa Inc ended Friday’s session at $326.18, slipping roughly 0.1% after fluctuating between $324.65 and $327.77. Mastercard dropped 1.6%, while American Express declined 1.7%.
Berkshire Hathaway stock price dips into weekend: BRK.B traders brace for Fed week and BNSF storm
Berkshire Hathaway Inc’s Class B shares closed Friday 1.1% lower at $478.97. Its Class A shares dropped 1.0%, finishing at $720,932.
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