The NASDAQ-100 is widely followed as a measure mainly of the big tech and social media stocks that make up the index.
The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 is the best performer but more risk-averse investors may prefer the more broadly diversified S&P 500.
U.S. stock futures moved marginally higher on Thursday following the latest flurry of U.S. economic reports. Investors received the first reading on Q4 GDP. The data showed the U.S. economy expanded at a pace of 2.
Designed to provide broad exposure to the Technology - Broad segment of the equity market, the First Trust NASDAQ-100-Technology Sector ETF (QTEC) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 04/19/2006.
Microsoft and Meta report earnings today, with AI investments and cloud growth in focus. Can these tech giants sustain their stock market momentum?
Futures tied to the Nasdaq-100 index sank more than 4% early Monday, on concerns about disruptive Chinese AI technology. If the tech-heavy index drops by a similar amount in regular trading hours, that would mark the worst day in more than two years.
It's often the case that U.S. traders treat an overnight sell-off in stock-index futures as an opportunity rather than a warning. So the next few hours, as the East coast wakes, up will be instructive.
Nvidia drops 6% as the Trump administration considers new restrictions on AI chip sales to China, raising concerns over U.S.-China tech tensions.
American stocks crashed on Monday as focus shifted to the upcoming Federal Reserve interest rate decision and as concerns about DeepSeek’s success. Futures tied to the Dow Jones index fell by over 1%,
The new high in the S&P 500 last week generated some warning signs for the stock market as discussed by the Viper Report’s Tom Aspray.
​​​FTSE 100, DAX 40 and Nasdaq 100 drop amid China growth contraction and AI concerns. ​The FTSE 100 is swiftly coming off Friday's 's record high at 8,587 amid renewed US tariff threats but seems to be finding support marginally above its key 8,419-to-8,372 support zone. This is expected to hold.
When US tech stocks were crushed by the emergence of DeepSeek this week, already-cautious investors found one more reason to be skeptical about buying into venture-backed initial public offerings, according to PitchBook.