The major indexes remain at or near record highs while navigating a plethora of catalysts, including earnings, economic data, tariffs, and Trump-Powell drama.

Palantir (NASDAQ: PLTR) stock saw a massive rally across the first half of 2025's trading. The tech company's share price rose 80.3% across the stretch against the backdrop of a 5.5% gain for the S&P 500 index, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence

Stock futures were mixed early Thursday as investors continued to follow developments with the Federal Reserve and monitored corporate earnings from United Airlines and tech firms TSMC and Netflix. Here's what investors need to know today.

GE Aerospace raised its guidance, Taiwan Semi shows a record profit. Retail sales bounce back. Jobless claims fall.

The IPO Pulse actually peaked last October and has been slowing since then. But the downturn certainly accelerated in March and April as the stock market sold off, with the IPO Pulse falling to a 1½-year low in April (chart below, blue line).

The stock market hit a new high Thursday, buoyed by Taiwan Semi and economic data. Netflix earnings beat late.

Wall Street digested a surprisingly cool wholesale inflation reading and more big bank earnings, with one eye on Trump's latest tariff moves.

Nvidia took a $4.5 billion write-off in its latest quarter on unsold H20 chips that it was unable to repurpose for other markets. If sales of these high-volume chips to China resume, a reversal of this write-off could boost earnings.