
Investors, traders and speculators welcomed beat-and-raise earnings announcements from two up-and-coming technology companies and a positive forecast from an aircraft maker as the main U.S. equity indexes got back into the green on Tuesday. Momentum ebbed briefly, but fundamentals grounded in the AI revolution and the power of flight carried the trading day.
Everybody from Washington, D.C., to Wall Street is alert to President Donald Trump's weekend revelation that he knows whom he will name as the next Fed chair. Trump said today he will announce his choice early in 2026, though markets remain more focused on the next Fed meeting.