Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on Jan. 11, 2024. Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty Images Wall Street’s climb to record highs has come with conspicuously little volatility. The S&P 500 has gone 377 days without a 2.05% sell-off. That’s the longest stretch for the benchmark…

Check out the companies making headlines in midday trading. Sarepta Therapeutics — Shares of the biopharma company surged 33% after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the expanded use of the company’s gene therapy Elevidys for Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The FDA granted traditional approval of the therapy for patients 4 years and older who…

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell. Nvidia — Shares dipped 2%, adding to losses from Thursday, when Nvidia closed down 3.5%. The decline comes after the AI chipmaker on Tuesday briefly topped Microsoft as the most valuable public company. Sarepta Therapeutics — The biopharma stock soared 37% after the U.S. Food and…

Workers assemble a Wuling Hongguang Mini EV, an all-electric microcar manufactured by SAIC-GM-Wuling, at a plant of the joint automaker in Qingdao in east Chinas Shandong province Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — China spent $230.8 billion over more than a decade to develop its electric car…

Investors may want to consider hedging their emerging market plays, according to one exchange-traded fund expert. Ben Slavin, global head of ETFs and managing director at BNY, said that while there have been notable inflows into Indian, European and Japanese ETFs, investors should account for the strength of the U.S. dollar. “You have to look…

Check out the companies making the biggest moves midday: Accenture — Shares popped 7.3% after the consulting company reported more than $900 million in generative artificial intelligence bookings for its third quarter, bringing the total to $2 billion for this fiscal year. Gilead Sciences — The biopharma stock surged 7.7% after the company said a…

Elon Musk, co-founder of Tesla and SpaceX and owner of X Holdings Corp., speaks at the Milken Institute’s Global Conference at the Beverly Hilton Hotel,on May 6, 2024 in Beverly Hills, California.  Apu Gomes | Getty Images Shares of Dell Technologies and Super Micro Computer jumped Thursday after Elon Musk revealed that the two hardware…

Check out the companies making headlines before the bell: Accenture — The tech stock jumped 8.6%. While Accenture missed earnings and revenue expectations in its latest quarter, according to FactSet, the information technology company posted more than $900 million in new generative AI bookings. Trump Media & Technology Group — Shares tumbled nearly 12% after…

People walk past the headquarters of the People’s Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank, in Beijing, China September 28, 2018.  Jason Lee | Reuters BEIJING — Ratings agency Fitch no longer expects China to cut its policy rate this year, and has pushed back its expectations for a reduction to next year as the…

Steve Cohen, chairman and CEO of Point72, speaking to CNBC on April 3, 2024. CNBC Billionaire investor Steve Cohen’s Point72 plans to launch a separate, artificial intelligence-focused hedge fund to capitalize on the boom, according to a person close to the firm’s plans. The new long/short equity fund, to be launched later this year or early…