A heavy concentration in one corner of the market raises questions about the quality of the year

A short list of market losers raises questions about industry-specific weakness versus individual company trouble. On Tuesday, August 25, just 2 S&P 500 stocks are trading at their 52-week lows, even as the S&P 500 itself returned +3.6% over the last month.

U.S. stock futures were mixed early Wednesday as Wall Street awaits Nvidia Corp.‘s (NASDAQ:NVDA) marquee earnings report, key PCE inflation data, and further developments surrounding the Strait of Hormuz. The Polymarket (CRYPTO: POL) crowd is evenly split for the Aug....

Nvidia is slated to report its Q2 results after hours on Wednesday; it is seen as a bellwether for the broader market as the largest-weighted stock in the S&P 500 index.

U.S. stock futures were marginally higher early Tuesday after the selloff in the previous session. Investors are treading cautiously ahead of crucial inflation and GDP data, as well as Nvidia’s high-stakes earnings report tomorrow.

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NEW YORK (AP) — Oil prices fell again on Tuesday, which helped ease worries in the bond market and support stock prices. The S&P 500 rose 0.3% and edged a bit closer to its all-time high set earlier this month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added 160 points, or 0.3%, and the Nasdaq composite climbed 0.7%. Some of the strongest action was in the oil market, where the price for a barrel of Brent crude fell 3.6% to $87.27 for a second decline following 13 gains in 14 days. The drop came even though tensions between the United States and Iran seemed to ratchet higher after the …

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