Stocks rose Tuesday, led by tech. AI fears loom as Meta, Microsoft report earnings. Tesla faces policy risks. Fed decision, major earnings, and government cuts ahead.
Nvidia stock trades lower, ASML rises after fourth-quarter bookings top analysts’ forecasts, and Wall Street awaits quarterly earnings Wednesday from Tesla, Microsoft, and Meta Platforms.
Investors react to the Federal Reserve's policy decision and Chairman Jerome Powell's press conference, as well as results from Meta, Microsoft and Tesla.
Markets are looking for assurances that DeepSeek hasn't completely disrupted the AI investment thesis. They may be disappointed.
Telsa, Microsoft, and Meta all have earning calls after the bell during the Wednesday session. It is also worth noting that the Fed has an interest rate decision in the afternoon as well.
Nvidia's stock was getting crushed again on Wednesday after recovering some of Monday's 17% rout in the previous session, as investors continued to digest the impact of DeepSeek's surprise AI advancement on the U.
Microsoft alone is projecting $80 billion of infrastructure spend for data centers in 2025; meanwhile, OpenAI, Oracle, and SoftBank are leading the newly announced Stargate initiative under President Trump -- a project aiming to invest $500 billion into AI frameworks over the coming years.
However, the U.S. stock market could move sharply on Jan. 29 and Jan. 30 based on commentary from the Federal Reserve, and earnings results from several "Magnificent Seven" companies: Apple ( AAPL 3.65%), Meta Platforms ( META 2.19%), Microsoft ( MSFT 2.91%), and Tesla ( TSLA 0.24%). Read on for details.
The Federal Reserve announces its decision on interest rates at 2 p.m. Fed Chair Jerome Powell speaks shortly thereafter. Live updates on stocks, bonds and markets, including the Dow Jones Industrial Average,
The tech earnings season commences on Wednesday with reports from Meta, Microsoft, and Tesla, followed by Apple on Thursday.
Wednesday afternoon was already expected to be eventful for the stock market, with the Federal Reserve releasing its decision on interest rates and Chair Jerome Powell holding his regular post-meeting press conference.
John Zechner, chairman and founder of J. Zechner Associates, discusses upcoming earnings reports from tech giants Microsoft, Meta and Tesla.