On Wednesday, Jay Powell and the FOMC did what everyone expected them to do. They cut rates by 1/4% and indicated that more rate reductions were coming. Stocks sold off and then came back.
Former SEC Chair Gary Gensler defended the agency’s regulatory stance on cryptocurrencies during his tenure on Wednesday, saying it was all aimed at ensuring “investor protection.”
Google CEO Sundar Pichai unveiled a major update that embeds Gemini AI into Chrome on Mac, Windows and mobile devices, marking what he called the "next Chrome era" as the company counters rising competition in AI-driven browsers.
U.S. stocks closed higher on Thursday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 0.3% at 46,142.42. The S&P 500 advanced 0.5% to 6,631.96, while the Nasdaq climbed nearly 1% to 22,470.73.These are the top stocks that gained the attention of retail traders and investors through the day:
In this video, Ira Epstein discusses the current state of financial markets as of September 18, 2025, highlighting the persistent bull market in stocks despite seasonal expectations for a downturn.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Thursday criticized the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory panel following its controversial vote to delay the combined measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella or MMRV vaccine for children under 4 years old.
Ashish Kumar, who helped shape Tesla’s humanoid robot program, confirmed the move on X, saying the team had focused on reinforcement learning and video-based dexterity.
Enfabrica offers a chip-and-software system that interconnects GPUs, CPUs, and accelerators more efficiently, improving the performance of the clusters and saving costs.
As Nvidia and Intel navigate their own alignment, AMD can accelerate innovation, deepen ecosystem ties (like UALink), and capture market share from enterprises wary of vendor lock-in.
Intel shares surged more than 20% after CEO Lip-Bu Tan announced a landmark partnership with Nvidia's Jensen Huang to co-develop AI chips, a deal that includes a $5 billion Nvidia investment and positions both companies at the center of the next era of computing.
The crisis revolves around Eurozone fiscal rules. French President Emmanuel Macron is struggling to find a Prime Minister who can lead a three-way fractured political environment in which no group has a majority.
On Thursday, Cathie Wood-led Ark Invest executed significant trades, notably selling shares of Tempus AI Inc (NASDAQ:TEM) and buying shares of Brera Holdings PLC (NASDAQ:BREA),
GBP/USD tumbled backwards on Thursday, falling a little over one-half of one percent and pushing the Pound Sterling back below the key 1.3600 handle against the US Dollar after a brief spat above the major technical level.
EUR/USD retreats after reaching a yearly high above 1.1900 and falls 0.22% on Thursday, as goodish economic data from the United States and a hawkish perception of Fed Chair Jerome Powell boosted the US Dollar.
The VIX opened lower, futures traded up with that lower open, and then moved inversely to volatility all day. At this point, the volatility reset seems complete.
Yet the soul of this rally may prove to be the Russell 2000. “Make Small Caps Beautiful Again” became more than a slogan as the index ripped higher by over 2%, finally escaping the shadows of 2021
Market rates are higher as the dust slowly settles in the 24-48 hours after Wednesday's Fed 25bp rate cut, and curves have re-steepened. Not exactly feeling like a bull market for bonds.
We discuss the Fed’s 25 bp rate cut, why Powell’s guidance hints at a stagflation risk, and how that collides with an AI-driven profit story that still powers mega-cap tech.
A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after investors scooped up equities, shaking off the initial concerns inferred from the Fed's dot plot, with tech stocks leading the charge.
A number of stocks jumped in the afternoon session after investors scooped up equities, shaking off the initial concerns inferred from the Fed's dot plot, with tech stocks leading the charge.
