‌ ‌ ‌ ‌$S&P 500(.SPX)$  ‌‌$SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$  ‌‌‌$Dow Chemical(DOW)$  ‌‌$Invesco QQQ(QQQ)$  ‌ ‌ Solid US job growth masks loss of labor market momentum Summary Nonfarm payrolls increase 147,000 in June Unemployment rate falls to 4.1% from 4.2% Average hourly earnings gain 0.2%; up 3.7% year-on-year Average workweek shortens to 34.2 hours from 34.3 hours WASHINGTON, July 3 (Reuters) - U.S. job growth was unexpectedly solid in June, but nearly half of the increase in nonfarm payrolls came from the government sector, with private industry gains the smallest in eight months as business

$Pinduoduo Inc.(PDD)$  $Alibaba(BABA)$  $JD.com(JD)$   Meituan has already proven successful with this model, achieving an EBIT margin of 30%-40% through cross-selling from food delivery users to in-store, hotel, and travel services. This successful case has prompted e-commerce giants to restructure their business models by integrating new services into a single app. According to QuestMobile data, between January and May 2025, the daily active users (DAU) of the Taobao app increased by 50 million, surpassing 410 million; JD’s main app also saw a 50 million DAU

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Is Alphabet's Stock Too Cheap to Ignore? $Alphabet(GOOG)$  $Alphabet(GOOGL)$   Alphabet's stock looks undervalued when compared to other "Magnificent Seven" companies. Some investors may be concerned about the impact of AI tools and social media on Google Search usage. Yet, the search business remains strong and Google Cloud is positioned to be a key growth area. It's been an interesting year for the "Magnificent Seven" stocks, a name given to Alphabet (GOOG -0.78%) (GOOGL -0.64%), Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Amazon, Meta Platforms, and Tesla because of their size and influence on the market. Big tech stocks have been on a roller-coast

Nvidia insiders dump more than $1 billion in stock, according to report ‌$NVIDIA(NVDA)$  ‌ ‌ Key Points - Insiders at artificial intelligence chipmaker Nvidia have dumped more than $1 billion in stock over the last year, according to a Financial Times report. - About half of those sales occurred during the last month as the market notched new highs and shook off geopolitical tensions. - Last week, the chipmaking giant hit a fresh record and rallied for five straight days following stock sales by CEO Jensen Huang and Nvidia’s annual shareholder meeting. Insiders at artificial intelligence chipmaker Nvidia have dumped more than $1 billion in stock over the last year, according to a report from the Financial Times. About $500 million worth of

  ‌$SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$  ‌ ‌$Invesco QQQ(QQQ)$  ‌‌‌$Dow Jones(.DJI)$  ‌ The US DOGE Service, the repurposed government agency tasked with carrying out Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency agenda to cut a trillion dollars in federal spending, has reportedly lost access to a key government website responsible for distributing roughly $500 billion in annual awards, the latest blow to the initiative after Musk’s acrimonious split from the Trump administration earlier this month. Earlier this year, DOGE reportedly assumed effective control of grants.gov, a clearinghouse for federal funding opportunities, requiring new pro

Nvidia’s momentum may just be wa You can’t talk about artificial intelligence without running into Nvidia (NVDA) . It’s wild how a gaming chipmaker is now basically the face that runs the show in AI. From data centers to cloud platforms, and from edge devices to the conversations shaping the future of tech, it’s Nvidia all the way. Nvidia’s ubiquitous GPUs are at the heart of training large language models (LLMs) and accelerating robotics, dominating the most mission-critical chips on the planet. Trillions in market cap later, Nvidia is still getting the love from Wall Street. Sure, Nvidia stock has wobbled, but a new forecast suggests there’s still a ton of firepower ahead. Nvidia powers the core of the AI boom Nvidia has effectively become the engine room of the AI frenzy. Its GPUs run r

Veteran strategist says a recession is coming that will hit ‘cup entirely full’ stock market David Rosenberg, who’s made recession calls before, says he has it right this time. Referenced Symbols  $S&P 500(.SPX)$   +0.80% DXY+0.10% TMUBMUSD10Y 4.279% A veteran stock-market strategist says equities will get hit by a coming recession — it not a current one — as traders are now fully putting to the side worries over tariffs, taxes, war and the economy. “This is not a cup-half-full narrative from the stock market. This is a case of the cup-being entirely-full, and that’s where we are today,” said David Rosenberg, the longtime Merrill Lynch strategist who now runs his own firm, Rosenberg Research, on the Mac

‌$SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$  ‌‌$SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$  ‌‌$Invesco QQQ(QQQ)$  ‌ A change in the Federal Reserve Chair, especially one that is perceived as politically motivated, could have a significant impact on the US market. Here's a breakdown of the potential effects: 1. Increased Market Volatility and Uncertainty Sudden Change: An early announcement of a replacement for Jerome Powell, whose term doesn't end until May 2026, would be an unusual move. This would create a "shadow chair" dynamic where the nominee's public comments could contradict the current Fed's policies, leading to confusion and conflicting signals for investors.

CNBC Daily Open: Investors bet the fragile ceasefire would hold ‌$Dow Jones(.DJI)$  ‌‌$S&P 500(.SPX)$  ‌‌$SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust(SPY)$  ‌‌$Invesco QQQ(QQQ)$  ‌ Key Points - The fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran, announced by Trump on Monday, appears to be holding. - U.S. stocks jumped Tuesday on expectations that the Israel-Iran ceasefire would be honored. - Oil prices tumbled Tuesday, its second day of declines, as the market bet that the risk of a major supply disruption had faded. - The U.S. Federal Reserve is “well positioned to wait” before making a decision on interest rates, F

The Senate just passed a stablecoin bill, but don’t hold your breath for crypto legislation to sail into law ‌$BetaShares Crypto Innovators ETF(CRYP)$  ‌‌$Coinbase Global, Inc.(COIN)$  ‌‌$MARA Holdings(MARA)$  ‌‌$Riot Platforms(RIOT)$  ‌‌$Blockchain Coinvestors Acquisition Corp I(BCSA)$  ‌ Last week, the crypto industry celebrated its latest victory: The Senate passed the Genius Act, which would regulate the red-hot stablecoin sector. From the sheer volume of breathless adulation, and the near-equal amount of fearmongering, you might expect that the b

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Coinbase, Circle, SRM lead stock rally as Trump cheers GENIUS Act in another dream week for crypto It was another dream week for the crypto world. Here's what happened. A few days back, the Senate passed a bill that would establish a federal framework for dollar-backed cryptocurrencies known as stablecoins. While this bill, known as the GENIUS Act, still needs approval from the House and President Trump, its swift progress has already been lauded by the crypto industry as a major step toward opening the doors for stablecoins to be used more widely in traditional financial services. Shares of Circle (‌$Circle Internet Corp.(CRCL)$  ‌), issuer of the world’s second-largest stablecoin (USDC), closed Friday with an 80% gain through the week. In t

$NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$   Dow Jones 17:22 Nvidia stock was edging down on Friday. The chip maker looks to be in a holding pattern but there are renewed questions over how Chinese companies are seeking access to its hardware. Nvidia$NVIDIA Corp(NVDA)$   shares were down 0.5% at $144.77 in premarket trading. Futures tracking the benchmark S&P 500 were down 0.1%. Nvidia stock has surged from lows of less than $100 in late April, remaining just short of its record high of $149.43 reached in January. Investors are looking for further evidence to justify pushing the market value above its current $3.55 trillion. The company's presence in th

Tesla Plans to Shut Down Model Y and Cybertuck Production over the Week of July 4$Tesla Motors(TSLA)$   Tesla told staff it plans to pause Cybertruck and Model Y production during the July 4 week. The pause would enable the automaker to perform maintenance on production lines, Tesla told staff. All eyes are on the company's planned Robotaxi launch this month in Austin. Tesla plans to pause production on Cybertruck and Model Y lines for a week at its Austin factory, Business Insider has learned. It would be at least the third such shutdown in a year. In a meeting earlier this month with workers, the company said the shutdown would begin the week of June 30, and production would resume the following week, accordin

$Apple(AAPL)$  $Tesla Motors(TSLA)$   One of Wall Street's biggest fans of Tesla Inc. and Apple Inc. slashed his price targets for both stocks Sunday in the wake of recent developments. Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives cut his price target for Tesla Motors stock by 43%, from $550 to $315, due to tariffs and Chief Executive Elon Musk's controversial cost-cutting role with the Trump administration. Tesla deliveries plunged in the first quarter, and last weekend saw massive demonstrations at Tesla showrooms protesting Musk's actions. Tesla shares dropped about 15% on Thursday and Friday combined, and have fallen more than 40% since th