Markets News, May 27, 2025: S&P 500 Snaps 4-Day Losing Streak as Stocks Surge After Trump Delays EU Tariffs; Tesla Soars, Nvidia Rises Before Earnings

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) at the opening bell in New York City, on May 27, 2025.
Traders working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Tues🐭day morning.

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Stocks closed sharply higher Tuesday, led by big gains for technology and consumer diܫscretionary companies, as investors reacted to the latest shift in trade policy by the Trump administration.

The S&P 500 jumped 2.1% to kick off the holiday-shortened trading week, snapping a four-day losing streak, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite climbed 2.5% and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 1.8%, or more than 700 points. Stocks rebounded from losses on Friday that were sparked by President Donald Trump's threats to impose 50% 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:tariffs on imports from the E.U. starting June 1 and 25% 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:tariffs on Apple if the company doesn't manufacture iPhones i🦩n the U.S.

澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Trump on Sunday announced via a post on Truth Social that the start date for the E.U. tariffs would be pushed back to July 9 while the two sides engage in trade negotiations. The decision to postpone the tariffs on the E.U. comes after 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Trump last month paused for 90 days the wide-ranging "reciprocal" tariffs it had imposed on leading trade partners, and after a similar decision earlier this month to suspend most of the tariffs that had been pl🌊aced o🀅n China.

The stock market has whipsawed in response to the trade policy shifts in recent months. The S&P 500 plunged after the tariff plans were unveiled early last month only to recover all the ground it had lost within a few weeks as Trump appeared to soften his stance on tariffs. With today's gain, the S&P 500 is up 0.7% for 2025, after being down as much as 15% year-to-date in early April.

Shares of the world's largest technology companies were higher across the board Tuesday, 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:led by a gain of 7% for EV maker Tesla (TSLA). AI chipmaker Nvidia (NVDA), which is 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:due to release its earnings report after the closing bell on Wednesday, rose about 3%, as did rival chip giant Broadcom (AVGO). Apple (AAPL) advanced 2.5% to snap an 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:eight-day losing streak, while Microsoft (MSFT), Amazon (AMZN), Alphabet (GOOG) and Meta Platforms (META) were also solidly higher.

Chip stocks were among the big gainers Tuesday. Marvell Technology (MRVL), Arm Holdings (ARM) and ON Semiconductor (ON) each climbed more than 5%, while Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) was up nearly 4%. The iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) added more than 3%.

Among the big movers in the consumer discretionary category, cruise operators Carnival (CCL) and Royal Caribbean (RCL) both jumped more than 6%, while airlines Southwest (LUV) and United (UAL) each rose about 5%. Estee Lauder (EL) shares also tacked on about 5%.

Bitcoin was at $109,000 in late-afternoon trading, up from an overnight low of around $107,500. The digital currency 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:hit an all-time highꦺ of $🃏112,000 last week, its first record since just before Trump's inauguration in January.

The yield on the 10-year Treasury note, which directly affects borrowing costs on all sorts of consumer and business loans, was at 4.45%, down from 4.51% at Friday's close. The yield moved as high as 4.63% last week, its highest level in more than three months.

The U.S. dollar index, whi🅰ch measures the performance of the dollar against a basket of foreign currencies, was recently up 0.5% at 99.60.

Gold futures were down 2% at around $3,300 an ounce, gi꧒ving back a chunk of the gains posted last week when investors turned to the traditional safe haven amid the downturn in equities. West T♊exas Intermediate futures, the U.S. crude oil benchmark, slipped 0.8% to $61.05 per barrel.

Biggest S&P 500 Movers on Tuesday

May 27, 2025 06:16 PM EDT

Advancers

  • Shares of Hologic (HOLX), a medical technology company focused on women's health, surged 14.5% to mark Tuesday's top performance in the S&P 500. The push higher followed a Financial Times report that Hologic rejected a buyout offer from private equity firms Blackstone (BX) and TPG (TPG). Although the maker of mammography machines and other diagnostics equipment turned down the deal, the report suggested that deal talks could continue.
  • Footwear companies saw their stocks move higher following the strong consumer sentiment data and amid optimism around trade policy. Shares of Deckers Outdoor (DECK), which owns Hoka, Ugg, and Teva brands, jumped 7.8% on Tuesday, clawing back a portion of the steep losses posted last week after the firm 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:withheld its full-year outlook, citing tariff-related uncertainties.
  • Tesla (TSLA) shares gained 6.9% after CEO Elon Musk vowed to 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:dedicate more of his attention to the electrical vehicle maker. Concerns that Musk has been overly focused on his work for the Trump administration have weighed on Tesla's stock this year. The executive's renewed commitment to "spending 24/7 at work" came as a report showed a year-over-year plunge in 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Tesla's European sales.

Decliners

An AutoZone store in Miami, Florida, US, on Friday, May 17, 2024.

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  • Shares of AutoZone (AZO) skidded 3.4% after the car parts retailer reported results for its fiscal third quarter. Although same-store sales exceeded estimates,  from the year-ago period. CEO Phil Daniele said he expects margins to improve as AutoZone ramps up its new distribution centers. Analysts have suggested that 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:AutoZone could be poised൩ to benefit from consumers opting to fix their vehicles rather than purchase new ones as price stickers begin to reflect tariff impacts.

-澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Michael Bromberg

AutoZone Shares Slide as Earnings Miss Expectations

May 27, 2025 05:21 PM EDT

Shares of AutoZone (AZO) slipped Tuesday after the auto parts retailer reported gross margins declined in꧅ its fiscal third quarter.

The Memphis, Tenn.-based company posted earnings per share of $35.36 on net sales of $4.46 billion. Analysts polled by Visible Alpha had expected $36.89 and $4.41 billion, respectively. 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Same-store sales of 3.2% and constant-currency same-store sales of 5.4% easily topped estimates.

However, 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:gross margins fell by 77 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:basis points to 52.7%. "While our gross margins were pressured this quarter, we believe we will drive improvement as our new distribution centers ramp up and we continue to drive higher merchandise margins," CEO Phil Daniele said.

Last week, Bank of America Securities 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:upgraded AutoZone's stock&n🦩bsp;to "buy" from "neutral," saying the firm might benefit if consumers looked to saಌve by fixing their cars instead of buying new ones.

AutoZone shares fell 3.4%, 𓆏cutting its year-to-date ♛gain to about 15%.

-澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Aaron Rennie

Nuclear Stocks Continue to Surge After Executive Orders

May 27, 2025 04:37 PM EDT

Nuclear stocks extended gains Tuesday on the heels of executive orders signed by President Donald Trump 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:last week to accelerate the approval of new rꩵeactors and strengthen fuel supply ch🔜ains. 

NuScale Power (SMR) shares jumped 18% to close at a record high for the second consecutive session. NuScale is well-positioned﷽ to benefit from the executive orders if the Department of Energy chooses the company “for any facilities to support infrastructure of AI demand,” Goꦇldman Sachs analysts said Monday.

In a note to clients Friday, Wedbush Securities analysts wrote that the need for AI computing power is "expected to skyrocket over the next 5-10 years which takes up a tremendous amount of energy." The analysts pointed to Oklo (OKLO) as one of the 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:key beneficiaries oꦑf the Trump administration’s support of the nuclear industry, and raised their price target to $55 from $45. Oklo stock gained 10% on Tuesdaꦦy to close just below $54.

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Oklo has been the top performing nuclear power stock this year🌄, gaining more than 150%, while NuScale shares have nearly do🎃ubled.

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Aside from NuScale and Oklo, Jefferies analysts identified Constellation Energy (CEG) and Vistra (VST) as potential winners from the executive orders. Shares of both advanced on Tuesday. Others making gains included Centrus Energy (LEU) and Cameco Corp. (CCJ).

-澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Andrew Kessel

S&P 500 Levels to Watch as Index Set to Snap Losing Streak

May 27, 2025 03:27 PM EDT

The S&P 500 (SPX) surged Tuesday, putting the benchmark index on track to snap a four-day losing st🍬reak.

The S&P 500 lost about a fifth of its value between mid-February and early April as investors assessed the impact of tariffs on economic growth and inflation. However, the index has recovered 20% from last month’s low amid growing 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:optimism about trade deals, the continued strength of the U.S. economy and generally strong corpoℱrate earnings.

Since hitting a 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:record high in mid-February, the S&P 500 trended sharply lower within a descending 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:broadening formation before breaking 🅺out above the pattern late last mon💞th.

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More recently, the large cap index reclaimed the closely watched 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:200-day moving average (MA), but retraced back toward the indicator last week, a move that coincided with the 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:relative strength index retreating from its 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:overbought threshold.

Investors should monitor crucial support levels on the S&P 500's chart around 5,700 and 5,400, while also watching key resistance levels near 6,100 and 6,650.

Th✃e S&P 5000 was up 2% at 5,915 in late trading Tuesday.

Read the full 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:technical analysis piece here.

-澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Timothy Smith

Tesla Surges as Musk Says He Will Spend 24/7 at Work

May 27, 2025 02:43 PM EDT

Tesla (TSLA) shares jumped Tuesday after CEO Elon Musk said over the w♔eekend that he would refocus more of his attention on the EV maker.

“Back to spending 24/7 at work and sleeping in conference/server/factory rooms,” Musk posted on his X social media platform on Saturday. “I must be super focused on 𝕏/xAI and𒁏 Tesla (plus Starship launch next week), a🎶s we have critical technologies rolling out.”

Investors' perception that Musk was overly focused on his work leading the U.S. government's 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:cost-cutting departmentDOGE, rather than running the EV maker has dogged Tesla shares this year. Enthusiasm for Musk's plans appeared to offset news that Tesla's 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:European Union (EU) registrations tumbled for a 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:fourth consecutive month in April, even as overall new battery-electric vehicle regis🌠trations rose.

 Elon Musk attends a Cabinet meeting Wednesday April 30, 2025 at the White House in Washington, DC.
Elon꧋ Mu꧒sk at a Cabinet meeting at the White House in late April.

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Wedbush analysts said last week that the next positive catalyst for Tesla's stock could be "centered around the success of its autonomous vision taking hold," with launch next month's launch of robotaxis in Austin. Wedbush's Dan Ives, a longtime Tesla bull, has also 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:previously called for Musk to 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:step back from the government work.

Shares of Tesla were up more than 6% in recent trading. The stock, which is still down about 10% sinཧce the start of the year, has doubled over the past 12 months.

-澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Nisha Gopalan

How Much do Traders Expect Nvidia to Move After Earnings?

May 27, 2025 01:20 PM EDT

AI chip giant Nvidia (NVDA), the second-most𓄧 valuable company in the world, could move the entire stock market when it reports quarterly results after markets close on Wednesday.

Nvidia stock is expected to move about 7% in either direction by the end of the week, according to an analysis of options pricing data. That would put Nvidia’s share price at either $140.47, a 4-month high, or $122.11, its lowest level since before the U.S. and China agreed to 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:lower sky-high tariffs on each other’s imports. 

Nvidia shares have risen more than 20% in the past month, and as of early Tuesday afternoon had edged back into positive territory for the year. Technical analysis suggests bullish momentum is on Nvidia's side head🅠ing into Wednesday's report.

It’s been a year since Nvidia shares have risen on a quarterly report. The stock popped more than 9% in May 2024 after the company 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:blew past earnings expectations and announced the 10-for-1 stock split that paved the way for it to join&nbs𝓀p;th🌸e blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average. 

Nvidia’s earnings have continued to top estimates since then, but they’ve failed to impress investors. Shares fell after each of Nvidia’s three most recent reports, including nearly 9% in February despite the results 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:containing ample evidence th💟at demand for its AI-enabling chips remained as strong as ever. 

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Nvidia shares have matched the performance of the benchmark S&am🃏p;P 500 index so far this year.

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Analysts expect Nvidia to report revenue and earnings growth of 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:about 66% and 40%, respectively, in the m🅠ost recent quarter. All bu﷽t two of the Nvidia analysts tracked by Visible Alpha recommend buying the stock. Their average price target of $164 represents about 25% upside from Friday’s close.  

-澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Colin Laidley

PDD Sinks as Temu Parent's Earnings Disappoint

May 27, 2025 12:56 PM EDT

PDD Holdings (PDD) shares sank Tuesday after the parent of the Temu shopping site posted results that widely unde🌳rshot analysts’ estimates.

The Chinese com🦂pany posted first-quarter adjusted earnings per American Depositary Share of 11.41 Chinese yuan on revenue of CNY95.67 billion. Analysts polled by Visible Alpha projected CNY17.06 an𒀰d CNY103.94 billion, respectively.

"In the first quarter, we made substantial investments in our platform ecosystem to support merchants and consumers amid rapid changes in the external environment,” PDD Co-CEO Lei Chen said, adding that those “investments weighed on short-term profitability.”

Finance Director Jun Liu said the company had said earlier that a “slowdown in growth rate is expected as our business scales and challenges emerge. This trend has been further acceꦺlerated by the changes in the external environment in t📖he first quarter.”

A trade loophole known as the 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:de minimis exemption that allowed foreign firms to avoid tariffs on shipments worth below $800 expired in early May, putting pressure on Chinese bargain sites like Temu and Shein.

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Shares 🤪of PDD Holdings have gone on a volatile ride in t🥀he past several months and have lost more than a third of their value over the past year.

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U.S.-listed shares of PDD Holdings were down 15𓆉% in recent trading, narrowing their year-to-date gain to about 3.5%.

-澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Nisha Gopalan

Salesforce Buys Informatica for $8 Billion

May 27, 2025 12:17 PM EDT

Informatica (INFA) shares rose Tuesday as the AI-based data management software provider finally agreed to be purchased by Salesforce (CRM)𓄧 after long negotiations between the tech firms.

The deal has Salesforce paying $8.0 billion for the shares of Informatica it doesn't already own. Informatica investors will receive $25 in cash for every share they own, a 30% premium to the closing price Thursday, the day before Bloomberg reported talks were back on after the companies faile⭕d to reach an agreement last year.

Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff said the combination "will create the most complete, agent-ready data platform in the industry." Chief Technology Officer Steve Fisher added that "autonomous, trustworthy AI agents need the most comprehensive understanding of their data. The combination of Informatica's advanced catalog and metadata capabilities with our Agentforce platform delivers exactly this." 

Informatica shares were up about 6% recently, narrowing the stock's year-to-date loss to about 8%. Shares of Salesforce, which is 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:due to relea🥃se its quarter🦄ly results after the closing bell on Weᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚdnesday, were up about 1% this afternoon though remain down more than 17% in 2025.

-澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Bill McColl

Apple Levels to Watch After 8 Straight Days of Declines

May 27, 2025 11:23 AM EDT

Apple (AAPL) shares rose Tuesday morning after falling sharply Fridayꩲ when President Donald Trump threatened to impose hefty tariffs🍰 on the company if it doesn't manufacture iPhones in the U.S.

In a Friday-morning post on Truth Social, Trump said he had told Apple CEO Tim Cook that iPhones sold in the US must be built in the U.S. “If that is not the case, a Tariff of at least 25% must be paid by Apple to the U.S.," the president said.

Trump’s comments were his 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:latest push to ensure that Apple doesn’t expand iPhone production in India as it shifts away from manufacturing in China, which faces among the highest import tariffs of U.S. trading partners. Apple's imports into the U.S. have so far escaped being hit since the Trump administration 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:exempted smartphones, computers and some other consumer electronic devices from "reciprocal" tariffs imposed in early April. 

Apple shares, which came into today's session on an eight-day losing streak, were up nearly 2% at around $199 in recent trading. The stock has lost about a fifth of its value since the start of 2025, significantly lagging the performance of its 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Magnificent Seven peers, as sentiment toward the company has soured due to its 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:significant exposure to tariffs.

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Since setting their 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:record high in late December, Apple shares have trended lower within a descending 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:broadening formation, wi𝔉th the price tagging the pattern’s upper and lower tre🍎ndline on several occasions since that time.

More recently, the stock ran into selling pressure near the pattern’s upper trendline and 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:50-day moving average, which has coincided with the 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:relative strength index falling below its neutral threshold to signal weakening price momentum. It’s also worth pointing out that the 50-day MA crossed below the 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:200-day MA in early April to form a "澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:death cross," a chart signal that indicates further dec🙈line♉s.

Investors should watch major support levels on Apple's chart around $193 and $169, while also monitoring crucial resistance levels near $215 and $237.

Read the full 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:technical analysis piece here.

-澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Timothy Smith

S&P 500, Dow on Track for First Month of Gains Since January

May 27, 2025 10:09 AM EDT

Despite losi🅠ng ground last week, major U.S. stock indexes are on pace to post sizable gains for the mo🍃nth.

Coming into this week, the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average wer🍎e up 4.2% and 2.3%, respectively, so far in May. If they finish in positive territory for the month, it would mark the first time the two indexes have posting monthly gains since January.

The Nasdaq Composite had gained 7.4% for the month as of Friday's close. The Nasdaq eked out a small gain in April after posted steep declines the previous two months.

S&P 500, DJIA. Nasdaq Composite - YTD price chart through May 23
Coming into this week, S&P 500 was down 1.3% since the start of 2025, while the Dow was off 2.2% and the Nasdaq Co♏mposite hae given up 3% over that period.

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With its gains this morning, the S&P 500 is almost back into positive territory for the year.

Watch These Nvidia Levels Ahead of Earnings Report

May 27, 2025 08:52 AM EDT

Nvidia (NVDA) shares were gaining ground Tuesday morning as investors await the AI chipmaker's 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:highly anticipated earnings report, due after the market close on Wednesday.

Investors will be monitoring quarterly revenue growth for assurance that AI spending by big tech hyperscaler customers remains robust. Market watchers will also likely look for updates about the company’s sales to China after it warned earlier this year that it would 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:record a $5.5 billion charge due to restrictions on its popular💮 H20 chip after the Trump administration imposed tighter export coꦑntrols.

Coming into today's session, Nvidia shares are down 2% since the start of 2025 but have rallied 52% from their early-April trough. Sentiment has been boosted by growing 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:trade deal optimism and recent earnings reports from tech giants that forecast significant spending on AI inf♊rastructure.

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Nvidia shares trended higher for several weeks after breaking out from a 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:falling wedge. More recently, the price has consolidated within a flag, a chart pattern that indicates a 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:continuation of the stock’s uptrend. 

While the dip has coincided with the 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:relative strength index falling below 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:overbought territory, the indicator remains above the neutral thresh𝕴old to confirm bullish price momentum ahead of the AI investor favorite's quarterly report.

Investors should watch key overhead areas on Nvidia's chart around $143 and $150, while also monitoring important support levels near $121 and $115.

Nvidia shares 🐬were up 2.4% at $134.♏50 in recent premarket trading.

Read the full 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:technical analysis piece here.

-澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Timothy Smith

Major Stock Indexes Poised to Open Sharply Higher

May 27, 2025 08:38 AM EDT

Futures tied to the Dow Jones Industrial Average were up 1.2%, indicating a gain of mo🌠re than 500 points.

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S&P 500 futures were up 1.3%.

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Nasdaq 100 futures added 1.4%.

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