Wall Street ekes out gains, led by tech, growth stocks
NEW YORK - Big tech helped Wall Street inch up to a higher close on Thursday, modestly building on a two-day rally as lackluster economic data and mixed corporate earnings prompted a pivot back to growth stocks.A pull-back in economically sensitive cyclicals kept the S&P 500’s and the blue-chip Dow’s gains muted, while small-caps underperformed their larger rivals.“The market is flip-flopping between the view that economic growth has almost peaked so you need to buy stocks that manufacture thei
US IPO Week Ahead: Software, soft drinks, specialty insurance, and more debut in a 17 IPO week
The IPO market’s breakneck pace is expected to continue in the week ahead, with a whopping 17 IPOs slated to raise $4.7 billion.The largest deal of the week, specialty insurance brokerage Ryan Specialty Group plans to raise $1.3 billion at a $6.1 billion market cap. The company assists in the placement of hard-to-place risks for retail insurance brokers, and the sourcing, onboarding, underwriting, and servicing of those hard-to-place risks for insurance carriers. Profitable on an EBIT basis in t