Dow Wraps Best First Half Since 2021
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Stock market today: Dow rises, Nasdaq slips as second half underway; Meta soars on this news (live coverage)
Stock are mixed amid key jobs data and Fed chief Kevin Warsh comments. Bloom Energy, Meta and SpaceX are on the move.
Follow along with all the major market-moving news on Monday as a holiday-shortened trading week begins.
Stock futures pointed to a lower open to begin the second half of the trading year Wednesday, as investors await commentary from Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh about interest rates.
Alphabet shares rose Monday as the company joined the Dow, but the blue-chip milestone comes as the stock remains under pressure.
Wall Street futures edged lower as renewed US-Iran tensions clouded Middle East peace prospects. Investors stayed cautious ahead of Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s remarks, while rate hike worries persisted.
Verizon’s next earnings report will test whether restructuring efforts and recent wireless plan changes are supporting margins and cash flow.
Investors piled into ETFs at a record pace in the first half of 2026. Here’s where their money is flowing. Small-cap stocks just had their best start to a year since 1991. The rest of 2026 could look very different.
