Chip stocks head for worst month in 18 years amid a unanimous short-term downtrend

The PHLX Semiconductor Index was falling 3.7% toward its lowest close since May 19. It has now dropped 20.1% in July — putting it on track for its biggest one-month loss since it tumbled 22% in ...

Oil prices are falling, but are holding above a key chart level

While the selloff in oil prices is certainly welcome for investors, oil prices are holding above the 50-day moving average, which many view as a short-term trend tracker. WTI futures are falling 5.9% ...

Software stocks get a rotation boost as chips and overall tech sell off

One beneficiary of the selloff in the tech sector, and in chip names in particular, is the software sector, as rotation out of previous highflyers and into previous laggards continues. The iShares ...

Consumer staples lead sector gainers, as Walmart's stock shrugs off 'death cross'

The State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF was climbing 1.6%, making it the best performing of the SPDR ETFs tracking the S&P 500's 11 sectors on Monday. Within the ETF, Walmart's stock ...

Travel-agent stocks are surging, as falling oil prices provide a spark

Shares of online travel-services providers are having a pretty good day, as falling oil prices resulting from a pause in Middle East hostilities has triggered some optimism ahead ...

Stocks bouncing in final-hour push as most sectors are now rising

With the S&P 500 fighting to stay positive in the final hour of trading, it's now getting help from most of its sectors. Of ...

SpaceX’s stock falls to a new low despite a near-flawless Starship flight

SpaceX’s earnings report next week could unleash a further wave of selling, as some insiders will soon be able to unload ...

Dollar bounces back and heads for one-month high

The U.S. dollar has shaken off some early weakness brought on by falling Treasury yields and is now headed for its highest ...

S&P 500's top gainers include travel and food stocks, and this oil stock

The stock market's rally, coupled with the drop in oil prices, is providing a lift to shares of a number of consumer-facing companies. But the S&P 500's top gainer is the stock of an oil-services ...

Morgan Stanley Investment Management Buys Australian Gas Firm Epic Energy

Morgan Stanley Investment Management and its private infrastructure investment platform acquired the Australian gas pipeline operator Epic Energy. The deal is set to close in the second half of this ...

Orange SA, Morrison Team Up on Data Center Joint Venture in France

Orange SA is partnering with infrastructure investor Morrison to form a data center company located in France. The French telecommunications operator said Monday the joint venture would support and ...

Techs stocks surge. It's been a rough July.

Tech stocks were leading the market higher in early trading Monday as Treasury yields eased and a pause in U.S. strikes against Iran emboldened some dip buyers. The S&P 500 was off 0.5% for the month ...