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S&P 500 binary options: Schwab and Cboe test retail demand
S&P 500 binary options could reach Schwab accounts through Cboe, widening prediction-style trading inside mainstream retail brokerage.
The 2026 Mega-IPO Wave Is Forcing a Rewrite of How Stock Indexes Work
SpaceX's $1.75T IPO and upcoming Anthropic and OpenAI listings are forcing Nasdaq-100 and Russell indexes to rewrite inclusion rules, triggering $22–27B in forced passive buying.
Stocks before midterm elections 2026 run into a yield test
Stocks before midterm elections often hit a weaker summer patch. In 2026, 5% long Treasury yields are raising the cost of ignoring that history.
Nvidia's $18.6bn venture trail changes the AI trade
Nvidia venture investments reached $18.6 billion in one quarter, raising questions about AI demand, counterparty risk and the cash trail behind the boom.
S&P 500 earnings growth broadens beyond AI as Q1 beats spread
S&P 500 earnings growth hit its fastest pace since 2021 as the other 493 companies posted 17.4 per cent growth, widening the rally beyond AI.
Stocks hit records while crypto stalls: what the divergence says about risk appetite in 2026
The S&P 500 and Nasdaq notched fresh records while bitcoin traded sideways near $81,500, a divergence that reflects a narrowing equity rally, matured ETF flows, and competing narratives for institutional capital.
Russell 2000's 2026 lead meets a rate reality check
The Russell 2000 has outpaced every major US index except the Nasdaq in 2026, but Friday's selloff showed how quickly higher yields can hit small caps.
S&P 500 keeps seven-week streak as inflation scare tests rally
The S&P 500 still posted a seventh weekly gain, but Friday's 1.24 per cent slide showed inflation, oil and Fed risk are starting to bite.
Goldman doubles down on 2026 warning for US stocks
Goldman Sachs says the 2026 stock rally can keep running, but thinner breadth, richer valuations and extreme risk appetite leave less room for error.
Stocks soak up risk capital as bitcoin loses momentum
Bitcoin is still holding elevated levels and spot ETFs are still drawing money, but the stronger 2026 signal is where speculative capital is choosing to go: listed equities over the broader crypto market.
Oil and yields snap Wall Street's AI-led rally
Rising crude and a jump in Treasury yields jolted US equities on Friday, exposing how quickly inflation fears can force a repricing of richly valued growth stocks.
Why stocks keep climbing through war, tariffs and inflation
US equities keep rising in 2026 because earnings growth, AI concentration and policy resilience still outweigh war, tariff and inflation shocks.
S&P 500 and Nasdaq hit records as chipmakers surge, jobs beat
The S&P 500 closed at a record 7,398.93 and the Nasdaq at an all-time high of 26,247.08 on Friday, extending both indices' winning streak to six weeks as an AI chip rally and a stronger-than-expected April jobs report powered the advance.
S&P 500 and Nasdaq slip from records as US-Iran Hormuz exchange resumes
Wall Street reversed off intraday all-time highs on Thursday after a fresh exchange of fire near the Strait of Hormuz lifted oil and pulled traders out of the rally that had carried both indices to new records at the open.
