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The S&P 500 is up nearly 16% so far this year with dividends reinvested. Artificial intelligence has been the big theme driving gains for Big Tech, especially Nvidia Corp. But 38% of the S&P 500 have had negative returns during the first half of 2024.

President Biden now has a 19% chance of being re-elected, according to betting markets tracked by RealClearPolitics. That’s down from 36% Wednesday, and is the lowest level ever in RCP’s data.

The Chicago Business Barometer, also known as the Chicago PMI, rebounded to 47.4 in June from a postpandemic low of 35.4 in the prior month. While still in contraction territory, the June reading is the highest since November.

One Rosenblatt analyst recommends that investors take a pause on Alphabet shares given changes around AI and the broad ad market.

“Should I pay off the mortgage or go with the plan to make money through investments?”

Tomasz Piskorksi of Columbia Business School says Fed didn’t include scenarios that killed Silicon Valley Bank, First Republic

President Joe Biden will face “incredible pressure to step aside” following his shaky debate performance against Donald Trump Thursday night, though the decision will ultimately be his alone, said Isaac Boltansky, director of policy research at BTIG, in a note.

A list of 20 standout stocks during the first half of 2024 includes names riding the AI wave, but also a few surprises.

Nike reported fourth-quarter results after market close Thursday

Fisker Inc. said Friday it has issued a voluntary recall of 12,523 vehicles in North America and Europe to address an issue involving the outer door handles.

The gifts stem from a schedule for annual grants that Buffett drew up in 2006.

The vaccine, called mResvia, has already been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, becoming Moderna’s second approved product after its COVID-19 vaccine, Spikevax.