The Real Drivers of This Market: AI, Semis & Robotics
In this video, Mary Ellen spotlights the areas driving market momentum following Taiwan Semiconductor’s record-breaking earnings report. She analyzes continued strength in semiconductors, utilities, industrials, and AI-driven sectors, plus highlights new leadership in robotics and innovation-focused ETFs like ARK. From there, Mary Ellen breaks down weakness in health care and housing stocks, shows how to…
S&P 500 Breaking Out Again: What This Means for Your Portfolio
The S&P 500 ($SPX) just logged its fifth straight trading box breakout, which means that, of the five trading ranges the index has experienced since the April lows, all have been resolved to the upside. How much longer can this last? That’s been the biggest question since the massive April 9 rally. Instead of assuming the…
Savannah Guthrie says family is ‘in agony’ in first interview since her mother’s disappearance
“TODAY” co-host Savannah Guthrie has opened up about the ongoing search for her mother, detailing the “agony” her family is going through more than seven weeks after her disappearance from her home in Arizona. “Someone needs to do the right thing. We are in agony. We are in agony. It is unbearable,” Savannah Guthrie told…
Delta suspends specialty services for members of Congress amid shutdown-driven TSA delays
Delta Air Lines has cut off special services for members of Congress at airports, as the industry continues to feel the effects of the government’s failure to pay Transportation Security Administration workers. On Tuesday morning, Delta issued a statement saying it would temporarily suspend specialty services for members of Congress “due to the impact on…
Senate Republicans believe they have a solution to reopen DHS and end airport chaos
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans are buzzing with optimism that they’ve found a viable path to reopen the Department of Homeland Security, four sources familiar with negotiations between the White House and Congress told NBC News. Republicans believe the framework could gain the support of President Donald Trump and secure enough Democratic support to quickly fund…
Trump backs off escalation, but Iran war goes on amid ‘productive’ talks
The clock that was ticking toward a dramatic new escalation in the Iran war may now be counting down to a deal that would end it. That’s the latest stunning turn of events delivered by President Donald Trump’s social media account. Trump announced Monday that he was postponing his threatened military strikes against Iranian power…
America’s wealth gap is growing, and Trump’s policies are making it bigger
This article is part of “Unaffordable America,” a series examining rising economic inequality in the U.S. and the policies that drive it. How’s the economy? Not bad if you’re rich. Demand for luxury yachts and private jets is surging thanks to last year’s tax law. Sales of $10 million-plus mansions are booming as stocks hit…
Pentagon will remove media offices after judge reinstates New York Times press credentials
The Defense Department will remove media offices from the Pentagon after a federal judge sided with The New York Times in a lawsuit challenging limits on reporters’ access to the building, a department official announced Monday. An area of the Pentagon known as “Correspondents’ Corridor” that reporters have used for decades to cover the U.S….
U.S. stocks rise, oil prices fall after Trump backs off threat to hit Iran’s power grid
U.S. stocks surged Monday, after President Donald Trump announced that he was postponing all military strikes on Iranian power plants for a five-day period. Trump said the U.S. and Iran had engaged in what he called “very good and productive conversations regarding a complete and total resolution of our hostilities in the Middle East.” Reporting…
Trump rejects off-ramp to fund DHS as airport delays worsen
WASHINGTON — On Sunday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., discussed an off-ramp with President Donald Trump to reopen TSA and end the long lines and delays at airports. It would fund all of the Department of Homeland Security except for ICE, which Democrats have refused to support without new limitations on immigration enforcement operations,…
