Friday’s big stock stories: What’s likely to move the market in the next trading session
Stocks continued their relief rally on Thursday as traders hoped the U.S.-Iran ceasefire would stick. The Dow Industrials turned positive for 2026.
Trump says Iran ‘better stop now’ if it’s charging oil tankers fees to go through Strait of Hormuz
President Donald Trump said that Iran “better stop now” if it is charging fees to oil tankers passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
Cramer explains the divergence in tech stocks – and why software may continue to lag
Jim Cramer marveled at the divergent fates of technology stocks — from hardware winners like Intel to software losers like Salesforce and Adobe.
Stock futures are little changed as traders monitor fragile ceasefire between U.S. and Iran: Live updates
Stocks extended their rally on Thursday after President Donald Trump agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran.
OpenAI slams Anthropic in memo to shareholders as its leading AI rival gains momentum
OpenAI sent a memo to investors blasting chief rival Anthropic for “operating on a meaningfully smaller curve.”
Iran attacks on crucial Saudi pipeline and production facilities slash kingdom’s oil output
The damage to Saudi infrastructure will only compound the disruption to global oil supplies trigged by Iran’s attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.
U.S. Postal Service seeks hike in price of first-class mail stamps to 82 cents in July
The USPS is facing a severe financial crisis and could run out of money early in 2027. The agency has proposed hiking stamp prices along with other measures.
Keir Starmer: ‘I’m fed up’ with Trump and Putin affecting UK energy costs
Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz during the war with U.S. and Israel, creating an oil supply crunch and sending global energy prices soaring.
AI threat’s relentless flogging of software stocks shows no end in sight with Anthropic’s new agent
The latest revenue projections and updates from Anthropic revived investor fears of an AI day of reckoning coming for software.
OpenAI looks to take on Anthropic with $100 per month ChatGPT Pro subscriptions
The new ChatGPT plan expands access to OpenAI’s AI-powered coding assistant Codex.