S&P 500 Hits Another High As Apple Tops $242 For The First Time: Fear Index Remains In 'Greed' Zone

Benzinga20minutes ago

The U.S. FTC has intensified its antitrust investigation into microsoft! This time, the focus is on its trade with OpenAI.

① The USA Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is intensifying its comprehensive antitrust investigation against microsoft, focusing on its partnership with OpenAI; ② Last week, there were reports that the FTC is conducting a wide-ranging investigation into microsoft and disclosed details of the investigation; ③ Microsoft accused the FTC management of leaking details, violating the agency's code of ethics, and requested that the USA FTC inspector general investigate the matter.

cls.cn45minutes ago

Google's Veo Video Generator Arrives On Cloud: How Oreo Maker Mondelez Is Using AI For Creative Content

Benzinga22:42 ET

Will 2025 no longer be the era of the magnificent 7? Bank of America is bullish on this type of stocks...

①The chief strategist of Bank of America predicts that cyclical stocks (such as csi commodity equity index, construction, and infrastructure) will rise strongly, as investors will flow into the "old economy" sector; ②She believes that the USA economy is ready for a new spending cycle, and expects the s&p 500 index to rise to 6666 points next year.

cls.cn22:26 ET

Microsoft is under antitrust investigation, and OpenAI is caught in the crossfire.

Media reports that officials from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the USA are asking Microsoft's competitors about the impact of Microsoft's transactions and product range in the AI field, specifically the trade between Microsoft and OpenAI. This transaction allows Microsoft to have exclusive authorization to run OpenAI models on its cloud servers.

wallstreetcn19:07 ET

The Nasdaq index reached a new high, French stocks rose, the south korea etf narrowed after a 7% drop, and the offshore yuan briefly fell below 7.31 yuan.

South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol abruptly declared a state of emergency, boosting safe-haven assets such as U.S. Treasury bonds, Japanese yen, and gold, while cryptos on the South Korean exchange plunged. The South Korean parliament quickly passed a resolution to lift the state of emergency, with the Ministry of Finance and the central bank actively working on market rescue measures. After a 2.7% drop to a two-year low, the won’s decline was cut in half, South Korean etfs fell by 1.6%, and the yield on 10-year U.S. Treasury bonds turned to increase after hitting a new low in over a month. France is set to vote on dissolving the government as early as Wednesday, with French stocks following European markets upward, although they had previously declined during the day. The Dow Jones, small cap stocks, and semiconductor indices fell, while the China concept index once rose by 1.9%. The yuan hit a new low in a year during the day, and U.S. oil rose nearly 3% testing the $70 mark.

wallstreetcn18:09 ET