The S&P 500 came within a whisker of setting a new all-time high yesterday. It couldn't quite get there, however. That won't be the case at today's open if the current indication in the equity futures ...

[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (unch) is staying right above its unchanged level after backpedaling from its opening high. Despite the pullback from highs, there are now four sectors trading in the green ...

[BRIEFING.COM] S&P futures vs fair value: +11.00. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: +83.00. The stock market is still poised for a modestly higher start with S&P 500 futures up eleven points above fair ...

New home sales declined 13.7% month-over-month in May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 623,000 units (Briefing.com consensus 700,000) from a downwardly revised 722,000 (from 743,000) in April.

Carnival (CCL) is cruising sharply higher following a robust 2Q25 earnings report that exceeded expectations and included an upward revision to FY25 guidance, reflecting resilient cruise demand ...

Equity indices in the Asia-Pacific region finished Tuesday with gains as sentiment improved after President Trump called for peace with Iran and announced a ceasefire, although that agreement may have ...

Fed Chairman Powell began his two-day testimony to Congress today with an appearance before the House Financial Services Committee, but he did not offer any surprises in his early remarks. He repeated ...

Data Recon The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index slumped to 93.0 in June (Briefing.com consensus 99.0) from an upwardly revised 98.4 (from 98.0) in May. In the same period a year ago, the ...

Eight sectors display early gains with heavily-weighted technology (+1.1%), financials (+1.3%), and consumer discretionary (+1.1%) pacing the early advance while the energy sector (-0.6%) is the worst ...

Ten sectors display midday gains with heavily-weighted groups like technology (+1.7%), financials (+1.5%), and communication services (+1.4%) leading the way while energy (-1.3%) has been kept in the ...

[BRIEFING.COM] The S&P 500 (+0.9%) is holding onto its early gain, which has lifted the benchmark index to within 70 points of its record high from early February (6147). This makes for a continuation ...

Rates Take a Dip U.S. Treasuries saw a modest pullback in the overnight trade as President Trump's pronouncement of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran took away some of the safe-haven premium. Buyers ...