Keep pulling the thread on S&P 500.
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Besson announced that the United States will not be renewing oil waivers for Iran and Russia.
Donald Trump stated he would fire Jerome Powell as chair of the Federal Reserve if he does not leave the post in time.
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand forecasts that inflation could reach 4.2% in the third quarter of the year, which is outside its target band of 1% to 3%.
Shoemaker Allbirds announced it will pivot its business to AI compute infrastructure and change its name to New Bird AI.
A new filing indicates that an early investment in SpaceX has positioned Alphabet for a potential $100 billion windfall upon the rocket company's IPO.
Jane Street has taken an additional $1 billion stake in CoreWeave and plans to spend about $6 billion on the company's technology offerings.
Snap Inc. is laying off approximately 1,000 full-time employees, which constitutes 16% of its global workforce.
Michael Ha of Baird believes UnitedHealth Group is facing structural issues within its Optum segment that are underappreciated by the market.
Margins for UnitedHealth's OptumHealth segment have collapsed from 6% to negative 0.8% as of the fourth quarter, due to regulatory pressures on risk adjustment.
The S&P 500 index reached a new record high of 6996 on January 27th.
Michael Ha of Baird maintains an underperform rating on UnitedHealth Group, stating it is not yet time to buy the stock, which is down 50% from its 2024 highs.
The Federal Reserve's latest Beige Book reported that economic activity increased at a slight to modest pace in eight of the 12 districts, with two reporting little change and two reporting declines.