Dow Jones rises 659 points on Coca-Cola, Sherwin-Williams earnings
The Dow Jones Industrial Average climbed 659 points, or 1.3%, on Tuesday as strong earnings from Coca-Cola and Sherwin-Williams lifted blue-chip stocks while falling oil prices added support. The S&P 500 rose 0.3%, and the Nasdaq Composite finished little changed.
Sherwin-Williams stock surged 8% to pace the Dow after the paint maker topped second-quarter estimates.
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Read MoreThe chip stock rout hasn't crushed the broader market, but investors should look out for these trends
Those beginning to worry about the renewed chip stock rout may find comfort in the fact that the broader markets are holding up very well.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) is still trading near record highs and above all key moving averages, per Yahoo Finance AlphaSpace data.
Read MoreSoundHound AI's robust growth doesn't justify the stock's slide
SoundHound AI (SOUN -1.72%) stock has taken a severe beating so far this year, losing nearly 40% of its value as of this writing. Shares of the company that provides conversational artificial intelligence (AI) solutions to customers are now trading close to their 52-week low,
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Read MoreWarren Buffett Just Shared a 10-Word Warning With Investors. Here's What History Says Happens Next.
The stock market has pushed the S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC), Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC), and Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJINDICES: ^DJI) to new heights in 2026. Most investors are optimistic about the future, too, with analysts expecting the indexes to keep climbing higher, producing strong earnings growth for years to come.
Investors Flock to ETFs as Market Volatility Drives Demand. Should You Do the Same?
U.S.-listed exchange-traded fund (ETF) inflows totaled $1 trillion in the first half of 2026 alone, marking the first time the industry has achieved such a feat. By June 30, U.S.-listed ETF assets had reached a record $15.8 trillion.
While those statistics are impressive, what do they mean for you?
The Burst
Rocket Lab’s 340% Surge Hits a Roadblock—Is It a Buy Now?
Shares of space vehicle launch company Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) have been through a wild ride over the last year. On a 12-month basis, the company’s stock has risen by over 340 percent on extremely strong growth and improving fundamentals.
On a 30-day basis, however, RKLB shares have lost almost 30 percent of their value.
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Read MoreThe Ivy
Why Stanley Druckenmiller Dumped AI Darling Palantir
Stanley Druckenmiller who famously helped George Soros break the Bank of England in 1992 has just ditched one of Wall Street’s most hyped artificial intelligence (AI) stocks.
So, what did he sell? Palantir Technologies (NYSE: PLTR). While most investors were busy chasing the AI boom, Druckenmiller was building a large position in a drugmaker.
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Read MoreThe Spotlight
Stagflation Is Here to Stay, How To Invest?
Back in the 1970s when stagflation took hold the world looked a whole different than it does today. Landlines have been replaced by mobile phones. TVs have been replaced by streaming apps. Records have been replaced by Spotify. But one thing that hasn’t changed is the definition of stagflation, a period where inflation rises at a more rapid pace than the economy.
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