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These stocks have been the biggest winners during the S&P 500’s best month since 202016:45 The S&P 500 was up 9.6% for April, led by a gain of nearly 18% for the information technology sector. Oil prices retreat after touching four-year high as traders focus on Iran developments16:45 Oil futures fall Thursday, reversing direction after reaching a four-year high on a report that President Donald Trump is considering escalating the war in Iran. Royal Caribbean says people booking cruises aren’t so worried about Iran anymore16:13 Cruise bookings slowed in March and into April, but are now back above year-ago levels, Royal Caribbean says. Here’s what’s worth streaming in May 2026 on Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max and more16:13 Netflix’s ‘Lord of the Flies,’ Apple’s ‘Star City’ and the return of Hulu’s ‘Deli Boys’ are among the highlights of the coming month Trump to sign order creating retirement plans for workers who lack them16:13 President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Thursday to create access to retirement plans for workers whose employers don’t provide one, building on promises made during his State of the Union address to boost retirement security for millions of Americans. Inflation rate leaps to nearly 3-year high due to Iran war. Now the Fed’s hands are tied.15:09 A key measure of inflation used by the Federal Reserve to set interest rates posted the biggest increase in March in almost three years, marking another major hurdle for a resilient but harried U.S. economy. Forget buy the dip. Now retail investors are ‘trading the mania’ in chip stocks, and it’s about to get messy.13:33 Goldman Sachs’ traders say investors have been chasing the hot semiconductor sector, but with some high-stakes bets that may be hard to get out of should things go wrong. |