Stocks are set to extend their biggest gain since the November election with jobs and retails sales data in focus.

Indexes closed lower on Thursday, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq falling almost 1%, led by a slide in mega-cap tech stocks like Apple and Nvidia ... after the Federal Reserve back rate-cut ...

The Dow Jones Industrial Average remained near session highs in afternoon trades Wednesday as investors celebrated a positive report on inflation and awaited a report from the Federal Reserve on economic activity.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Nasdaq headed in different directions at the close Wednesday after the Federal Reserve released minutes of its December meeting. Artificial intelligence giant Nvidia tested a key level in the wake of a huge drop.

Nvidia still has the stock-boosting power, but its strength may be waning as some investors wonder how long it will last.

Technology stocks struggled across the board on Monday, including declines among all but one of the Magnificent 7 firms and a big hit to quantum computing stocks.

Quantum Computing didn't have any news of its own to report, but the company is even smaller than D-Wave, with less than $1 million in revenue over the last four quarters. Its stock has soared even higher than D-Wave's over the last year, a disconnect that could lead to a continued decline in Quantum Computing's shares.

Wall St rallies as Intel, Nvidia, and SLB lead gains. Banks surge 6%, while Truist climbs on strong profits. Investors eye Trump’s policy outlook.

Bull markets often carry with them great expectations about future growth. Sometimes those expectations by the investing masses are too lofty given fresh incoming realities. I fancy that is the case today as we get ready to enter a firehose of news over the next month that could inject renewed volatility into markets.

US stocks (^DJI,^GSPC, ^IXIC) are trading lower, erasing gains from earlier in the day after new economic data raises concerns about a hawkish Federal Reserve. Alexandra Canal breaks down what investors need to know on Wealth.

S&P 500 futures are up 0.01%. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures are adding 0.01%. Nasdaq 100 futures are off 0.05%. On Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 26 points, or 0.06%, to 42,707,

Nvidia, AMD, and Broadcom sold off after the Biden Administration released new AI chip export rules late Friday.