The markets were fueled by the financials (NYSE: XLF) today, and all posted a positive day. The XLF as a whole had a nice 1.61% up day today which allowed the rest of the markets to follow along. The Dow 30 added 112, the S&P 500 popped 9, and the Nasdaq 100 gained 26. Tomorrow's scheduled news is fairly light, but traders will get a closer look at unemployment claims along with Natural gas numbers.
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) caught the attention of investors today as Morgan Stanley raised its price-target on the stock to $950 a share. The investment firm cited strong Prime subscriber growth, which is now at 60 million members worldwide. This pushed the stock up another 1.24% to all time highs just under $850 per share. Amazon has now been trending higher since February this year.
Twitter (NASDAQ: TWTR) shares shot up another 5.74% early today as takeover talk continues to build. The Wall Street Journal reported that the social media network would likely start taking offers from potential buyers this week. The Journal continues to report that Salesforce.com (NYSE: CRM) CEO Mark Benioff is especially interested in the social media company, calling it an "unpolished jewel" with huge potential in marketing and advertising. However, Salesforce is not alone: Bigger rivals such as Alphabet's Google (NASDAQ: GOOGL) and Disney (NYSE: DIS) have also been reported as "very" interested in Twitter.
Micron Technology (NYSE: MU) had a wild day of trading today as the memory chip maker raised its outlook for the current quarter. The company made this announcement after reporting a narrower-than-expected loss and its smallest decline in revenue in a year. The company attributed the turnaround to better pricing and a rebound in the PC market. Shares finished just about in the middle of the range, losing only 0.56%.