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S&P 500 Equal Weight Gains, Tech Chips Pressure Nasdaq After Weak Jobs Data

Wall Street Drops for Second Week as Investors React to AI Earnings Beats; Fed Decision in Focus

Wall Street ended last week with investors selling on positive news. The S&P 500 lost 0.6% to finish at 7,411.98. The Nasdaq Composite shed 2.1% to close at 24,975.82. Both benchmarks recorded a second straight weekly decline. U.S. markets are closed for the weekend. Yakima HeraldYahoo Finance
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25 Jul
Brent Climbs Above $100 Amid U.S.–Iran War Spilling Into Red Sea, Refiner Shares Surpass Analyst Targets

Brent Climbs Above $100 Amid U.S.–Iran War Spilling Into Red Sea, Refiner Shares Surpass Analyst Targets

Oil prices slipped on Friday following a turbulent week, with Brent crude dropping close to 4% to finish at $96.78 per barrel. This move came after Reuters reported, referencing three sources, that Pakistan seeks to mediate renewed U.S.–Iran negotiations supported by China. U.S. West Texas Intermediate fell 3% to $89.31. Despite Friday’s declines, WTI advanced around 8% over the week, while Brent surged nearly 10%. Markets remain shut for the weekend. CNBC + 2
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25 Jul
Microsoft, Meta and Apple Results to Gauge If Big Tech Has Cash to Match Soaring AI Costs

Microsoft, Meta and Apple Results to Gauge If Big Tech Has Cash to Match Soaring AI Costs

Microsoft, Meta Platforms, and Apple are set to release their earnings this week as investors appear less responsive to results that surpass expectations. Alphabet demonstrated this change; the Google parent beat revenue projections on Wednesday with 24% growth but still experienced a sharp share drop. Investing.com
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25 Jul
Nigerian Naira Gains 1.4%, but Thin Liquidity Tests the Carry Trade

Stock Market Today: Live Updates 25.07.2026

LIVEMarkets rolling coverageStarted: July 25, 2026, 4:00 AM EDTUpdated: July 25, 2026, 10:24 AM EDT Vanguard Information Technology ETF Seen Beating S&P 500 Performance in 2026 July 25, 2026, 10:17 AM EDT. The Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT), which includes leading tech names such as Nvidia, Apple, and Microsoft, has averaged annual returns of 25.6% over the past decade, outpacing the S&P 500. VGT, heavily weighted toward companies driving AI innovation, has gained 23% so far this year-more than twice the S&P 500’s increase-suggesting the potential for higher returns to persist in 2026 as technology trends develop. Prediction: This Unstoppable
25 Jul