The stock market is heading into a catalyst-filled week as Fed Chair Jerome Powell gets ready to speak at Jackson Hole and big retailers report earnings.

Live Updates Live Coverage Has Ended Monday Wrap-up 4:11 pm The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF closed at 591.36 Monday, down 0.04%. BREAKING NEWS: INTEL 12:32 pm Bloomberg just reported — literal seconds ago — that the Trump Administration is discussing taking a 10% stake in Intel (Nasdaq: INTC).

The stock market has been pricing in a strong economy, even if “conditions are lining up to disappoint those elevated expectations,” says Bob Elliott, co-founder of Unlimited Funds.

The AI boom could be a $16 trillion gift to the stock market, but AI-driven value creation could mean tough times ahead for workers.

President Trump's tariffs continue to affect global markets and the economy. Follow along for live updates on stocks, bonds and other markets, including the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite.

A flight to quality trade happens when investors begin to get more defensive and risk-averse, buying stocks that they perceive as higher-quality and avoiding low-quality ones. It’s typical of a market that is seeking safety as some investors bail out, and may presage a market drop.

With inflation eating into your savings, relying solely on your nine-to-five paycheck might not be enough. This is where investing comes in. The stock market is in the red again, with major indexes wobbling on renewed concerns about economic growth and interest rate policy.

This AI infrastructure play has delivered bigger gains than its larger peers since going public earlier this year.

In a stock market obsessed with artificial intelligence, Amazon.com Inc. is losing ground.The company’s shares have been lagging the Nasdaq 100 Index for most of the year, and the gap has only widened in the two weeks since Amazon’s July 31 earnings disappointment.

Even the strongest bull market has an Achilles’ heel, and this one might even have two. Stocks were edging lower to start the week, but the S&P 500 was still up nearly 10% since the start of 2025, just a hair’s breadth below last week’s record close of 6468.

Canada's major stock index rose on Wednesday as resource shares notched gains and investors awaited the start of bank earnings season.