Yahoo Finance Live’s Brad Smith breaks down January’s biggest S&P 500 gainers.
Chip maker AMD (AMD) reported its Q4 2022 earnings after the bell on Tuesday, beating analysts' expectations. The report comes just days after rival Intel (INTC) announced disappointing earnings and guidance.
Despite its stumble to start the current trading week, the Nasdaq Composite (NASDAQINDEX: ^IXIC) is up 12% from the low point it reached near the end of last year, and it reached a four-month high on Friday. This is the best stretch we've seen from the index since 2021, before the recent bear market took shape. If this is the shape of things to come, that bear market may well be ending.