Most stocks fell on Wall Street following a disappointing update on inflation. But gains for Amazon and other influential Big Tech companies helped mask the losses on Thursday, and the S&P 500 edged up by less than 0.

Wall Street’s record-setting rally is due for a reality check, according to the latest report from Stifel’s Barry Bannister and Thomas Carroll.

Wall Street's main indexes ended lower on Monday as investors anxiously await inflation data this week to assess the outlook for interest rates and eye U.S.-China trade developments.

Wall Street is not too hot on the stock due to Roku's history of weak profitability. The company needs to prove it can profitably benefit from growth in digital advertising, but that is the outlook management is offering for 2026. Assuming the company succeeds in improving margins, the stock should move higher over the next 18 months or so.

The company’s reported adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization of $17.9 million for the quarter, a 29% decline from last year and below Wall Street’s call for $19.4 million. Adjusted Ebitda margin fell to 21% from 29% a year ago.

Wall Street’s investment landscape is quietly shifting. Following increased volatility in both the U.S. stock market and the crypto market, more institutions and high-net-worth investors are moving away from the strategy of simply holding assets and waiting.

The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Friday was set for its first record close of the year, riding a wave of recent market optimism and seeing a brief upward push from someone who hardly needs an introduction: Warren Buffett.

Competitive advantages, along with insatiable demand for artificial intelligence (AI) hardware and software, have sent shares of Nvidia, Palantir Technologies, and Advanced Micro Devices soaring. On a combined basis,