Wall Street fears ‘too much optimism’ about Iran war as stocks hit record highs

Apr 21, 2026 | Markets

Stocks are trading at record highs. But this new high-water mark for the benchmark S&P 500 (^GSPC) has not been met with resounding enthusiasm or relief. Investor sentiment data from the American Association of Individual Investors showed there were still more...

The dividend yield on the S&P 500 is now at 50-year lows. Here’s the biggest problem.

Apr 7, 2026 | Markets

Can we get a dividend check in here, Big Tech? The dividend yield on the S&P 500 (^GSPC) is nearing 50-year lows at a paltry 1.24%, Trivariate Research founder Adam Parker pointed out in a new note on Tuesday. The only lower moment for dividend yields dates back...

Tech stocks today: Nvidia stock rises as guidance signals AI boom alive and well

Feb 25, 2026 | Markets

Nvidia (NVDA), the world’s largest company by market capitalization, reported fourth quarter results after the closing bell on Wednesday in a highly anticipated release amid growing concerns about how big bets on AI will pay off. Nvidia’s quarterly results...

Jamie Dimon warns markets resemble pre-financial crisis era: ‘I see a couple of people doing some dumb things’

Feb 25, 2026 | Markets

JPMorgan Chase (JPM) CEO Jamie Dimon said Monday that the financial world looks a lot like the heyday in the years ahead of the global financial crisis. “Unfortunately, we did see this in ’05, ’06, ’07, almost the same thing,” Dimon said at the...

‘The dark side of AI’: Wall Street weighs recent stock sell-off over disruption fears

Feb 17, 2026 | Markets

The stock market just got a look at how disruptive investor concerns over AI could become across multiple industries. What began as a shake-up in software stocks spread to the wealth management, transportation, and logistics industries last week, raising questions...