US stocks closed mixed Tuesday, but the benchmark S&P 500 (^GSPC) was able to eke out a new record as Wall Street digested a new batch of earnings, including a tariff warning from General Motors (GM),

Retail investors are largely behind the stock market reaching new records, buying $50 billion in stocks in the last month alone, Barclays estimated.

Unlike the Mag 7, the new leaders are far less tied to AI. Sure, names like Palantir and Nvidia remain big winners, but the broader group of stocks delivering eye-popping returns spans more industries, including finance and, yes, even space. It's been a tale of two markets this year.

To be fair, Snowflake's losses are intentional. As Snowflake CEO Sridhar Ramaswamy stated during the company's most recent earnings call (the first quarter of fiscal 2026), Snowflake is investing "aggressively in growth." Just as is the case with most growth stocks, today's investments are about the future.

Live Updates Live Coverage Has Ended Tuesday Wrap-up 4:01 pm The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF closed Tuesday at 577.99, up a bare 0.01%. China Back at the Negotiation Table 1:54 pm In further tariffs news, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says U.

Here are five key things investors need to know to start the trading day: Earnings season is kicking into high gear this week, with about one in five S&P 500-listed companies expected to report. Domino's Pizza gets the earnings party started before the bell on Monday,

Palantir Technologies ( PLTR -1.73%) stock had rocketed more than 100% year to date, as of July 17, reaching a new record high of $154 per share. That brought its total return to 1,680% since the November 2022 launch of ChatGPT, the application widely credited with popularizing generative artificial intelligence (AI).

The stock market keeps climbing even though expectations for Fed rate cuts are falling. That’s not what usually happens.

High Valuation Palantir Technologies (NASDAQ:PLTR) has solidified its status as a stock market juggernaut, claiming the title of the top-performing stock on the S&P 500 for two years running.  Its meteoric rise is fueled by its cutting-edge data analytics and AI platforms,

Warren Buffett is widely considered one of the greatest investors of all time. The secret to his success isn't trying to time the market. "We try to price, rather than time, purchases," Buffett wrote in 1994 letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders.