After a slow start to the quarter, the S&P 500 was back in the hunt for a record close by midday on Tuesday. The market benchmark was up 0.1% around 2 p.m. ET. Any close higher would mark its third closing high in as many trading days.

Palantir shares touched a fresh record high on June 26, leaving investors wondering if this rally is sustainable amid sky-high valuations and mixed analyst views.

FEATURE It’s been an awful year for Apple investors. That’s just a fact. The iPhone maker’s stock is down nearly 20%. UnitedHealth Merck and Salesforce are the only three stocks in the that fared worse in the first half of 2025.

Singapore, July 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SIMPPLE Ltd. (NASDAQ: SPPL) (“SIMPPLE” or “the Company”), a leading technology provider and innovator in the facilities management (FM) sector, today announced that it believes it has regained compliance with the minimum shareholders’ equity requirement under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(b)(1) due to strong financial performance and closing of a financing round, as well as the requirement to hold an annual meeting of shareholders under Nasdaq Listing Rule

A trading platform called IntelligentCross has gotten under Wall Street’s skin. In February, IntelligentCross handled nearly 3% of the nation’s stock trades. With the backing of the industry self-regulator Finra, it has been asking the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to let it set national stock prices, like an exchange does.

The stock market’s rally broadened on Tuesday after the Senate passed President Donald Trump’s signature tax bill. The Dow rose 500 points, or 1.1%. The S&P 500 was down less than 0.1%. The Nasdaq Composite, dragged down by struggles by Tesla and other high-flying AI stocks after a blockbuster second quarter, was down 0.

Micron (MU) shares have started gaining and might continue moving higher in the near term, as indicated by solid earnings estimate revisions.

President Trump and Elon Musk continue to feud. Nike and Apple boost the Dow.

Lam Research (LRCX) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.

Merck (MRK) has an impressive earnings surprise history and currently possesses the right combination of the two key ingredients for a likely beat in its next quarterly report.